Windy cities · Nevada
How windy is Las Vegas?
Las Vegas right now
60°FClear skies
- Today64°F / 54°FClear skies
- Tomorrow67°F / 52°FClouds
- Monday68°F / 53°FClouds
Dress for disappointment.
Live from OpenWeatherMap. Alerts from the National Weather Service.
Across a typical year, the wind in Las Vegas averages about 8 mph.
April is the windiest month, at about 10 mph, and January the calmest, at about 6.2 mph. There’s no wind at all about 12% of the time. That makes it the joint 56th least windy of the 124 US cities we track.
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The strongest average wind in the forecast for the next 48 hours is about 7 mph.
Las Vegas averages about 10 mph in April, so the desert spring blows a few hats into the fountains.
Live 48-hour forecast from OpenWeatherMap, refreshed about every half hour. Alerts from the National Weather Service.
The wind at a glance
| Average wind speed, all year | 8 mph |
|---|---|
| Windiest month | April, 10 mph |
| Calmest month | January, 6.2 mph |
| Hours with no wind at all | 12% |
Average wind speeds across every hour of a typical year, not gusts.
Cities with about the same wind
- Peoria, Illinois: about 8 mph
- Albuquerque, New Mexico: about 8.1 mph
- Atlanta, Georgia: about 8.1 mph
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Source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, hourly, 1991 to 2020, station USW00023169. Average wind speed, not gusts.