Best time to visit Lake Mead National Recreation Area
January, February and December have the mildest temperatures at Lake Mead National Recreation Area, though they are among the wetter months. May is busiest, with about 633,000 visitors. January is the quietest.
- Quiet
- Moderate
- Busy
- Very busy
- Few or no visits (may be closed)
- Best months
Month by month
- Station
- Echo Bay, NV USC00262497
- Lat / lon
- 36.31, -114.43
- Elevation
- 1,250 ft
- From park center
- 5.1 mi
- Normals
- 1991–2020
- Visits
- 2023–2025
| Field | Janbest | Febbest | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Decbest | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High, °F | 59° | 63° | 72° | 81° | 91° | 101° | 107° | 106° | 97° | 83° | 68° | 57° | 82° |
| Low, °F | 38° | 42° | 49° | 55° | 65° | 75° | 83° | 82° | 72° | 58° | 46° | 38° | 59° |
| Precipitation, in | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 5.3 |
| Snow, in | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daylight, h:mm | 9:56 | 10:48 | 11:51 | 13:04 | 14:04 | 14:37 | 14:24 | 13:32 | 12:22 | 11:12 | 10:11 | 9:42 | |
| Visitors, thousands | 368 | 401 | 533 | 612 | 633 | 605 | 602 | 534 | 513 | 515 | 419 | 382 | 6,116 |
| Crowds | Busy | Busy | Very busy | Very busy | Very busy | Very busy | Very busy | Very busy | Very busy | Very busy | Busy | Busy | |
| Weather | Mild, wet | Mild, wet | Mild, wet | Hot | Very hot | Very hot | Very hot | Very hot | Very hot | Hot | Mild, wet | Mild, wet |
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip., in | Snow, in | Daylight | Visitors | Crowds | Weather |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Januarybest | 59° | 38° | 0.8 | 0 | 9:56 | 368,000 | Busy | Mild, wet |
| Februarybest | 63° | 42° | 1.0 | 0 | 10:48 | 401,000 | Busy | Mild, wet |
| March | 72° | 49° | 0.6 | 0 | 11:51 | 533,000 | Very busy | Mild, wet |
| April | 81° | 55° | 0.3 | 0 | 13:04 | 612,000 | Very busy | Hot |
| May | 91° | 65° | 0.1 | 0 | 14:04 | 633,000 | Very busy | Very hot |
| June | 101° | 75° | 0.2 | 0 | 14:37 | 605,000 | Very busy | Very hot |
| July | 107° | 83° | 0.3 | 0 | 14:24 | 602,000 | Very busy | Very hot |
| August | 106° | 82° | 0.3 | 0 | 13:32 | 534,000 | Very busy | Very hot |
| September | 97° | 72° | 0.1 | 0 | 12:22 | 513,000 | Very busy | Very hot |
| October | 83° | 58° | 0.5 | 0 | 11:12 | 515,000 | Very busy | Hot |
| November | 68° | 46° | 0.4 | 0 | 10:11 | 419,000 | Busy | Mild, wet |
| Decemberbest | 57° | 38° | 0.8 | 0 | 9:42 | 382,000 | Busy | Mild, wet |
| Year | 82° | 59° | 5.3 | 0 | 6,116,000 | |||
Year: average high and low, total precipitation and snowfall, total visitors. T = trace (under 0.05 in). – = not measured at this station. Updated .
- Hottest July, average high 107°F
- Coldest nights December, average low 38°F
- Source NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information; National Park Service
- Visitors a year about 6,116,000 (2023–2025 average)
- States Nevada and Arizona
Closures, reservations and alerts: Lake Mead National Recreation Area on nps.gov
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