Las Vegas Air Terminal, Nevada climate: Climate normals at a NOAA weather station
Las Vegas Air Terminal's normal year runs from 38°F December nights to 104°F July afternoons, with 4.0 inches of precipitation a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 20.4°C, December lows of 3°C, July highs of 40°C, 101 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationLas Vegas Air Terminal
- Station IDUSW00053123
- Location36.21°N 115.20°W
- Elevation2,203 ft (672 m)
On October 23, the normal high in Las Vegas Air Terminal is 78°F and the normal low 55°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 6%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Las Vegas Air Terminal.
- Jan 58° 39°
- Feb 62° 43°
- Mar 71° 49°
- Apr 78° 55°
- May 88° 64°
- Jun 99° 74°
- Jul 104° 80°
- Aug 102° 78°
- Sep 94° 70°
- Oct 81° 58°
- Nov 67° 46°
- Dec 56° 38°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
What is the weather like at Las Vegas Air Terminal each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 104°F; December the coldest, with normal lows of 38°F. The most precipitation falls in February (0.82 in), the least in June (0.01 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 58°F | 39°F | 48.7°F | 0.67 | 3 | <1 | 3 | 10 h |
| February | 62°F | 43°F | 52.5°F | 0.82 | 4 | <1 | 2 | 10 h 50 min |
| March | 71°F | 49°F | 59.5°F | 0.51 | 2 | <1 | <1 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 78°F | 55°F | 66.4°F | 0.23 | 2 | 3 | <1 | 13 h |
| May | 88°F | 64°F | 76.0°F | 0.08 | 1 | 16 | <1 | 14 h |
| June | 99°F | 74°F | 86.1°F | 0.01 | <1 | 27 | <1 | 14 h 40 min |
| July | 104°F | 80°F | 91.8°F | 0.13 | 2 | 31 | <1 | 14 h 20 min |
| August | 102°F | 78°F | 89.8°F | 0.22 | 2 | 30 | <1 | 13 h 30 min |
| September | 94°F | 70°F | 82.2°F | 0.24 | 1 | 24 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 81°F | 58°F | 69.0°F | 0.35 | 2 | 4 | <1 | 11 h 20 min |
| November | 67°F | 46°F | 56.2°F | 0.29 | 1 | <1 | 1 | 10 h 20 min |
| December | 56°F | 38°F | 47.2°F | 0.44 | 3 | <1 | 5 | 9 h 40 min |
| Year (annual) | 80°F | 58°F | 68.8°F | 3.99 | 23 | 136 | 11 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 14°C | 4°C | 9.3°C | 17 mm |
| February | 17°C | 6°C | 11.4°C | 21 mm |
| March | 21°C | 9°C | 15.3°C | 13 mm |
| April | 26°C | 13°C | 19.1°C | 6 mm |
| May | 31°C | 18°C | 24.4°C | 2 mm |
| June | 37°C | 23°C | 30.1°C | 0 mm |
| July | 40°C | 27°C | 33.2°C | 3 mm |
| August | 39°C | 25°C | 32.1°C | 6 mm |
| September | 35°C | 21°C | 27.9°C | 6 mm |
| October | 27°C | 14°C | 20.6°C | 9 mm |
| November | 19°C | 8°C | 13.4°C | 7 mm |
| December | 13°C | 3°C | 8.4°C | 11 mm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USW00053123; annual normals. Wet days: 0.01 inch or more; 90°F days and freezing nights: NOAA's day counts. Daylight: sunrise to sunset on the 15th, computed from the latitude.
Which months are mildest at Las Vegas Air Terminal?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in March, April, October and November. Of those, November has the fewest days with rain (1).
That is a measurement, not a recommendation: it counts the months whose normal afternoon high sits between 65°F and 85°F, where a light layer is enough by day.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USW00053123.
When is the last frost at Las Vegas Air Terminal?
In Las Vegas Air Terminal, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after January 24 in half of years and after February 19 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before December 10 in half of years and before November 24 in one year in ten.
Frost-free in half of yearsFrost in 1 to 9 years out of 10Frost most years
- Last spring frost, half of years after
- January 241 year in 10 after February 19; 9 in 10 after December 27
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- December 101 year in 10 before November 24; 9 in 10 before December 29
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 323 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 360 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after January 2 in half of springs and before December 25 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Las Vegas Air Terminal in zone 9b in ZIP code 89032, the nearest ZIP area. By the map's own method, the average of each year's coldest night over 1991-2020, the station is in zone 9b: the coldest night of a typical year reaches 27°F (19 complete years).
Frost dates for every NOAA station in Nevada · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USW00053123; USDA 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map, ZIP listings: PRISM Group, Oregon State University, https://prism.oregonstate.edu, accessed October 8, 2026; the station zone: ACIS daily lows, 1991-2020. A 10% date means one year in ten has a frost after it in spring or before it in autumn.
How hot and how cold does it get at Las Vegas Air Terminal?
In a normal year in Las Vegas Air Terminal, 136 days a year reach 90°F (79 of them 100°F or more), 11 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 23 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 136a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 79a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 11a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- fewer than 1high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 23a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 2000) is 119°F, on July 7, 2024; the lowest is 21°F, on January 14, 2007.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 2005, with 7.73 in.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USW00053123; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USW00053123. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is it at Las Vegas Air Terminal?
Over a year 90% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds at Las Vegas Air Terminal, 5.6 kWh per square metre a day. June is the sunniest month (95%) and December the cloudiest (82%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 84% | 3.0 |
| February | 83% | 4.0 |
| March | 87% | 5.5 |
| April | 89% | 6.9 |
| May | 91% | 7.8 |
| June | 95% | 8.5 |
| July | 90% | 7.6 |
| August | 92% | 7.1 |
| September | 94% | 6.2 |
| October | 91% | 4.7 |
| November | 88% | 3.4 |
| December | 82% | 2.7 |
Source: NASA POWER solar climatology, 2001-2020 (CERES SYN1deg). Satellite-based, for the 1-degree cell (about 100 km across) around the station, so it describes the area rather than the airport.
How many heating and cooling degree days does Las Vegas Air Terminal record?
A normal year at Las Vegas Air Terminal brings 1,992 heating degree days, 63% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 3,407 cooling degree days, 3.8 times the median (908). Three months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 7,167 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 505 | 0 |
| February | 349 | 1 |
| March | 195 | 24 |
| April | 63 | 107 |
| May | 9 | 350 |
| June | 0 | 635 |
| July | 0 | 831 |
| August | 0 | 769 |
| September | 1 | 517 |
| October | 41 | 165 |
| November | 276 | 10 |
| December | 553 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 1,992 | 3,407 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USW00053123. A degree day is one degree of a day's mean temperature below 65°F (heating) or above it (cooling); utilities use them to estimate energy use.
Have recent years at Las Vegas Air Terminal been warmer than normal?
2025 averaged 70.9°F, 2.1°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 68.8°F. 5 of the 5 complete years since 2021 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 72.1°F | +3.3°F | 0.63 |
| 2022 | 71.2°F | +2.4°F | 1.38 |
| 2023 | 69.7°F | +0.9°F | 5.30 |
| 2024 | 72.2°F | +3.4°F | 2.56 |
| 2025 | 70.9°F | +2.1°F | 3.26 |
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USW00053123. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Las Vegas Air Terminal's climate compare?
Las Vegas Air Terminal is warmer than 51 of the 55 places with their own NOAA record in Nevada, and wetter than 0. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 68.8°F is warmer than 94%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Las Vegas Air Terminal is BWh: hot desert. What the classes mean.
Places with the most similar year elsewhere
Measured month by month on the normal high, low and precipitation, among places of 20,000 or more people in other states:
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals for every station PlainClimate covers. Similarity: the root-mean-square difference of the 36 monthly figures, precipitation weighted so an inch counts like 6°F.
Questions about Las Vegas Air Terminal's climate
What is the coldest month at Las Vegas Air Terminal?
December, with a normal high of 56°F and a normal low of 38°F. The warmest is July (104°F by day, 80°F at night).
What is the rainiest month at Las Vegas Air Terminal?
February, with 0.82 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is June with 0.01 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Las Vegas Air Terminal in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Las Vegas Air Terminal in zone 9b in ZIP code 89032, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at the station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches 27°F (19 years, 1991-2020): zone 9b.
How late can frost come at Las Vegas Air Terminal?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after January 24; in one year in ten it comes after February 19. Waiting until February 19 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Nevada climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- North Las Vegas, NV5 miles from this station, 69.7°F a year
- Las Vegas, NV10 miles from this station, 70.1°F a year
- Enterprise, NV11 miles from this station, 69.1°F a year
- Red Rock Canyon - Spring Mount Ranch S, NV18 miles from this station, 61.8°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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