Las Vegas weather
Las Vegas in May
May is one of the comfortable months, with a normal high of 89°F and lows near 66°F.
- Normal high
- 89°F
- Normal low
- 66°F
- Days ≥100°F
- 2.8
- Rain
- 0.07 in · 1.1 wet days
- Sunset, May 1
- 7:28 pm
- Sunset, May 31
- 7:52 pm
Every day of May 2027
Sun times computed for Las Vegas Boulevard at Flamingo Road, in Pacific time. "Dark" is the end of civil twilight, when the sky has lost most of its light and the neon takes over. Normal high and low are NOAA's daily normals for the airport.
| Date | First light | Sunrise | Sunset | Dark | Daylight | High / low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | 5:21 am | 5:48 am | 7:28 pm | 7:56 pm | 13 h 40 min | 83° / 61° |
| Sun 2 | 5:19 am | 5:47 am | 7:29 pm | 7:57 pm | 13 h 42 min | 83° / 62° |
| Mon 3 | 5:18 am | 5:46 am | 7:30 pm | 7:58 pm | 13 h 43 min | 84° / 62° |
| Tue 4 | 5:17 am | 5:45 am | 7:31 pm | 7:58 pm | 13 h 45 min | 84° / 62° |
| Wed 5 | 5:16 am | 5:44 am | 7:32 pm | 7:59 pm | 13 h 47 min | 84° / 63° |
| Thu 6 | 5:15 am | 5:43 am | 7:32 pm | 8:00 pm | 13 h 49 min | 85° / 63° |
| Fri 7 | 5:14 am | 5:42 am | 7:33 pm | 8:01 pm | 13 h 51 min | 85° / 63° |
| Sat 8 | 5:13 am | 5:41 am | 7:34 pm | 8:02 pm | 13 h 53 min | 85° / 64° |
| Sun 9 | 5:12 am | 5:40 am | 7:35 pm | 8:03 pm | 13 h 55 min | 86° / 64° |
| Mon 10 | 5:11 am | 5:39 am | 7:36 pm | 8:04 pm | 13 h 56 min | 86° / 64° |
| Tue 11 | 5:10 am | 5:38 am | 7:37 pm | 8:05 pm | 13 h 58 min | 87° / 65° |
| Wed 12 | 5:09 am | 5:37 am | 7:37 pm | 8:06 pm | 14 h 00 min | 87° / 65° |
| Thu 13 | 5:08 am | 5:36 am | 7:38 pm | 8:07 pm | 14 h 01 min | 87° / 65° |
| Fri 14 | 5:07 am | 5:36 am | 7:39 pm | 8:08 pm | 14 h 03 min | 88° / 66° |
| Sat 15 | 5:06 am | 5:35 am | 7:40 pm | 8:09 pm | 14 h 05 min | 88° / 66° |
| Sun 16 | 5:05 am | 5:34 am | 7:41 pm | 8:09 pm | 14 h 06 min | 89° / 66° |
| Mon 17 | 5:04 am | 5:33 am | 7:41 pm | 8:10 pm | 14 h 08 min | 89° / 66° |
| Tue 18 | 5:04 am | 5:32 am | 7:42 pm | 8:11 pm | 14 h 09 min | 89° / 67° |
| Wed 19 | 5:03 am | 5:32 am | 7:43 pm | 8:12 pm | 14 h 11 min | 90° / 67° |
| Thu 20 | 5:02 am | 5:31 am | 7:44 pm | 8:13 pm | 14 h 12 min | 90° / 67° |
| Fri 21 | 5:01 am | 5:30 am | 7:45 pm | 8:14 pm | 14 h 14 min | 91° / 68° |
| Sat 22 | 5:01 am | 5:30 am | 7:45 pm | 8:15 pm | 14 h 15 min | 91° / 68° |
| Sun 23 | 5:00 am | 5:29 am | 7:46 pm | 8:15 pm | 14 h 16 min | 91° / 68° |
| Mon 24 | 4:59 am | 5:29 am | 7:47 pm | 8:16 pm | 14 h 18 min | 92° / 69° |
| Tue 25 | 4:59 am | 5:28 am | 7:48 pm | 8:17 pm | 14 h 19 min | 92° / 69° |
| Wed 26 | 4:58 am | 5:28 am | 7:48 pm | 8:18 pm | 14 h 20 min | 93° / 69° |
| Thu 27 | 4:58 am | 5:27 am | 7:49 pm | 8:19 pm | 14 h 21 min | 93° / 70° |
| Fri 28 | 4:57 am | 5:27 am | 7:50 pm | 8:19 pm | 14 h 23 min | 93° / 70° |
| Sat 29 | 4:57 am | 5:26 am | 7:50 pm | 8:20 pm | 14 h 24 min | 94° / 70° |
| Sun 30 | 4:56 am | 5:26 am | 7:51 pm | 8:21 pm | 14 h 25 min | 94° / 71° |
| Mon 31 | 4:56 am | 5:25 am | 7:52 pm | 8:21 pm | 14 h 26 min | 94° / 71° |
Out of town in May
| Day trip | Normal high | vs Strip |
|---|---|---|
| Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area | 80°F | -9°F |
| Valley of Fire State Park | 89°F | +1°F |
| Lake Mead National Recreation Area | 91°F | +3°F |
| Mount Charleston (Spring Mountains National Recreation Area) | 63°F | -25°F |
| Death Valley National Park | 101°F | +12°F |
May in Las Vegas history
- Opened May 23, 1955: Dunes. Opens with a giant sultan statue over the entrance.
- Opened May 24, 1955: Moulin Rouge. Opens in West Las Vegas as the first racially integrated resort in the city.
- Opened May 18, 1956: Fremont. Opens on Fremont Street.
- Opened May 3, 1999: The Venetian. Opens on the site of the Sands, with canals and gondolas indoors.
- Imploded May 9, 2006: Boardwalk. Main tower imploded.
- Closed May 16, 2011: Sahara. Closes.
- Closed May 4, 2015: Riviera. Closes; the land goes to the convention center.