Las Vegas, NV

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from LAS VEGAS AIR TERMINAL, NV US.

BWh Desert (hot) climate 9a USDA hardiness Zone 9a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Las Vegas has an annual average temperature of 68.8°F with about 4 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 103.8°F), and the coldest is December (average low 38.0°F). February is typically the wettest month (0.82 in) and June the driest (0.01 in).

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
44.6°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
1,827
Cooling need
3,189

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Climate change signal

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243 of 366 (66.4%) of Las Vegas's all-time daily heat records have been set since 2015. If records were spread evenly across the station's history, only about 5% would fall in any given decade.

2000s
85
2010s
106
2020s
175

Bars: number of all-time daily heat records still standing that were set in each decade.

Monthly averages

Month Avg High Avg Low Avg Temp Precipitation Snow Rainy days
January 58.0°F 39.4°F 48.7°F 0.67 in 3
February 62.4°F 42.7°F 52.5°F 0.82 in 4
March 70.5°F 48.5°F 59.5°F 0.51 in 2
April 77.9°F 55.0°F 66.4°F 0.23 in 2
May 87.8°F 64.2°F 76.0°F 0.08 in 1
June 98.6°F 73.7°F 86.1°F 0.01 in 0
July 103.8°F 79.8°F 91.8°F 0.13 in 2
August 102.1°F 77.5°F 89.8°F 0.22 in 2
September 94.2°F 70.2°F 82.2°F 0.24 in 1
October 80.5°F 57.5°F 69.0°F 0.35 in 2
November 66.8°F 45.5°F 56.2°F 0.29 in 1
December 56.3°F 38.0°F 47.2°F 0.44 in 3

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