Dog-Walking Pavement Heat in Nevada
Pick a city for a live pavement-temperature verdict — on a sunny day the asphalt can run 40–60°F hotter than the air. Badges show each city's current reading.
Nevada's pavement peaks in July, when Las Vegas averages a high of 107°F — the hottest of the 4 cities we track here. In full sun that puts the asphalt well past the point where paw pads burn in under a minute.
7 months of the year — April, May, June, July, August, September and October — normally lose the middle of the day in Las Vegas. In the worst of it — July — walks in Las Vegas are typically only comfortable before 8:00 AM and after 7:00 PM. Pavement also lags the air: it keeps releasing stored heat for a couple of hours after sunset, so an evening that feels cool to you can still be too hot underfoot.
Pick your city below for a live SAFE, CAUTION or DANGER verdict, today's safe walking windows hour by hour, and a 7-day outlook. Readings update continuously, so check it the way you'd check the forecast — right before the walk, not the night before.