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Las Vegas in October

☀️ Warm dry season

Pleasant and mostly dry.

🎒 Pack: sunglasses & hat

Best months: Apr (9.7), Oct (9.7), Mar (9.5)

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Why October scores 9.7What goes into the score

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🌡️ 27° / 15°C🌧️ 8 mm💧 dew pt -1°🍃 PM2.5 6
  • Weather comfort50%10.0
    • ✓Comfortable temperatures (27°C highs / 15°C lows)
    • ✓Comfortable humidity (dew point -1.4°C)
    • ✓Mostly dry (~8 mm rain)
  • Air quality20%9.9
    • ✓Good (within WHO guideline) (PM2.5 ~6 µg/m³)
  • Seasonal hazards20%10.0
    • ·No notable seasonal hazards
  • Safety baseline10%7.5
    • ·Increased caution
Compare monthsPut October side by side with another month
OctApr
Score9.7 Excellent9.7 Excellent
Season☀️ Warm dry season☀️ Warm dry season
High / low27° / 15°26° / 14°
Rain8 mm5 mm
Humiditydew pt -1°dew pt -2°
PM2.56 µg/m³6 µg/m³

Typical-month data: NASA POWER (MERRA-2 reanalysis) 2015–2024 (modelled, not a forecast). Temperatures: Las Vegas Airport weather-station normals. Rainfall: Harry Reid International Airport weather-station normals (national met service).

Holidays & crowdsOctober 2027

Long weekend

There's at least one long weekend. Domestic travel picks up and popular spots get busier over those days.

  • Columbus Day 9–11 Oct · 3 days off in a row

National holidays only; regional holidays and school breaks aren't included. Source: holidays (open-source public-holiday calendar).

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A desert resort city in Nevada, visited for casinos, shows, dining, conventions and as a base for Grand Canyon and Red Rock trips.

Events in October

No major events on our calendar for October.

Coming up later

Las Vegas Grand PrixDate variesUsually November

A night Formula 1 race on city streets.

Why go: Roads around the Strip close and hotel rates rise.

Where: Street circuit on and around the Strip

New Year's Eve fireworksEvery year31 December every year

Fireworks are launched from several resort rooftops.

Why go: The Strip closes to cars; hotel rates peak.

Where: The Strip

National Finals RodeoDate variesUsually early to mid-December

Ten days of top-level rodeo competition.

Why go: Cowboy-themed events take over the city.

Where: Thomas & Mack Center