Las Vegas · United States
January
CES transforms Las Vegas and midweek hotel rates hit their annual floor.
Best match
#4 of 12 months
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High
13.9°C
Low
3.2°C
Rain
13mm
Sun
7.4hrs/day
30-year climate normals · Open Meteo ERA5
How January scores in Las Vegas
Weather
Above average
Value
Outstanding
Crowds
Excellent
Events
Excellent
Atmosphere
Very good
What you gain in January
- ↑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.
What you sacrifice
- ↓January daytime temperatures of 13–14°C are cool for a desert city optimised around outdoor pools and street-level entertainment. The famous Las Vegas pool scene is entirely shut down — every hotel pool closes from approximately November to March. The Strip's outdoor entertainment (High Roller observation wheel at LINQ, the Eiffel Tower at Paris Las Vegas) is open but cold in the evenings.
- ↓CES week is a double-edged sword — exciting energy but rooms spike 300–500% during the convention and the convention centre crowds make some Strip properties feel more like a trade fair than a resort. Non-CES visitors should plan around the first week of January to avoid the price premium.
How January compares to April (best month)
| Factor | January | April ★ |
|---|---|---|
| Weather | 5 | 9 |
| Value | 9 | 6 |
| Crowds | 8 | 5 |
January in other destinations
Lisbon (13.6°C)Barcelona (13.2°C)Tokyo (9.8°C)Bali (30.2°C)Santorini (13.4°C)Paris (7°C)New York (3.3°C)Marrakech (17.3°C)Amsterdam (5.6°C)Maldives (30.1°C)Rome (11.6°C)Bangkok (31.1°C)Istanbul (8.7°C)Vienna (3.2°C)Seoul (1.1°C)Dubrovnik (11.1°C)Rio de Janeiro (30.9°C)Kyoto (9.2°C)Phuket (31.5°C)Cape Town (26.1°C)Prague (2°C)Amalfi Coast (12°C)Mexico City (21°C)Medellín (28°C)Fiji (31°C)London (8°C)Sydney (26°C)Iceland (2°C)Tulum (28°C)Dubai (24°C)Singapore (30°C)Hoi An (24°C)Chiang Mai (29°C)Miami (24.1°C)Florence (9.2°C)Queenstown (22°C)Madrid (9.4°C)Porto (14°C)Edinburgh (7°C)Copenhagen (4°C)Budapest (4°C)Kraków (2°C)Tbilisi (6°C)Palawan (29°C)Hanoi (18°C)Osaka (9°C)Goa (32°C)Cusco (19°C)Buenos Aires (30°C)Mykonos (13°C)Zanzibar (32°C)Sri Lanka (31°C)Costa Rica (25°C)Cancun (28°C)Krabi (32°C)Athens (13°C)Seville (15°C)Cartagena (31°C)Siem Reap (29°C)Havana (26°C)Split (10°C)Taipei (19°C)Kuala Lumpur (32°C)Valletta (15°C)Ho Chi Minh City (33°C)Hawaii (27°C)Cappadocia (4°C)Dominican Republic (28°C)Jamaica (30°C)Tanzania (28°C)Seychelles (30°C)Nepal (18°C)Jordan (12°C)Azores (17°C)Bora Bora (30°C)Los Angeles (19.8°C)Cairo (19.1°C)Kenya (26.8°C)Jaipur (22.2°C)San Francisco (13.2°C)Madeira (19.5°C)Vancouver (6.9°C)Muscat (26.4°C)Lima (26.2°C)Cinque Terre (11°C)Kotor (10°C)Tel Aviv (18°C)Santiago (30°C)Bogotá (19°C)Bruges (5.8°C)Penang (31.5°C)Lombok (30.8°C)Cape Verde (26.2°C)Fez (13.8°C)Kerala (31°C)Kigali (26°C)Hong Kong (18°C)Oslo (-1°C)Auckland (24°C)
Climate data: 30-year normals (1991–2020) from Open Meteo ERA5 reanalysis. Scores compare months within Las Vegas, not across destinations. Methodology →