Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 38 min5:21 am – 8:00 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 41 min6:46 am – 4:27 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 109°F, lows 80°FColdest month December: highs 63°F, lows 38°F5 in of rain a year, on about 14 dayswettest month FebruarySnow is rare166 days above 90°F, 13 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Callville Bay station, 13 mi away
Parks and public landsLake Mead National Recreation Areanational recreation area · 11.4 mi · 581,651 acresValley of Fire State Parkstate park · 14.2 mi · 41,930 acresFloyd Lamb State Parkstate park · 23.5 mi · 2,179 acresTule Springs Fossil Beds National Monumentnational monument · 25.4 mi · 22,696 acresMoapa Valley National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 27.1 mi · 135 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes68 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.3 on 24 Mar 200249 mi away, near Alamo, NevadaMost recent: magnitude 3.8 on 4 Jun 202636 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very HighClark County, NV, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsHeat wave Very HighRiver flooding Very HighWildfire Relatively HighEarthquake Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality31% of days had good air in 2025113 of 365 days measured226 moderate, 26 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 61, worst day 138main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Clark County monitors, NV
Drinking waterLas Vegas Valley Water Districtserves 1,539,277 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation2,811 ft857 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalMike O'Callaghan Military Medical Center14.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportHarry Reid International Airport LAS25 miInterstateI-155.7 miUS highwayUS 935.7 miCoachLas VegasAlvand Transportation22 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 88901 ZIP area.
