Laughlin, Nevada climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Laughlin's normal year runs from 44°F December nights to 110°F July afternoons, with 5.3 inches of precipitation a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 23.4°C, December lows of 7°C, July highs of 43°C, 136 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationLaughlin
- Station IDUSC00264480
- Location35.17°N 114.58°W
- Elevation605 ft (184 m)
- Population (census place)8,643
On October 23, the normal high in Laughlin is 85°F and the normal low 59°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 4%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Laughlin.
- Jan 65° 45°
- Feb 69° 47°
- Mar 77° 51°
- Apr 86° 57°
- May 95° 66°
- Jun 106° 75°
- Jul 110° 82°
- Aug 108° 81°
- Sep 102° 74°
- Oct 89° 61°
- Nov 74° 51°
- Dec 64° 44°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
What is the weather like in Laughlin each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 110°F; December the coldest, with normal lows of 44°F. The most precipitation falls in February (1.16 in), the least in May (0.04 in).
Each month has its own page with the day-by-day normals, the month's records and its recent years:
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 65°F | 45°F | 54.5°F | 1.02 | 3 | <1 | 1 | 10 h |
| February | 69°F | 47°F | 57.9°F | 1.16 | 4 | <1 | <1 | 10 h 50 min |
| March | 77°F | 51°F | 64.3°F | 0.75 | 3 | 2 | <1 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 86°F | 57°F | 71.5°F | 0.17 | 1 | 11 | <1 | 13 h |
| May | 95°F | 66°F | 80.8°F | 0.04 | <1 | 24 | <1 | 14 h |
| June | 106°F | 75°F | 90.1°F | 0.04 | <1 | 29 | <1 | 14 h 30 min |
| July | 110°F | 82°F | 95.8°F | 0.18 | 1 | 31 | <1 | 14 h 20 min |
| August | 108°F | 81°F | 94.9°F | 0.43 | 2 | 31 | <1 | 13 h 30 min |
| September | 102°F | 74°F | 87.9°F | 0.32 | 1 | 29 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 89°F | 61°F | 75.0°F | 0.34 | 1 | 16 | <1 | 11 h 20 min |
| November | 74°F | 51°F | 62.3°F | 0.32 | 1 | <1 | <1 | 10 h 20 min |
| December | 64°F | 44°F | 53.7°F | 0.58 | 2 | <1 | 1 | 9 h 50 min |
| Year (annual) | 87°F | 61°F | 74.1°F | 5.35 | 21 | 173 | 3 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 18°C | 7°C | 12.5°C | 26 mm |
| February | 21°C | 8°C | 14.4°C | 29 mm |
| March | 25°C | 11°C | 17.9°C | 19 mm |
| April | 30°C | 14°C | 21.9°C | 4 mm |
| May | 35°C | 19°C | 27.1°C | 1 mm |
| June | 41°C | 24°C | 32.3°C | 1 mm |
| July | 43°C | 28°C | 35.4°C | 5 mm |
| August | 42°C | 27°C | 34.9°C | 11 mm |
| September | 39°C | 23°C | 31.1°C | 8 mm |
| October | 32°C | 16°C | 23.9°C | 9 mm |
| November | 23°C | 10°C | 16.8°C | 8 mm |
| December | 18°C | 7°C | 12.1°C | 15 mm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00264480; 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.
When is the best weather to visit Laughlin?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in February, March 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 USC00264480.
When is the last frost in Laughlin?
In Laughlin, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after January 5 in half of years and after February 13 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before December 24 in half of years and before December 3 in one year in ten. A night at 32°F or colder comes at all in 61% of years here (NOAA).
Frost-free in half of yearsFrost in 1 to 9 years out of 10Frost most years
- Last spring frost, half of years after
- January 51 year in 10 after February 13; 9 in 10 after December 11
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- December 241 year in 10 before December 3; 9 in 10 before February 1
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 354 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 365 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after January 1 in half of springs and before December 31 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Laughlin in zone 9b in ZIP code 89029.
Frost dates for every NOAA station in Nevada · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00264480; USDA 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map, ZIP listings: PRISM Group, Oregon State University, https://prism.oregonstate.edu, accessed October 8, 2026. 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 in Laughlin?
In a normal year in Laughlin, 173 days a year reach 90°F (121 of them 100°F or more), 3 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 21 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 173a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 121a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 3a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- fewer than 1high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 21a normal year
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00264480.
How sunny is Laughlin?
Over a year 91% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Laughlin, 5.7 kWh per square metre a day. June is the sunniest month (96%) and December the cloudiest (83%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 86% | 3.2 |
| February | 86% | 4.2 |
| March | 89% | 5.7 |
| April | 91% | 7.1 |
| May | 94% | 8.0 |
| June | 96% | 8.6 |
| July | 91% | 7.6 |
| August | 93% | 7.1 |
| September | 95% | 6.2 |
| October | 92% | 4.8 |
| November | 90% | 3.6 |
| December | 83% | 2.8 |
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 much heating and cooling does Laughlin need?
A normal year in Laughlin brings 1,136 heating degree days, 79% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 4,478 cooling degree days, 4.9 times the median (908). Two months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 8,869 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 325 | 1 |
| February | 206 | 7 |
| March | 93 | 71 |
| April | 21 | 217 |
| May | 2 | 493 |
| June | 0 | 753 |
| July | 0 | 956 |
| August | 0 | 925 |
| September | 0 | 686 |
| October | 9 | 319 |
| November | 128 | 49 |
| December | 352 | 1 |
| Year (annual) | 1,136 | 4,478 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00264480. 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.
Has Laughlin been warmer than normal lately?
2025 averaged 76.2°F, 2.1°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 74.1°F. 1 of the 2 complete years since 2023 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 73.7°F | −0.4°F | 7.70 |
| 2025 | 76.2°F | +2.1°F | 7.04 |
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00264480. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Laughlin's climate compare?
Laughlin is warmer than 54 of the other 54 places with their own NOAA record in Nevada, and wetter than 9. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 74.1°F is warmer than 98%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Laughlin 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.
Which places near Laughlin share this climate record?
6 places have no NOAA station with 1991-2020 normals of their own, and this station is the nearest full record. A place's own climate can differ from these figures, by several degrees where it sits much higher or lower than the station, nearer the coast, or inside a large city's heat; for the larger places the next nearest records are named with their yearly mean, so the spread around them is visible, and places of 50,000 or more have their own page with NOAA's gridded normals.
- Fort Mohave, AZ15,716 people · 12 mi S
- Golden Valley, AZ7,999 people · 20 mi E
- Dolan Springs, AZ1,354 people · 34 mi NE
- Katherine, AZ191 people · 4 mi N
- Chloride, AZ157 people · 27 mi NE
- Oatman, AZ98 people · 15 mi SE
Source: Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer (place centers) and Vintage 2024 population estimates. Distance and direction from the station to each place's center.
Questions about Laughlin's climate
What is the coldest month in Laughlin?
December, with a normal high of 64°F and a normal low of 44°F. The warmest is July (110°F by day, 82°F at night).
Does it snow in Laughlin?
Rarely: NOAA's normal is no measurable snow a year.
What is the rainiest month in Laughlin?
February, with 1.16 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is May with 0.04 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Laughlin in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Laughlin in zone 9b in ZIP code 89029.
How late can frost come in Laughlin?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after January 5; in one year in ten it comes after February 13. Waiting until February 13 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Laughlin in OctoberThis month day by day, its records and recent years
- Nevada climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Bullhead City, AZ2 miles from this station, 74.2°F a year
- Needles, CA28 miles from this station, 76.2°F a year
- Searchlight, NV28 miles from this station, 64.0°F a year
- Yucca, AZ32 miles from this station, 68.4°F a year
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