Spring Valley weather in January

In January, Spring Valley sees average daytime highs of 55°F and overnight lows near 38°F, with 0.8 in of precipitation across 3.6 wet days and about 9.8 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 53°F in the first days to 57°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 54% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 36 min at the start of January to 10 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Spring Valley's 11th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Spring Valley's year-round climate.

Daytime high
55°
11th warmest
Overnight low
38°
2nd coldest
Precipitation
0.8 in
3.6 wet days
Daylight
9 h 48 min
6:56 AM – 4:44 PM
Cloud cover
41%
11th clearest
Wind
4 mph
11th windiest
Solar energy
3.2 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.4
out of 10

Spring Valley is census-designated place in Clark County, Nevada, United States.

Density
2,071/km²
people per km²
Founded
1981

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 53°F in the first days to 57°F by the end.

A typical January day in Spring Valley reaches about 55°F in the afternoon and slips back to 38°F overnight — a 18°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 47°F and 64°F. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°F warmer than December and about 4°F cooler than February.

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Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
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How January really feels in Spring Valley

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 0 days that feel above 90°F and 0 that feel at or below 32°F — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 90°F
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ 32°F
0
wind chill below the day's low

January sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Spring Valley weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 11th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan55° / 38°0.83.69.84.4
Feb59° / 40°1.14.310.65.5
Mar67° / 46°0.63.211.77.4
Apr74° / 52°0.3212.98.5
May84° / 60°0.21.213.97.2
Jun94° / 69°0.10.414.43.6
Jul99° / 75°0.32.714.21.6
Aug98° / 74°0.52.713.42.2
Sep90° / 67°0.31.412.25.1
Oct77° / 55°0.31.711.18.5
Nov64° / 44°0.41.510.17.1
Dec54° / 37°0.82.99.64.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 54% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 33%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16535
26634
36535
46535
56535
66535
76535
86634
96733
106733
116733
126832
136832
146832
156733
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Spring Valley gets around 0.8 in of rain and snow over 3.6 wet days in January. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 11% and peaks near 13% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1122
2122
3122
4122
5132
6132
7131
8131
9121
10121
11121
12121
13111
14111
15111
16111
17101
18101
19101
20101
21101
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Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of January feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, January lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
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22100
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Wind in January

Winds average 4 mph in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 4 mph on the calmest days to 4 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
14calm
24calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
84calm
94calm
104calm
114calm
124calm
134calm
144calm
154calm
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 36 min at the start of January to 10 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 36 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:57 AM to 6:49 AM, and sunset from 4:32 PM to 4:59 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.66:574:32
29.66:574:32
39.66:574:33
49.66:574:34
59.66:574:35
69.66:574:35
79.66:574:36
89.76:574:37
99.76:574:38
109.76:574:39
119.76:574:40
129.76:574:40
139.76:574:41
149.86:574:42
159.86:574:43
169.86:564:44
179.86:564:45
189.86:564:46
199.96:564:47
209.96:554:48
219.96:554:49
229.96:544:50
2310.06:544:51
2410.06:544:52
2510.06:534:53
2610.06:524:54
2710.16:524:55
2810.16:514:56
2910.16:514:57
3010.16:504:58
3110.26:494:59

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 3.2 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.94 kWh/m² to a high of 8.61 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 3.2 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.0Moderate
23.0Moderate
33.0Moderate
43.0Moderate
53.0Moderate
63.0Moderate
73.0Moderate
83.0Moderate
93.1Moderate
103.1Moderate
113.1Moderate
123.1Moderate
133.1Moderate
143.2Moderate
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163.2Moderate
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203.3Moderate
213.4Moderate
223.4Moderate
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243.4Moderate
253.5Moderate
263.5Moderate
273.5Moderate
283.6Moderate
293.6Moderate
303.7Moderate
313.7Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Spring Valley?

Our two travel scores rate January for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

4.4
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Spring Valley for sightseeing.

What to pack for Spring Valley in January

From January's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In January, Spring Valley sees daytime highs around 55°F and nights near 38°F. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 4 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Spring Valley in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 3. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Spring Valley peaks around June 23 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJun 23UV 11Dec 19UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr7High
May8Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov3Moderate
Dec3Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Spring Valley?

Spring Valley sits at 36.1°N, 115.2°W, 2,365 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Summerlin South, 5.0 mi away.

Topography around Spring Valley

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 2, 10 and 50 miles of Spring Valley.

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Spring Valley has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 361 ft around an average of 2,388 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,255 ft; within 50 miles, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 11,168 ft.

The land around Spring Valley is covered by artificial surfaces (82%) within 2 miles, artificial surfaces (61%) and bare terrain (34%) within 10 miles, and bare terrain (66%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
361 ft
10 miles
3,255 ft
50 miles
11,168 ft
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Summerlin South 5.0 mi · Paradise 5.6 mi · Enterprise 5.6 mi · Winchester 7.5 mi · Las Vegas 7.5 mi · North Las Vegas 9.3 mi · Whitney 12 mi · Sunrise Manor 12 mi

United States travel facts

Power plugs
Type A / B
120 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 100% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$90,027
2025
Happiness
6.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
98%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
5.8
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
12.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
Protestant 47%unaffiliated 23%Roman Catholic 21%Jewish 2%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Spring Valley (36.108°, -115.245°, elevation 2,365 ft), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).