Best time to visit Las Vegas on a budget
When to visit Las Vegas for lower prices on flights, accommodation, and food — without sacrificing too much on weather or atmosphere.
Best month
January
CES transforms Las Vegas and midweek hotel rates hit their annual floor.
↑The Consumer Electronics Show (CES, typically the first full week of January) is the largest tech trade show in the world, attracting 180,000+ attendees from 160 countries. The Vegas Strip during CES has an energy unlike any other week of the year — tech executives, journalists, and startup founders crammed into the convention centre and Venetian Expo, with the casino floors running the same as always. Hotel rates spike for CES dates but drop to their annual lows in the remaining weeks of January.
↑Outside CES week, January delivers Las Vegas hotel rooms at their cheapest annual prices. Mid-Strip properties (Park MGM, Vdara, Aria) with weekday rates below $60/night are not unusual; even premium properties like the Cosmopolitan and the Wynn run weekday offers that would be inconceivable in March or October.
↑The casino gaming experience is best in January's quieter weeks. Table game minimums are lower, machines are accessible, and poker rooms at Bellagio and Aria are running without the 2-hour wait times that accompany major events. Sports betting in January is at its most active with NFL playoffs and then the Super Bowl build-up.
All months ranked — Cheap travel
Best match
CES transforms Las Vegas and midweek hotel rates hit their annual floor.
#1 for cheap travel
Best match
Valentine's Day premium aside, February is one of the best value months on the Strip.
#2 for cheap travel
Strong option
The best weather month — 27°C, outdoor Vegas in full swing, and EDC on the horizon.
#3 for cheap travel
Strong option
Spring breaks arrive, pools reopen, and March Madness turns every sportsbook into a stadium.
#4 for cheap travel
Strong option
Pool season at its most atmospheric — if you can handle 40°C, this is the immersive Vegas experience.
#5 for cheap travel
Strong option
EDC weekend and pool season in full swing — heat is building but not yet extreme.
#6 for cheap travel
Strong option
Heat easing, NFL season beginning — one of the best sports betting months on the calendar.
#7 for cheap travel
Strong option
The hottest month — 41°C days but low midweek rates and the pool scene is entirely justified.
#8 for cheap travel
Strong option
Marginally cooler than July, same pool-culture logic applies — and the F1 announcement season begins.
#9 for cheap travel
Strong option
The F1 Grand Prix season approaches and October is Las Vegas at its absolute best.
#10 for cheap travel
Strong option
The F1 Grand Prix makes November the most spectacular event weekend in Vegas history.
#11 for cheap travel
Strong option
New Year's Eve on the Strip — the biggest NYE celebration in the United States.
#12 for cheap travel