Las Vegas weather in August

In August, Las Vegas sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 218 mm of rain across 27.7 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time in August, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 24 min at the start of August to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Las Vegas's 7th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Las Vegas's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 30°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: 23°; 2nd coldest
Rainfall: 218 mm; 27.7 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 18 min; 5:59 AM – 6:18 PM
Cloud cover: 78%; 7th clearest
Wind: 5 km/h; 8th windiest
Solar energy: 4.52 kWh/m²
Travel score: 2.8; out of 10

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Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month.

A typical August day in Las Vegas reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and on par with September.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31
Avg low (°C)	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	23
2	30	23
3	30	23
4	30	23
5	30	23
6	30	23
7	30	23
8	30	23
9	30	23
10	30	23
11	30	23
12	30	23
13	30	23
14	30	23
15	30	23
16	30	23
17	30	23
18	30	23
19	30	23
20	30	23
21	31	23
22	31	23
23	31	23
24	31	23
25	31	23
26	31	23
27	31	23
28	31	23
29	31	23
30	31	23
31	31	23

How August really feels in Las Vegas

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 31 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

The story in August is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Las Vegas weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 10th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	34° / 23°	9	2.2	11.5	3.4
Feb	35° / 24°	8	1.9	11.7	2.8
Mar	36° / 25°	30	5.1	11.9	2.3
Apr	34° / 25°	135	15.1	12.2	2.4
May	32° / 24°	267	24.4	12.4	2.6
Jun	30° / 23°	272	26	12.5	2.8
Jul	30° / 23°	245	28	12.5	2.8
Aug	30° / 23°	218	27.7	12.3	2.8
Sep	31° / 23°	193	26.1	12.1	2.7
Oct	32° / 23°	172	25	11.8	2.7
Nov	32° / 23°	111	18.5	11.6	3.0
Dec	33° / 23°	40	7.5	11.5	3.7

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 80%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	18	18	18	18	18	19	19	20	20	20	20	21	20	20	20	20	19	19	18	19	19	20	20	20	19	20	20	20	21	21	21
Cloudier (%)	82	82	82	82	82	81	81	80	80	80	80	79	80	80	80	80	81	81	82	81	81	80	80	80	81	80	80	80	79	79	79

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	18	82
2	18	82
3	18	82
4	18	82
5	18	82
6	19	81
7	19	81
8	20	80
9	20	80
10	20	80
11	20	80
12	21	79
13	20	80
14	20	80
15	20	80
16	20	80
17	19	81
18	19	81
19	18	82
20	19	81
21	19	81
22	20	80
23	20	80
24	20	80
25	19	81
26	20	80
27	20	80
28	20	80
29	21	79
30	21	79
31	21	79

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Las Vegas gets around 218 mm of rain over 27.7 wet days in August. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 90% and peaks near 92% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	91	91	91	91	90	90	90	89	89	89	88	88	87	87	87	87	86	86	86	86	86

	Rain chance (%)
1	92
2	92
3	92
4	92
5	92
6	92
7	92
8	92
9	92
10	92
11	91
12	91
13	91
14	91
15	90
16	90
17	90
18	89
19	89
20	89
21	88
22	88
23	87
24	87
25	87
26	87
27	86
28	86
29	86
30	86
31	86

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the oppressive band about 81% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Oppressive (%)	85	85	84	84	84	83	83	83	82	82	82	81	81	81	81	81	81	80	80	80	80	80	79	79	79	78	78	77	77	76	76
Miserable (%)	15	15	16	16	16	17	17	17	18	18	18	19	19	19	19	19	19	20	20	20	20	20	21	21	21	22	22	23	23	24	24

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	85	15
2	85	15
3	84	16
4	84	16
5	84	16
6	83	17
7	83	17
8	83	17
9	82	18
10	82	18
11	82	18
12	81	19
13	81	19
14	81	19
15	81	19
16	81	19
17	81	19
18	80	20
19	80	20
20	80	20
21	80	20
22	80	20
23	79	21
24	79	21
25	79	21
26	78	22
27	78	22
28	77	23
29	77	23
30	76	24
31	76	24

Wind in August

Winds average 5 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	4
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	4	calm
2	4	calm
3	5	calm
4	5	calm
5	5	calm
6	5	calm
7	5	calm
8	5	calm
9	4	calm
10	4	calm
11	4	calm
12	4	calm
13	4	calm
14	4	calm
15	4	calm
16	4	calm
17	4	calm
18	4	calm
19	4	calm
20	4	calm
21	4	calm
22	4	calm
23	4	calm
24	4	calm
25	4	calm
26	5	calm
27	5	calm
28	4	calm
29	4	calm
30	4	calm
31	4	calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 min at the start of August to 12 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:58 AM to 5:59 AM, and sunset from 6:23 PM to 6:10 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2
Sunrise (AM)	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59
Sunset (PM)	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:21	6:21	6:21	6:20	6:20	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:18	6:18	6:17	6:17	6:16	6:16	6:15	6:15	6:14	6:14	6:13	6:13	6:12	6:12	6:11	6:10

