Las Vegas climate


Dry subtropical and many sun hours

Las Vegas is located in the Mojave Desert and the climate is classified as dry subtropical. Las Vegas has over 300 days with sunshine every year and on average over ten hours of sunshine per day. It rains about one-two days a month in the summer and somewhat more in the winter. The humidity is generally very low and often under 10%. Therefore, it is very important to drink a lot during the summer. See the table below for more detailed statistics.

 

Avg high
(°C)
Avg low
(°C)
Precipitation
(No of days)/(mm)
Sun hours/day
January
14
3
3 / 15
7.9
February
17
5
4 / 18
8.9
March
21
8
4 / 15
10.1
April
26
12
2 / 4
11.5
May
31
17
2 / 6
12.9
June
38
22
1 / 2
13.4
July
40
26
3 / 11
12.6
August
39
25
3 / 11
11.9
September
34
20
2 / 8
11.2
October
27
14
2 / 6
9.8
November
19
7
2 / 8
8.2
December
14
3
3 / 10
7.6
All year
26.6
13.5
29 / 114
10.47

Source: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration