Spring Valley weather in October

In October, Spring Valley sees average daytime highs of 77°F and overnight lows near 55°F, with 0.3 in of rain across 1.7 wet days and about 11.1 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 83°F in the first days to 71°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 76% of the time in October, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 36 min at the start of October to 10 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Spring Valley's 3rd-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Spring Valley's year-round climate.

Daytime high
77°
6th warmest
Overnight low
55°
7th coldest
Rainfall
0.3 in
1.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 06 min
5:54 AM – 4:58 PM
Cloud cover
23%
3rd clearest
Wind
5 mph
8th windiest
Solar energy
4.88 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.5
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 October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 83°F in the first days to 71°F by the end.

A typical October day in Spring Valley reaches about 77°F in the afternoon and slips back to 55°F overnight — a 22°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 66°F and 87°F. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 13°F cooler than September and about 14°F warmer than November.

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

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October 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

October 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 October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 6th-warmest and 7th-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 October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 76% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 15%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1919
29010
39010
49010
58911
68812
78812
88812
98713
108713
118614
128614
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Spring Valley gets around 0.3 in of rain over 1.7 wet days in October. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 5% and peaks near 6% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
14
24
34
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64
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Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, October 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 (%)Comfortable (%)
1991
2991
3991
4991
5991
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Wind in October

Winds average 5 mph in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 5 mph on the calmest days to 5 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
15calm
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Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 36 min at the start of October to 10 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 66 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 5:41 AM to 6:09 AM, and sunset from 5:19 PM to 4:41 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.65:415:19
211.65:425:18
311.65:435:16
411.55:435:15
511.55:445:13
611.45:455:12
711.45:465:10
811.45:475:09
911.35:485:07
1011.35:495:06
1111.35:505:05
1211.25:505:03
1311.25:515:02
1411.15:525:01
1511.15:534:59
1611.15:544:58
1711.05:554:57
1811.05:564:55
1911.05:574:54
2010.95:584:53
2110.95:594:52
2210.86:004:50
2310.86:014:49
2410.86:024:48
2510.76:034:47
2610.76:044:46
2710.76:054:45
2810.66:064:44
2910.66:074:43
3010.66:084:42
3110.56:094:41

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 4.88 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 — October's 4.88 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.7Bright
25.6Bright
35.6Bright
45.5Bright
55.5Bright
65.4Bright
75.4Bright
85.3Bright
95.3Bright
105.2Bright
115.2Bright
125.1Bright
135.0Bright
145.0Bright
154.9Bright
164.9Bright
174.8Bright
184.8Bright
194.7Bright
204.7Bright
214.6Bright
224.6Bright
234.5Bright
244.5Bright
254.4Bright
264.4Bright
274.3Bright
284.3Bright
294.3Bright
304.2Bright
314.2Bright
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Spring Valley?

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

8.5
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.6
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

October is one of the better times to visit Spring Valley for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Spring Valley in October

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

In October, Spring Valley sees daytime highs around 77°F and nights near 55°F. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Spring Valley in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. 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
October 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).