Las Vegas Time Zone

Las Vegas Overview

Las Vegas is the most populous city in the whole of Nevada and is known as being one of the most popular tourist locations in all of the US due to its flashy hotels, casinos, and shows. The city is often described as 'The Entertainment Capital of the World' or ‘Sin City’ and is always among the top tourist spots each year.

Nevada is the driest state in the entire US, with most of the state being made up of desert. Only seven inches of rain falls in the area each year, so Las Vegas is well known for its extremely high temperatures and low humidity ratings, especially in the spring and summer months when the city is observing daylight savings time. Winters in Las Vegas tend to be reasonably mild as well and don't last for long, with some rare rainy days and very rare cases of snow from time to time.

Activities and Economy in Las Vegas (Las Vegas Time Zone)

Las Vegas is a city that almost everyone around the world has heard of. It earned its reputation over the years for being the ultimate gambling location on the planet, with countless casinos all around. The world-famous Las Vegas Strip has featured in dozens of movies and TV shows and is lined on either side by incredible hotels and casinos, complete with homages to famous landmarks around the world like the Egyptian pyramids or the Eiffel Tower of Paris.

With high-rise buildings and bright lights in every direction, a trip to Las Vegas is a real sensory experience for any visitor, and despite being known as an adult entertainment hotspot, the city can be enjoyed by people of all ages. Families and tourists flock from all over the world simply to stroll along the Strip or visit the various hotels, with a myriad of attractions, rides, shows, and stores open and available all year long.

Of course, the biggest factors in Las Vegas' economy are tourism and gambling. Countless tourists visit Las Vegas to take in the sights and sounds of the city, with many spending huge amounts of cash in casinos all over town in the hope of winning a big jackpot and heading home much richer. The various casinos throughout Las Vegas offer all of the classic gambling games from poker to roulette, and the city also hosts plenty of big gaming tournaments too. As well as all of this, Las Vegas hosts various museums and a pro hockey team, with an NFL team arriving in 2020.

History of Las Vegas Time Zones (Las Vegas Time Zone)

Since Las Vegas is located in quite a central position in the state of Nevada, it has always observed Pacific Time. The city was settled in 1905 and time zones had already been introduced to the US in the late 19th century. Outside of Vegas, almost all of Nevada is also in the Pacific Time Zone.

There are just a few small parts of Nevada that officially and unofficially observe Mountain Time, instead. West Wendover, a small town in Elko County in the northeastern section of the state, observes Mountain Time on an official basis, while several other small towns also unofficially observe Mountain Time for various distinct reasons.

Time Zone

Pacific Time Zone

The Pacific Time Zone, commonly abbreviated to PT, is divided into two forms: Pacific Standard Time (PST) and Pacific Daylight Time (PDT). The former applies outside of daylight savings periods and is eight hours behind Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), while the latter applies during daylight savings times of the year and is just seven hours behind UTC.

Daylight Savings in Las Vegas

Daylight savings is observed in Las Vegas, Nevada. In 2018, daylight savings began on March 11 and will finish on November 4. During this period, Las Vegas observes Pacific Daylight Time and is seven hours behind UTC. The rest of the state of Nevada also utilizes daylight savings time.