Climate averages 1991–2020
Las Vegas weather
in October.
A warm, very dry month: the 6th warmest and the 6th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a warm month in Las Vegas: daytime highs average 26.1°C and nights cool to about 14.4°C. By daytime temperature it is the 6th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 8.2 mm of rain on roughly 2 days, which makes October a very dry month (the 6th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 18 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Paradise (9 km away). In October its highs average 26.3°C, about as warm as Las Vegas, with 8.4 mm of rain.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, Las Vegas ranks joint 98th of 498 for the warmest October highs and 4th of 498 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 498 cities is 21.4°C; Las Vegas is 4.7°C warmer than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 7.7°C to 18.4°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 8.2 mm to 10 mm.
The annual picture
October in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Las Vegas climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 13.7°C3.7°C | 3.7°C | 22 | 3.7 | 10.010 h |
| February | 15.9°C5.1°C | 5.1°C | 30 | 4.8 | 10.811 h |
| March | 20.5°C8.5°C | 8.5°C | 16 | 3.5 | 11.912 h |
| April | 24.9°C11.9°C | 11.9°C | 7.3 | 2.2 | 13.113 h |
| May | 30.1°C16.8°C | 16.8°C | 5.4 | 1.5 | 14.114 h |
| June | 35.9°C22.2°C | 22.2°C | 1.8 | 0.4 | 14.615 h |
| July | 38.7°C26.1°C | 26.1°C | 7.0 | 2.2 | 14.414 h |
| August | 37.6°C25.4°C | 25.4°C | 9.7 | 2.0 | 13.514 h |
| September | 33.4°C21.0°C | 21.0°C | 7.2 | 1.1 | 12.412 h |
| October, selected | 26.1°C14.4°C | 14.4°C | 8.2 | 1.6 | 11.311 h |
| November | 18.4°C8.1°C | 8.1°C | 10 | 1.5 | 10.310 h |
| December | 12.8°C3.4°C | 3.4°C | 21 | 3.3 | 9.710 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
October in nearby cities
- Paradise in OctoberUnited States · 9 kmHigh 26.3°C · Low 14.5°C · 8.4 mm rain
- Spring Valley in OctoberUnited States · 12 kmHigh 25.6°C · Low 13.5°C · 8.4 mm rain
- Enterprise in OctoberUnited States · 19 kmHigh 25.1°C · Low 13.5°C · 8.4 mm rain
- Henderson in OctoberUnited States · 21 kmHigh 26.8°C · Low 15.4°C · 8.0 mm rain
- Saint George in OctoberUnited States · 173 kmHigh 23.8°C · Low 11.8°C · 25 mm rain
- Apple Valley in OctoberUnited States · 263 kmHigh 24.3°C · Low 12.4°C · 8.8 mm rain
- Victorville in OctoberUnited States · 267 kmHigh 25.2°C · Low 12.8°C · 8.8 mm rain
- Hesperia in OctoberUnited States · 276 kmHigh 24.1°C · Low 11.7°C · 8.8 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Las Vegas) is explained once on the Las Vegas year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.