Nevada · United States
Las Vegas in December
In December, Las Vegas averages a daytime high of 13 °C and a night-time low of 1 °C, with about 14 mm of rain over the month. It falls outside Las Vegas's most comfortable months, March, April, October and November.
- Average high
- 13 °C
- Average low
- 1 °C
- Rain in the month
- 14 mm
- Daylight on 15 Dec
- 9 h 40 min
- Comfortable month
- No
- Places to stay
- 70
When to go
How December compares with the rest of the year in Las Vegas
December is tied for the coolest month in Las Vegas by average daytime high; across the year the highs run from 13 °C to 39 °C and the lows from 1 °C to 24 °C. By day, December is 6 °C cooler than November, and January is 1 °C warmer than December.
December brings 14 mm of rain, more than the monthly average of 11 mm (136 mm a year); it is the 3rd wettest month.
On 15 December the sun is up for about 9 h 40 min, against 9 h 40 min at the shortest and 14 h 40 min at the longest point of the year (calculated from the latitude, sunrise to sunset).
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Comfortable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 13 °C | 1 °C | 21 mm | |
| February | 16 °C | 3 °C | 23 mm | |
| March | 19 °C | 6 °C | 12 mm | Yes |
| April | 24 °C | 10 °C | 8 mm | Yes |
| May | 29 °C | 15 °C | 4 mm | |
| June | 36 °C | 20 °C | 3 mm | |
| July | 39 °C | 24 °C | 10 mm | |
| August | 38 °C | 23 °C | 11 mm | |
| September | 33 °C | 18 °C | 11 mm | |
| October | 26 °C | 12 °C | 9 mm | Yes |
| November | 18 °C | 5 °C | 11 mm | Yes |
| December | 13 °C | 1 °C | 14 mm |
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
When to go
Is December a good time to visit Las Vegas?
Not by the measure used here: the average high of 13 °C is below 18 °C. The comfortable months in Las Vegas are March, April, October and November; the nearest are November, before, and March, after.
The measure is about weather for a city stay only; it says nothing about events, school holidays or prices.
Public holidays in United States in December
Nationwide public holidays; shops and offices may close on these dates.
When to go
Destinations near Las Vegas that are comfortable in December
Within 300 km, nearest first, by the same measure.
Where to stay
Where to stay in Las Vegas
This guide lists 70 places to stay in Las Vegas, hotels recorded in Wikidata. By straight-line distance from the centre: under 1 km, 16; 1–3 km, 14; 3–10 km, 40.
Sources: climate from CRU TS v4.10 (Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia; Open Database License), 1991–2020 averages; day length calculated from the latitude; public holidays from python-holidays (MIT); places to stay from each operator's own public pages and Wikidata. How this guide is made.