Hot desert
Las Vegas, Nevada
Clark County, Nevada · Population 651k · 2,356 ft elevation
Living in Las Vegas
Las Vegas has a hot desert climate: scorching summers (July highs around 103°F) and mild winters (January lows around 39°F).
Precipitation is very dry at about 4″ a year, and it essentially never sees snow.
Skies are exceptionally sunny (85% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is poor: a median AQI of 61, with about 26 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Las Vegas is an outdoor hub: about 78% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 5,800 ft around town.
Las Vegas at a glance
- Population
- 651k
- Elevation
- 2,356 ft
- Average daily high
- 79°F87th percentile
- Average daily low
- 57°F87th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 4″0th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,821 hrs98th percentile
- Median AQI
- 6195th percentile
- Median home value
- $395k72th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,456/mo66th percentile
- Median household income
- $71k45th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.50%9th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 0.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.2%
- Unemployment rate
- 7.2%
- Homes with broadband
- 89%38th percentile
- Walkability index
- 11.877th percentile
- Average commute
- 26 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 29%23th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 46%
- Violent crime rate
- 412 per 100k82th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 2,424 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 10093th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9998th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 30%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 78%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 5,840 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 58°F | 39°F | 0.7″ | — | 242 hrs |
| Feb | 62°F | 42°F | 0.8″ | — | 235 hrs |
| Mar | 70°F | 48°F | 0.5″ | — | 304 hrs |
| Apr | 77°F | 55°F | 0.2″ | — | 338 hrs |
| May | 87°F | 64°F | 0.1″ | — | 390 hrs |
| Jun | 98°F | 73°F | 0.0″ | — | 412 hrs |
| Jul | 103°F | 79°F | 0.1″ | — | 395 hrs |
| Aug | 102°F | 77°F | 0.2″ | — | 379 hrs |
| Sep | 94°F | 70°F | 0.2″ | — | 344 hrs |
| Oct | 80°F | 57°F | 0.3″ | — | 303 hrs |
| Nov | 66°F | 45°F | 0.3″ | — | 256 hrs |
| Dec | 56°F | 38°F | 0.4″ | — | 223 hrs |
Near Las Vegas
- Summerlin South, NV · 30k
- Spring Valley, NV · 220k
- Winchester, NV · 38k
- North Las Vegas, NV · 271k
- Nellis AFB, NV · 4.8k
- Paradise, NV · 186k
- Sunrise Manor, NV · 199k
- Whitney, NV · 46k
Largest places in Nevada
- Henderson, NV · 325k
- Reno, NV · 269k
- Enterprise, NV · 232k
- Sparks, NV · 109k
- Carson, NV · 58k
- Pahrump, NV · 46k
- Fernley, NV · 24k
- Sun Valley, NV · 23k
Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology