Cold semi-arid
Las Vegas, New Mexico
San Miguel County, New Mexico · Population 13k · 6,430 ft elevation
Living in Las Vegas
Las Vegas has a cold semi-arid climate: hot summers (July highs around 85°F) and cold winters (January lows around 11°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 17″ a year, and it gets light snow (22″ a season).
Skies are exceptionally sunny (80% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 44 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
There is plenty to explore outdoors around Las Vegas: about 22% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 4,000 ft around town.
Las Vegas at a glance
- Population
- 13k
- Elevation
- 6,430 ft
- Average daily high
- 68°F58th percentile
- Average daily low
- 30°F1th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 17″11th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 22″61th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,537 hrs91th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4462th percentile
- Median home value
- $144k17th percentile
- Median rent
- $731/mo7th percentile
- Median household income
- $43k7th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.73%30th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.9%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.6%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.5%
- Homes with broadband
- 77%5th percentile
- Walkability index
- 9.965th percentile
- Average commute
- 15 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 12%3th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 22%
- Violent crime rate
- 786 per 100k96th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,691 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 7527th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 8988th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 4%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 22%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 4,003 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 50°F | 11°F | 0.4″ | 3.0″ | 245 hrs |
| Feb | 53°F | 14°F | 0.5″ | 3.8″ | 231 hrs |
| Mar | 60°F | 20°F | 0.6″ | 2.8″ | 288 hrs |
| Apr | 67°F | 28°F | 0.7″ | 1.3″ | 310 hrs |
| May | 75°F | 35°F | 1.5″ | — | 348 hrs |
| Jun | 84°F | 45°F | 1.4″ | — | 362 hrs |
| Jul | 85°F | 51°F | 3.2″ | — | 357 hrs |
| Aug | 84°F | 50°F | 3.1″ | — | 336 hrs |
| Sep | 78°F | 42°F | 2.4″ | — | 303 hrs |
| Oct | 69°F | 29°F | 1.7″ | 1.4″ | 280 hrs |
| Nov | 58°F | 19°F | 0.6″ | 4.0″ | 248 hrs |
| Dec | 50°F | 11°F | 0.7″ | 5.7″ | 229 hrs |
Near Las Vegas
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- La Mesilla, NM · 2.5k
- Española, NM · 10k
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology