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Las Vegas temperature records

The hottest and coldest readings for every month, from the National Weather Service Las Vegas office.

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All-time high120°FJuly 7, 2024
All-time low8°FJanuary 13, 1963 (tied)

The National Weather Service has kept daily temperature records for Las Vegas since January 1, 1937. Today they're measured at Harry Reid International Airport. The table lists four records for each month:

  • the hottest reading (record high);
  • the coldest reading (record low);
  • the hottest a night has ever stayed (warmest low);
  • the coolest a day has ever topped out (coldest high).

Where a record has been tied, the NWS lists the most recent date, shown with a dagger (†).

The summer records show how hot the city can get. The all-time high of 120°F on July 7, 2024 broke the previous record of 117°F. The Review-Journal reported that 117°F had been reached five times before, most recently on July 10, 2021. On July 1, 2013 the temperature never fell below 95°F, the warmest night on record (also a tied record).

Las Vegas temperature records by month (°F). † = tied record, most recent date shown.
MonthRecord highWarmest lowColdest highRecord lowNormal high / low
January 77 Jan 26, 197558 Jan 20, 199928 Jan 21, 19378 Jan 13, 1963 † 58.5 / 40.5
February 87 Feb 26, 198660 Feb 9, 201534 Feb 6, 198916 Feb 7, 1989 62.9 / 44.1
March 98 Mar 25, 202671 Mar 30, 2026 †42 Mar 1, 197119 Mar 2, 1939 71.1 / 50.5
April 99 Apr 29, 2020 †79 Apr 30, 202048 Apr 2, 1997 †31 Apr 2, 1975 † 78.5 / 56.9
May 109 May 28, 2003 †89 May 29, 200360 May 8, 197938 May 3, 1942 88.5 / 66.1
June 117 Jun 20, 2017 †93 Jun 30, 201567 Jun 4, 199948 Jun 6, 1993 † 99.4 / 75.8
July 120 Jul 7, 202495 Jul 1, 2013 †81 Jul 8, 1992 †56 Jul 21, 1940 † 104.5 / 82.0
August 116 Aug 3, 1979 †92 Aug 1, 202074 Aug 18, 1983 †54 Aug 3, 1937 102.8 / 80.6
September 114 Sep 6, 202087 Sep 7, 2022 †67 Sep 18, 196543 Sep 27, 1948 94.9 / 72.4
October 103 Oct 1, 197879 Oct 1, 200650 Oct 29, 197126 Oct 30, 1971 81.2 / 59.6
November 87 Nov 1, 198865 Nov 7, 202142 Nov 16, 196415 Nov 24, 1938 67.1 / 47.3
December 78 Dec 2, 194057 Dec 24, 195532 Dec 10, 197211 Dec 23, 1990 56.9 / 39.6

Records set or tied since 2015

Of the 48 monthly records in the table, these were set (or most recently tied) in 2015 or later, newest first.

  1. 98°F March record high Mar 25, 2026
  2. 71°F March warmest night Mar 30, 2026
  3. 120°F July record high Jul 7, 2024
  4. 87°F September warmest night Sep 7, 2022
  5. 65°F November warmest night Nov 7, 2021
  6. 99°F April record high Apr 29, 2020
  7. 79°F April warmest night Apr 30, 2020
  8. 92°F August warmest night Aug 1, 2020
  9. 114°F September record high Sep 6, 2020
  10. 117°F June record high Jun 20, 2017
  11. 60°F February warmest night Feb 9, 2015
  12. 93°F June warmest night Jun 30, 2015

Quick answers

When did Las Vegas first hit 120°F?
July 7, 2024, according to the NWS Las Vegas records. The Review-Journal reported that the reading came at 3:38 p.m. and broke the previous all-time high of 117°F.
What is the coldest temperature on record?
8°F, most recently on January 13, 1963. The NWS marks this record as tied, so it also happened on an earlier date.
How far back do the records go?
The NWS Las Vegas daily temperature records start on January 1, 1937.