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Heat and climate

Las Vegas weather, month by month

NOAA's 1991–2020 normals for Harry Reid International Airport: what an average day looks like, and how many days pass 100°F.

Photo: Michael180, CC BY-SA 2.5

Units:
Hottest month
July · 105°F
Coolest month
December · 57°F
Days ≥100°F a year
78
Rain a year
4.18 in (106 mm)
Average high and low temperature and rainfall in Las Vegas, 1991–202030°40°50°60°70°80°90°100°110°100°F1 in0January: 0.56 in (14 mm) of rainJanFebruary: 0.80 in (20 mm) of rainFebMarch: 0.42 in (11 mm) of rainMarApril: 0.20 in (5 mm) of rainAprMay: 0.07 in (2 mm) of rainMayJune: 0.04 in (1 mm) of rainJunJuly: 0.38 in (10 mm) of rainJulAugust: 0.32 in (8 mm) of rainAugSeptember: 0.32 in (8 mm) of rainSepOctober: 0.32 in (8 mm) of rainOctNovember: 0.30 in (8 mm) of rainNovDecember: 0.45 in (11 mm) of rainDecJanuary average high: 58°F (15°C)February average high: 63°F (17°C)March average high: 71°F (22°C)April average high: 78°F (26°C)May average high: 88°F (31°C)June average high: 99°F (37°C)July average high: 104°F (40°C)August average high: 103°F (39°C)September average high: 95°F (35°C)October average high: 81°F (27°C)November average high: 67°F (19°C)December average high: 57°F (14°C)January average low: 40°F (5°C)February average low: 44°F (7°C)March average low: 50°F (10°C)April average low: 57°F (14°C)May average low: 66°F (19°C)June average low: 76°F (24°C)July average low: 82°F (28°C)August average low: 81°F (27°C)September average low: 72°F (22°C)October average low: 60°F (15°C)November average low: 47°F (8°C)December average low: 40°F (4°C)

Normal daily high Normal daily low Precipitation 100°F

MonthHighLowDays ≥100°FDays ≥90°FRainFeels
January59°F41°F000.56 incool
February63°F44°F000.80 inmild
March71°F51°F00.30.42 inmild
April79°F57°F03.50.20 inwarm
May89°F66°F2.815.90.07 inwarm
June99°F76°F17.126.90.04 inhot
July105°F82°F25.830.60.38 inextreme
August103°F81°F24.530.40.32 indangerous
September95°F72°F7.924.10.32 inhot
October81°F60°F0.15.50.32 inwarm
November67°F47°F000.30 inmild
December57°F40°F000.45 incool

Reading the numbers

A normal is a 30-year average, here 1991–2020, computed by NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information. "Days ≥100°F" is how many days in that month reached at least 100°F on average. Individual years swing well away from the average, and recent summers have run hotter than the 1991–2020 normal.

The airport station sits on the same valley floor as the Strip, a mile or two east of it. For places at other elevations, see the day trips, each compared with Las Vegas.

Heat safety

From late May to September, heat is the main risk of a Las Vegas visit, on foot as much as on a desert trail. The distances between resorts are long, shade is scarce on the Strip's sidewalks and bridges, and pavement gets far hotter than the air. The National Weather Service office in Las Vegas issues heat warnings and explains them on its site: weather.gov/vef.

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