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Your nature year

Las Vegas, Nevadathrough the year

Also for Henderson, NV, North Las Vegas, NV: the same nearby places.

When do frost, green-up and fall color come to Las Vegas?

Expect about 320 frost-free days in Las Vegas: the last spring frost usually comes around Jan 24, the first fall one around Dec 10, going by NOAA's Las Vegas Air Terminal station 4.2 miles away. Las Vegas sits at about 2,350 feet.

Spring green-up reaches town around Feb 1, with first blooms around Mar 2. Spring takes about 4 weeks to go from leaf to bloom. Head west for the closest of the 3 places we follow around Las Vegas. The closest place we follow is Ash Meadows Refuge, 61 miles away, for wildflowers, from late March (local timing). Death Valley (105 mi) is the pick for desert superbloom, usually Feb 11–Apr 10.

Updated Sep 27. Sources: US Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer (places) ↗ (opens in a new tab), US Census Bureau, city and town population estimates, 2024 ↗ (opens in a new tab), NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 (annual/seasonal) ↗ (opens in a new tab)

Las Vegas's year at a glance

  • Frost possible
  • Frost-free, ~Jan 24 to ~Dec 10
  • First leaf ~Feb 1
  • First bloom ~Mar 2
  • Today

Near Las Vegas right now

  • First fall frost usually around Dec 10 · last spring frost around Jan 24NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Las Vegas Air Terminal (4.2 mi, 50% dates)
    ~2 months
  • Fall foliage · Zion · 142 miusually Oct 21–Nov 10
    ~3 weeks

Las Vegas's nature year

From the town's own dates and its nearest places
  • Last spring frostJan
  • Desert superbloom · Death ValleyFeb–Apr
  • Spring green-upFeb
  • Wildflowers · Ash Meadows RefugeMar
  • Fall foliage · ZionOct–Nov
  • First fall frostDec

Nearby, season by season

Real places within 150 miles, straight-line

Fall foliage

  • Zion · 142 miusually Oct 21–Nov 10
    ~3 weeks

Desert superbloom

Wildflowers

Frost and green-up

Last spring frost

Jan 24

Average (50% date)

First fall frost

Dec 10

About 320 days without frost between

Spring green-up

Feb 1

First bloom around Mar 2

Frost: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals at Las Vegas Air Terminal (4.2 mi from Las Vegas), the day a 32 °F night is as likely as not. Green-up: the USA-NPN Spring Index, 1991–2020 average at the town.

Questions people ask

When is the first frost in Las Vegas?

On average around Dec 10, and the last spring frost around Jan 24: about 320 days without frost between. These are NOAA's 1991–2020 normals at Las Vegas Air Terminal, 4.2 miles away (the day a 32 °F night is as likely as not).

When does spring green-up reach Las Vegas?

The USA-NPN Spring Index puts first leaf around Feb 1 and first bloom around Mar 2, on average for 1991–2020 at the town.

Where can I see fall foliage near Las Vegas?

Zion, 142 miles (usually Oct 21–Nov 10). Distances are straight-line.

Where can I see desert superbloom near Las Vegas?

Death Valley, 105 miles (usually Feb 11–Apr 10). Distances are straight-line.

How we know

US Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer (places) (opens in a new tab) (Sep 27) · US Census Bureau, city and town population estimates, 2024 (opens in a new tab) (Sep 27) · NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 (annual/seasonal) (opens in a new tab) (Sep 27) · USA National Phenology Network, Spring Index 1991–2020 averages (opens in a new tab) (Sep 27)

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