Las Vegas in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Las Vegas sees average daytime highs around 34°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 431 mm of rain over about 45 wet days across the season. It is the 2nd-warmest season and the 3rd-wettest season.

Over the season highs ease from about 36°C in early March to 31°C by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Spring is Las Vegas's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Las Vegas's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high: 34°C; 2nd-warmest season
Avg overnight low: 24°C
Rainfall: 431 mm; 45 wet days
Avg wind: 6 km/h
Travel score: 2.4; weakest season of the year
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Las Vegas in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs ease from about 36°C in early March to 31°C by late May.

A typical spring day in Las Vegas reaches about 34°C and drops to 24°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is March, the coolest May.

How spring really feels in Las Vegas

Once humidity and wind are folded in, spring brings about 92 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

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 spring is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Las Vegas weather by month

How the three spring months (March, April and May) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

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 Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

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

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Las Vegas gets around 431 mm of rain over 45 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

Wind in Spring

Winds average 6 km/h across spring.

Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 min in early March to 12 h 30 min by late May. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 5.2 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Las Vegas

In seasonPeak

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

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

2.4

Sightseeing

4th-best month of the year

4.7

Beach & pool

2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Las Vegas in Spring

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

In spring, Las Vegas sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 45 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Las Vegas in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages 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 Spring

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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