[dreamfollower]

Since I am skeptical about being able to stand the heat of the Phoenix area, and without venturing into Northern AZ because of pricing and limited employment, what areas in NW Las Vegas might carry a slightly cooler temperature, along with keeping a relatively safe environment.

And what kind of travel time are we looking at in arriving in Downtown LV & The Strip? Do employers in LV think negatively of a 40-minute commute to work? {I am from NY and my daily commute door-to-door from the suburbs was always 1-1/2 hours, which was very common.}

Reno is not an option.

Thanks.

[dynimagelv]

whatever the temperature, you will be hard pressed to notice it....and once you buy that house in the perfect temperature area, someone will build something down the street that will drastically alter the 'micro climate'.....sorry....but its just splitting hairs....when yer hot yer hot when yer not yer not.

[AA702]

Where ever you move, just invest in a Great A/C unit and good ceiling fans, and you will not even feel the difference. LV gets great temps 9 months out of the year, and 4 months 90-110+. Its really not that bad, especially if you work indoors. You are indoors in A/C, you get in your car in A/C...ect..

[AA702]

Originally Posted by dreamfollower

Since I am skeptical about being able to stand the heat of the Phoenix area, and without venturing into Northern AZ because of pricing and limited employment, what areas in NW Las Vegas might carry a slightly cooler temperature, along with keeping a relatively safe environment.

And what kind of travel time are we looking at in arriving in Downtown LV & The Strip? Do employers in LV think negatively of a 40-minute commute to work? {I am from NY and my daily commute door-to-door from the suburbs was always 1-1/2 hours, which was very common.}

Reno is not an option.

Thanks.

I drive quite a bit in the LV valley, and I can tell you it has a lot of traffic, but there are large surface streets that can handle large amounts of cars durring the rush hours. It takes me 30 mins to go from NW Las Vegas (Lake Mead/Rampart) to Silverado Ranch/Marryland Parkway (SW area close to the southpoint). Or I can get from 95 and wagonwheel to Durango and 95 in about the same time. Las Vegas traffic is nothing compared to what your use to.

[Buzz123]

The high for the day might be 5º hotter on the eastern side of the Valley than it is on the western side of the Valley in summer, and 5º colder in winter, but you probably couldn't tell the difference. Our overall temps are usually about 5º cooler than Phoenix's high on the same day. I think what you would notice between Phoenix and Las Vegas a little lower humidity in Vegas. But that might not be all that noticeable either. Both are dry. Don't worry about it. Like the man said hot is hot.

I don't get the question about the 45 minute commute. The employer only cares that you get there on time. How far you drive isn't his concern. Most commutes in Vegas are going to be 30 to 45 minutes. If you are 1½ hrs away you will be in the open desert all alone with the coyotes and jack rabbits. In fact if you are more than 45 minutes away from the center of town you are out in the desert.

I'm assuming you are not familiar with Nevada, and if you are there are a lot of folks that read this stuff that aren't so bare with me. There is virtually NOTHING else outside the immediate Las Vegas area. Living in a western city is nothing like living in an eastern city as far as having town after town along crowded highways, and woods, and hills, and creeks, and other natural barriers. Here everything is compacted into one living area that expands from the center outward, and everything outside that area is the desert. It is not unlike being on an island in the ocean except the ocean here is sand, broken only by mountains that make the New England mountains look like anthills. If you look at a Nevada map you will see lots of PLACES marked on it. Those places are only PLACES. They are not usually communities. Most of the time there may be a ranch, or there may have been a mine there in the 19th or early 20th century but maybe only a dirt crossroad remains. Nevada is 110,400 square miles, 87% of which is open land controlled by the Federal government.

Las Vegas takes up about 650 square miles, 10 times larger than Boston, on the southern tip of that vast nothingness. Reno is 440 miles north of Las Vegas and is the only other city of significant size in the state. 2 million of the less than 2½ million people in Nevada live in that one small area of the state that makes up what we call Las Vegas. Las Vegas is just about the only populated area of Clark County, at least for 75 to 100 miles, and Clark County is about the size of Vermont. Just wanted to give people a perspective.

[radraja]

1. Western LV tends to be cooler than Eastern LV, but the difference isn't significant. Las Vegas as a whole is usually about 10 degrees cooler than Phoenix, though.

2. You can drive across the metro in 30 minutes, usually. Traffic isn't too horrible.

3. The valley isn't overlapping any other metros (like the agglomerations on the east coast), but the Vegas metro is large enough that it doesn't feel isolated at all.

4. If the idea of 110 degrees in the summer really horrifies you, you may be better off in Reno or Northern AZ.

[LV_James]

A point of interest.

The official temperature in Las Vegas, according to NOAA, has never been higher than 117 degrees. That despite the fact that it is fairly common during the summer to see roadside thermometers all over town reading 120+.

Once it gets to 110 (real temperature, not official), it doesn't make much difference what part of town you are in. It's hot.

As stated above, however, you generally live, work and drive in an air conditioned environment, and once the sun goes down, it gets comfortable again.

Just my 2 cents

[AA702]

Originally Posted by radraja

1. Western LV tends to be cooler than Eastern LV, but the difference isn't significant. Las Vegas as a whole is usually about 10 degrees cooler than Phoenix, though.

2. You can drive across the metro in 30 minutes, usually. Traffic isn't too horrible.

3. The valley isn't overlapping any other metros (like the agglomerations on the east coast), but the Vegas metro is large enough that it doesn't feel isolated at all.

4. If the idea of 110 degrees in the summer really horrifies you, you may be better off in Reno or Northern AZ.

I thought northern AZ is hotter than Las Vegas? Like Bullhead city and Lake Havasu. I know if you get higher in elevation it does get cooler, but the River corridor is very hot!

[AA702]

Originally Posted by LV_James

A point of interest.

The official temperature in Las Vegas, according to NOAA, has never been higher than 117 degrees. That despite the fact that it is fairly common during the summer to see roadside thermometers all over town reading 120+.

Once it gets to 110 (real temperature, not official), it doesn't make much difference what part of town you are in. It's hot.

As stated above, however, you generally live, work and drive in an air conditioned environment, and once the sun goes down, it gets comfortable again.

Just my 2 cents

The official temp is at the airport. I work outdoors in the summer months and most newer pools have a temperature sensor that measures air/water temps. Ive seen the air temps as high as 133 in some places. I'm not sure how accurate they are, but this might have to do with the hot concrete reflecting on some of the pool equipment. But anything over 110 is freakin' hot..it really doesn't matter.

[radraja]

Originally Posted by AAPoolServiceLV

I thought northern AZ is hotter than Las Vegas? Like Bullhead city and Lake Havasu. I know if you get higher in elevation it does get cooler, but the River corridor is very hot!

I believe the OP was thinking of cities like Flagstaff.