Las Vegas in Fall

In fall (September, October and November), Las Vegas sees average daytime highs around 32°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 475 mm of rain over about 70 wet days across the season. It is the 3rd-warmest season and the 2nd-wettest season.

Across fall, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 32°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time across fall, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Fall is Las Vegas's 2nd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Las Vegas's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
32°C
3rd-warmest season
Avg overnight low
23°C
Rainfall
475 mm
70 wet days
Avg wind
5 km/h
Travel score
2.8
2nd-best season
Months
Sep · Oct · Nov

Temperature in Las Vegas in Fall

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across fall, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 32°C.

A typical fall day in Las Vegas reaches about 32°C and drops to 23°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is November, the coolest September.

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How fall really feels in Las Vegas

Once humidity and wind are folded in, fall brings about 91 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
91
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Las Vegas weather by month

How the three fall months (September, October and November) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan34° / 23°92.211.53.4
Feb35° / 24°81.911.72.8
Mar36° / 25°305.111.92.3
Apr34° / 25°13515.112.22.4
May32° / 24°26724.412.42.6
Jun30° / 23°2722612.52.8
Jul30° / 23°2452812.52.8
Aug30° / 23°21827.712.32.8
Sep31° / 23°19326.112.12.7
Oct32° / 23°1722511.82.7
Nov32° / 23°11118.511.63.0
Dec33° / 23°407.511.53.7

Cloud cover in Fall

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time across fall.

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Chance of precipitation in Fall

Any precipitation

Las Vegas gets around 475 mm of rain over 70 wet days across fall. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Fall

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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Wind in Fall

Winds average 5 km/h across fall.

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Sunrise & sunset in Fall

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 12 min in early September to 11 h 30 min by late November. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Fall

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across fall, about 4.9 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in fall

Hazard calendar for Las Vegas

In seasonPeak

In fall, Las Vegas overlaps 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 fall a good time to visit Las Vegas?

Our two travel scores rate fall for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

2.8
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
4.4
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Las Vegas in Fall

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

In fall, Las Vegas sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 70 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Las Vegas in Fall

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across fall averages around 11 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highFeb 22UV 13Dec 12UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Las Vegas in Fall

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where fall 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).

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMar 2233 µg/m³Dec 2014 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan15Moderate
Feb20Moderate
Mar33Moderate
Apr31Moderate
May30Moderate
Jun30Moderate
Jul25Moderate
Aug22Moderate
Sep21Moderate
Oct21Moderate
Nov18Moderate
Dec14Moderate
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
16 km
195 m
80 km
1,700 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
Fall 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
Roman Catholic 48%Protestant 32%none 14%believer 4%

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.