Has it rained enough in Las Vegas?
Not a drop has fallen on Las Vegas in three weeks.
Las Vegas has had 0mm of rain in the last 30 days. A normal August here brings 11.2mm, so that is about 0% of what the ground usually gets — and the driest August in 30 years was 0mm.
Rain reaching the roots · 14 days
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Rain in Las Vegas through a normal year
Across a normal year Las Vegas gets about 131.2mm of rain, most of it in February (23.2mm) and least in June (1.9mm).
That makes Las Vegas one of the drier places this site covers in the United States in August — 27th of 30, against Tampa at the wet end (191.8mm) and Sacramento at the dry end (1.8mm).
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Average rainfall by month, 1995–2024
What that means for what you grow
- Pots and hanging basketsWorst hit, and first to suffer. Very little soil, fully exposed, and nothing to fall back on — in this weather they can empty in a day.
- Salad and leafy vegShallow-rooted and quick to bolt once they run dry. First priority of anything in the ground.
- Beds and bordersA long soak that reaches the roots is worth more than a daily sprinkle, which only wets the surface and is gone by lunchtime.
- Established shrubs and treesFine as they are. They draw from far deeper than a dry spell reaches.
Your own garden, not the town average
This page is worked out for Las Vegas as a whole. Your garden has its own soil, its own shade and its own planting, and the front page will use your exact location instead.
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