Las Vegas weather in October

In October, Las Vegas sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 172 mm of rain across 25 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in October, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of October to 11 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Las Vegas's 6th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Las Vegas's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
8th warmest
Overnight low
23°
5th coldest
Rainfall
172 mm
25 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
5:56 AM – 5:43 PM
Cloud cover
78%
6th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.01 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.7
out of 10

Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month.

A typical October day in Las Vegas reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs on par with September and on par with November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13123
23123
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How October really feels in Las Vegas

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October 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
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Las Vegas weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 8th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

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 October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 78%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11882
21882
31882
41882
51882
61882
71882
81882
91981
101981
111981
121981
132080
142179
152278
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202575
212674
222674
232773
242773
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312872

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Las Vegas gets around 172 mm of rain over 25 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 80% and peaks near 85% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
183
283
384
484
584
684
784
885
985
1085
1184
1284
1384
1483
1583
1682
1781
1880
1979
2079
2178
2277
2377
2476
2575
2675
2774
2874
2974
3074
3174

Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, October lands in the oppressive band about 71% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
106733
206733
306733
406733
506832
606832
706832
806832
906832
1006931
1106931
1206931
1306931
1407030
1507030
1607030
1707129
1807129
1907129
2007228
2107228
2207327
2307426
2407426
2507525
2607624
2717623
2817722
2917722
3017821
3117920

Wind in October

Winds average 4 km/h in October.

Across October, 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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
24calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
84calm
94calm
104calm
114calm
124calm
134calm
144calm
154calm
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174calm
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275calm
285calm
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305calm
315calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min at the start of October to 11 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 5:56 AM to 5:58 AM, and sunset from 5:51 PM to 5:38 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.95:565:51
211.95:565:50
311.95:565:50
411.95:565:49
511.95:565:49
611.95:565:48
711.95:565:48
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911.85:565:47
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2811.75:585:39
2911.75:585:38
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3111.75:585:38

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 5.01 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 — October's 5.01 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
24.9Bright
34.9Bright
44.9Bright
54.9Bright
65.0Bright
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305.0Bright
315.0Bright
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Las Vegas

In seasonPeak

In October, 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 October a good time to visit Las Vegas?

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

2.7
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
4.2
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Las Vegas in October

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

In October, Las Vegas sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 25 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Las Vegas in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October 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.

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 October

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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