Ruidoso, NM Weather & Climate Normals
Ruidoso's real weather, in one number
Ruidoso, NM scores 51/100 on this site's reading of NOAA's own 30-year normals: strongly seasonal. Comfortable weather is limited to a shorter window; summers, winters, or precipitation swing wide. 5 of the year's 12 months average between 55 and 75°F, the range this site counts as mild.
Ruidoso's hottest and coldest months
Ruidoso's hottest month is Jul, averaging 66°F; its coldest is Jan, averaging 35°F, a 31.5°F swing across the year, a middling gap by national standards.
Ruidoso's weather across the year
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Precip | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 49°F | 21°F | 1.11in | 7.9in |
| Feb | 51°F | 23°F | 1.03in | 5.5in |
| Mar | 58°F | 27°F | 0.88in | 2.2in |
| Apr | 65°F | 33°F | 0.67in | 0.6in |
| May | 73°F | 40°F | 1.16in | 0in |
| Jun | 82°F | 47°F | 2.05in | 0in |
| Jul | 81°F | 51°F | 4.31in | 0in |
| Aug | 79°F | 50°F | 4.23in | 0in |
| Sep | 75°F | 44°F | 2.49in | 0in |
| Oct | 67°F | 35°F | 1.69in | 1in |
| Nov | 56°F | 26°F | 0.84in | 1.8in |
| Dec | 48°F | 22°F | 1.54in | 7.2in |
May, Jun, Jul, Aug, and Sep are the best time to see Ruidoso at its mildest; the rest of the year, plan around Jan's cold.
Rain and snow in Ruidoso
Ruidoso averages 22in of precipitation a year across roughly 86 days with measurable rain or snow, and 26.2in of snow a year.
Where Ruidoso ranks
Ruidoso ranks 1582 of 4876 US cities in this dataset for comfort score, and 8 of 35 within NM. About 7,640 people live there.
If you need tomorrow's forecast, not the 30-year average
Everything above is a 30-year average from Ruidoso, NM US, 1.3 miles from Ruidoso, not a prediction for any specific day.
More on how this is worked out
How the comfort score is calculated · Why some cities show no snow or rain figure