Las Vegas climate

Las Vegas Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Las Vegas Wwtp, 3.1 km from Las Vegas

Average highs run from 49°F on January 1 to 51°F on January 31, and lows from 10°F to 13°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.42 in over about 2 wet days.

January day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Las Vegas, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
50°F
Average low
11°F
Precipitation
0.42 in
Snowfall
3.0 in
Record high
72°FJan 2, 1997
Record low
-26°FJan 12, 1963
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 49 min to 10 h 27 min
Cloud cover
45%
Humidity
55%
Dew point
18°F
Wind
11.2 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation; snow means at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Jan 149°F10°F63°F 1969-16°F 19797%5%
Jan 249°F10°F72°F 1997-10°F 19796%5%
Jan 349°F10°F70°F 1997-12°F 19746%5%
Jan 449°F10°F67°F 1956-14°F 19716%5%
Jan 549°F10°F67°F 1956-19°F 19716%5%
Jan 650°F10°F67°F 2006-21°F 19716%5%
Jan 750°F11°F66°F 1948-20°F 19716%6%
Jan 850°F11°F68°F 1948-3°F 19446%6%
Jan 950°F11°F66°F 1953-15°F 19776%6%
Jan 1050°F11°F72°F 1990-10°F 19626%6%
Jan 1150°F11°F68°F 1953-18°F 19636%6%
Jan 1250°F11°F67°F 1953-26°F 19636%6%
Jan 1350°F11°F67°F 1983-23°F 19636%6%
Jan 1450°F11°F65°F 1996-2°F 19636%6%
Jan 1550°F11°F64°F 2026-9°F 20136%6%
Jan 1650°F11°F68°F 1974-3°F 20247%6%
Jan 1750°F11°F70°F 2000-9°F 20087%6%
Jan 1850°F11°F70°F 2000-8°F 19607%6%
Jan 1950°F12°F70°F 1986-17°F 19437%6%
Jan 2050°F12°F70°F 1950-11°F 20257%6%
Jan 2150°F12°F70°F 1950-11°F 20257%6%
Jan 2251°F12°F69°F 1950-2°F 19557%6%
Jan 2351°F12°F69°F 2013-7°F 19557%6%
Jan 2451°F12°F67°F 19701°F 19637%6%
Jan 2551°F12°F66°F 19531°F 19887%6%
Jan 2651°F12°F68°F 1951-1°F 19797%6%
Jan 2751°F12°F68°F 2003-15°F 19488%6%
Jan 2851°F12°F66°F 1967-17°F 19488%6%
Jan 2951°F13°F65°F 1971-8°F 19498%6%
Jan 3051°F13°F67°F 1971-13°F 19498%6%
Jan 3151°F13°F69°F 1971-19°F 19518%6%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Las Vegas, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.024681102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MST).

January 1
sunrise 7:10 AM, sunset 4:59 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:01 AM, sunset 5:28 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00294862 (Las Vegas Wwtp), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00023054, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-25. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.