Weather in Las Vegas in December 2024
- December is usually the coldest month of the year in Las Vegas;
Average weather
Average temperature in Las Vegas in December
The temperature in December is +63°F on average, with a range between a maximum of +72°F during the day and a minimum of +37°F at night.
The average maximum temperature goes up 0% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +61°F to +61°F.
Is Las Vegas warm or cold in December?
Las Vegas is typically mild in December.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +68°F to +57°F. The minimum temperature also goes down from +46°F to +39°F.
Pack a light jacket as it will be warm in the day and cool in the evenings.
December is the coldest month in Las Vegas, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Las Vegas in December
| November | December | January | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +68°F | +57°F | +59°F | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +28°F | +12°F | +19°F | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +86°F | +75°F | +73°F | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 11 mm | 17 mm | 21 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 3 m/s | 2 m/s | 2 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 34% | 43% | 44% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1017 HPa | 1018 HPa | 1019 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 21 | 19 | 18 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 6 | 7 | 7 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 3 | 5 | 6 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
December weather is still as good as in November. It’s getting colder in December. From +68°F in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +57°F. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 11 mm to 17 mm. Humidity rises from 34% to 43%. Winds are calmer in comparison to November, going down from 3 m/s to 2 m/s on average. The days becoming less sunny, going from 21 sunny days in November to 19 in December.
January brings much the same weather, it remains good.
Wind
The average wind speed is 3 m/s getting up to 8 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Las Vegas is gradually increasing during December, going from 4 m/s to 5 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last December in Las Vegas?
Climate Change Over the Years
The climate in Las Vegas in December has not changed that much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1982 (+77°F) and the highest in 2020 (+84°F). The driest year was 2002 with only 45 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2019 with 306 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Las Vegas, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.