Las Cruces, NM Weather & Climate Normals
What a normal year in Las Cruces actually looks like
On the 30-year record NOAA keeps for Las Cruces, NM, the comfort score comes out to 45/100, strongly seasonal: Comfortable weather is limited to a shorter window; summers, winters, or precipitation swing wide. Only 4 months a year land in the 55–75°F range this site treats as mild.
How much Las Cruces's weather actually swings
Average temperatures in Las Cruces run from 39°F in Dec up to 80°F in Jul, a 40.5°F seasonal swing, a middling gap by national standards.
Las Cruces, month by month
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Precip |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 56°F | 24°F | 0.63in |
| Feb | 62°F | 27°F | 0.37in |
| Mar | 69°F | 32°F | 0.21in |
| Apr | 77°F | 39°F | 0.19in |
| May | 85°F | 47°F | 0.42in |
| Jun | 95°F | 59°F | 0.85in |
| Jul | 94°F | 66°F | 2.3in |
| Aug | 91°F | 64°F | 2.2in |
| Sep | 86°F | 56°F | 1.1in |
| Oct | 77°F | 42°F | 0.79in |
| Nov | 66°F | 31°F | 0.61in |
| Dec | 55°F | 23°F | 0.59in |
If you're timing a visit, Apr, May, Sep, and Oct are Las Cruces's mildest stretch; if you're moving there, you should plan around Jul's heat and Dec's cold instead.
How wet Las Cruces actually gets
Las Cruces averages 10.26in of precipitation a year across roughly 47 days with measurable rain or snow; the nearest NOAA station does not record snowfall, so no snow figure is shown rather than guessed.
Las Cruces against the rest of the country
Out of 4876 cities scored here, Las Cruces comes in at 3219; within NM alone it ranks 24 of 35. Population is about 116,998.
Checking the actual forecast
These figures come from Las Cruces 20 N, NM US, the NOAA station 20.0 miles from Las Cruces, averaged over 30 years, not tomorrow's forecast.
More on how this is worked out
Why some cities show no snow or rain figure · Why this uses the nearest NOAA station