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.4	5:58	6:23
2	12.4	5:58	6:23
3	12.4	5:58	6:23
4	12.4	5:58	6:22
5	12.4	5:58	6:22
6	12.4	5:58	6:22
7	12.4	5:59	6:22
8	12.4	5:59	6:21
9	12.4	5:59	6:21
10	12.4	5:59	6:21
11	12.4	5:59	6:20
12	12.3	5:59	6:20
13	12.3	5:59	6:19
14	12.3	5:59	6:19
15	12.3	5:59	6:19
16	12.3	5:59	6:18
17	12.3	5:59	6:18
18	12.3	5:59	6:17
19	12.3	5:59	6:17
20	12.3	5:59	6:16
21	12.3	5:59	6:16
22	12.3	5:59	6:15
23	12.3	5:59	6:15
24	12.3	5:59	6:14
25	12.2	5:59	6:14
26	12.2	5:59	6:13
27	12.2	5:59	6:13
28	12.2	5:59	6:12
29	12.2	5:59	6:12
30	12.2	5:59	6:11
31	12.2	5:59	6:10

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.52 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.18 kWh/m² to a high of 5.87 kWh/m² in March across the year — August's 4.52 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.8
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.3	Bright
2	4.3	Bright
3	4.3	Bright
4	4.4	Bright
5	4.4	Bright
6	4.4	Bright
7	4.4	Bright
8	4.4	Bright
9	4.4	Bright
10	4.4	Bright
11	4.4	Bright
12	4.4	Bright
13	4.5	Bright
14	4.5	Bright
15	4.5	Bright
16	4.5	Bright
17	4.5	Bright
18	4.5	Bright
19	4.5	Bright
20	4.5	Bright
21	4.5	Bright
22	4.6	Bright
23	4.6	Bright
24	4.6	Bright
25	4.6	Bright
26	4.7	Bright
27	4.7	Bright
28	4.7	Bright
29	4.7	Bright
30	4.7	Bright
31	4.8	Bright

Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Las Vegas

In seasonPeak

In August, Las Vegas sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Las Vegas's rainy season runs April–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is August a good time to visit Las Vegas?

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

2.8

Sightseeing

4th-best month of the year

3.9

Beach & pool

11th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Las Vegas.

What to pack for Las Vegas in August

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

In August, Las Vegas sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 28 days see rain.

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UV index in Las Vegas in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Las Vegas peaks around February 22 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 12 at about 9 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	11	13	13	13	11	12	12	12	13	12	9	9
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	11	Extreme
Feb	13	Extreme
Mar	13	Extreme
Apr	13	Extreme
May	11	Extreme
Jun	12	Extreme
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	12	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	9	Very high
Dec	9	Very high

Air quality in Las Vegas in August

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where August falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Las Vegas is worst in March — around 33 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.4× the cleanest month (December, 14 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	15	20	33	31	30	30	25	22	21	21	18	14
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	15	Moderate
Feb	20	Moderate
Mar	33	Moderate
Apr	31	Moderate
May	30	Moderate
Jun	30	Moderate
Jul	25	Moderate
Aug	22	Moderate
Sep	21	Moderate
Oct	21	Moderate
Nov	18	Moderate
Dec	14	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Las Vegas?

Las Vegas sits at 9.5°N, 68.6°W, 120 m above sea level, in Venezuela. The nearest listed city is San Carlos, 15 km away.

Topography around Las Vegas

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Las Vegas.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Las Vegas has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 27 m around an average of 115 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 195 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,700 m.

The land around Las Vegas is covered by grassland (50%) and trees (29%) within 3 km, grassland (53%) and trees (41%) within 16 km, and trees (48%) and grassland (40%) within 80 km.

3 km

27 m

grassland 50%

16 km

195 m

grassland 53%

80 km

1,700 m

trees 48%

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← July Las Vegas year-round climate September →Best places to visit in August

August weather nearby: San Carlos 15 km · Tinaco 28 km · San Rafael de Onoto 41 km · Tinaquillo 55 km · El Pao 56 km · Villa Bruzual 58 km · Acarigua 62 km · Píritu 66 km

Venezuela travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 3; Reconsider Travel
Power plugs: Type A / B; 120 V · 60 Hz
Prices: ≈ 0% of US; price level, 2011
GDP per capita: $3,495; 2025
Happiness: 5.8 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate: 12.6; per 100k, 2022
Road deaths: 39; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Lower middle; World Bank
English: Moderate; EF EPI 520
Religion

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 Las Vegas (9.5372°, -68.6302°, elevation 120 m), 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	23
2	30	23
3	30	23
4	30	23
5	30	23
6	30	23
7	30	23
8	30	23
9	30	23
10	30	23
11	30	23
12	30	23
13	30	23
14	30	23
15	30	23
16	30	23
17	30	23
18	30	23
19	30	23
20	30	23
21	31	23
22	31	23
23	31	23
24	31	23
25	31	23
26	31	23
27	31	23
28	31	23
29	31	23
30	31	23
31	31	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	18	82
2	18	82
3	18	82
4	18	82
5	18	82
6	19	81
7	19	81
8	20	80
9	20	80
10	20	80
11	20	80
12	21	79
13	20	80
14	20	80
15	20	80
16	20	80
17	19	81
18	19	81
19	18	82
20	19	81
21	19	81
22	20	80
23	20	80
24	20	80
25	19	81
26	20	80
27	20	80
28	20	80
29	21	79
30	21	79
31	21	79

	Rain chance (%)
1	92
2	92
3	92
4	92
5	92
6	92
7	92
8	92
9	92
10	92
11	91
12	91
13	91
14	91
15	90
16	90
17	90
18	89
19	89
20	89
21	88
22	88
23	87
24	87
25	87
26	87
27	86
28	86
29	86
30	86
31	86

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	85	15
2	85	15
3	84	16
4	84	16
5	84	16
6	83	17
7	83	17
8	83	17
9	82	18
10	82	18
11	82	18
12	81	19
13	81	19
14	81	19
15	81	19
16	81	19
17	81	19
18	80	20
19	80	20
20	80	20
21	80	20
22	80	20
23	79	21
24	79	21
25	79	21
26	78	22
27	78	22
28	77	23
29	77	23
30	76	24
31	76	24

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	23
2	30	23
3	30	23
4	30	23
5	30	23
6	30	23
7	30	23
8	30	23
9	30	23
10	30	23
11	30	23
12	30	23
13	30	23
14	30	23
15	30	23
16	30	23
17	30	23
18	30	23
19	30	23
20	30	23
21	31	23
22	31	23
23	31	23
24	31	23
25	31	23
26	31	23
27	31	23
28	31	23
29	31	23
30	31	23
31	31	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	18	82
2	18	82
3	18	82
4	18	82
5	18	82
6	19	81
7	19	81
8	20	80
9	20	80
10	20	80
11	20	80
12	21	79
13	20	80
14	20	80
15	20	80
16	20	80
17	19	81
18	19	81
19	18	82
20	19	81
21	19	81
22	20	80
23	20	80
24	20	80
25	19	81
26	20	80
27	20	80
28	20	80
29	21	79
30	21	79
31	21	79

	Rain chance (%)
1	92
2	92
3	92
4	92
5	92
6	92
7	92
8	92
9	92
10	92
11	91
12	91
13	91
14	91
15	90
16	90
17	90
18	89
19	89
20	89
21	88
22	88
23	87
24	87
25	87
26	87
27	86
28	86
29	86
30	86
31	86

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	85	15
2	85	15
3	84	16
4	84	16
5	84	16
6	83	17
7	83	17
8	83	17
9	82	18
10	82	18
11	82	18
12	81	19
13	81	19
14	81	19
15	81	19
16	81	19
17	81	19
18	80	20
19	80	20
20	80	20
21	80	20
22	80	20
23	79	21
24	79	21
25	79	21
26	78	22
27	78	22
28	77	23
29	77	23
30	76	24
31	76	24

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	23
2	30	23
3	30	23
4	30	23
5	30	23
6	30	23
7	30	23
8	30	23
9	30	23
10	30	23
11	30	23
12	30	23
13	30	23
14	30	23
15	30	23
16	30	23
17	30	23
18	30	23
19	30	23
20	30	23
21	31	23
22	31	23
23	31	23
24	31	23
25	31	23
26	31	23
27	31	23
28	31	23
29	31	23
30	31	23
31	31	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	18	82
2	18	82
3	18	82
4	18	82
5	18	82
6	19	81
7	19	81
8	20	80
9	20	80
10	20	80
11	20	80
12	21	79
13	20	80
14	20	80
15	20	80
16	20	80
17	19	81
18	19	81
19	18	82
20	19	81
21	19	81
22	20	80
23	20	80
24	20	80
25	19	81
26	20	80
27	20	80
28	20	80
29	21	79
30	21	79
31	21	79

	Rain chance (%)
1	92
2	92
3	92
4	92
5	92
6	92
7	92
8	92
9	92
10	92
11	91
12	91
13	91
14	91
15	90
16	90
17	90
18	89
19	89
20	89
21	88
22	88
23	87
24	87
25	87
26	87
27	86
28	86
29	86
30	86
31	86

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	85	15
2	85	15
3	84	16
4	84	16
5	84	16
6	83	17
7	83	17
8	83	17
9	82	18
10	82	18
11	82	18
12	81	19
13	81	19
14	81	19
15	81	19
16	81	19
17	81	19
18	80	20
19	80	20
20	80	20
21	80	20
22	80	20
23	79	21
24	79	21
25	79	21
26	78	22
27	78	22
28	77	23
29	77	23
30	76	24
31	76	24