Climateby Month

Las Cruces, NM climate by month

NOAA 1991-2020 normals · 3,910 ft elevation

Las Cruces has hot summers and cool winters. Highs peak at 96°F in June and fall to 58°F in December. The wettest month is July (about 9 wet days) and the driest is April (about 2). Normal snowfall is about 1.0 in a year. By our comfort score the best month is March.

Warmest month
96°F
June normal high
Coldest month
30°F
January normal low
Wet days a year
47
9.1 in of precipitation
Snow a year
1.0 in
normal snowfall

How warm is Las Cruces?

Normal highs range from 58°F in December to 96°F in June.

20°40°60°80°100° January: normal high 59°F (15°C), low 30°F (-1°C) February: normal high 64°F (18°C), low 34°F (1°C) March: normal high 71°F (22°C), low 39°F (4°C) April: normal high 79°F (26°C), low 46°F (8°C) May: normal high 87°F (31°C), low 54°F (12°C) June: normal high 96°F (36°C), low 64°F (18°C) 96° 64° July: normal high 96°F (36°C), low 69°F (21°C) August: normal high 94°F (34°C), low 68°F (20°C) September: normal high 88°F (31°C), low 61°F (16°C) October: normal high 80°F (27°C), low 48°F (9°C) November: normal high 68°F (20°C), low 37°F (3°C) December: normal high 58°F (14°C), low 30°F (-1°C) 58° 30° JFMAMJJASOND

Bars run from the normal low to the normal high for each month.

How rainy is Las Cruces?

July has the most wet days (about 9); the year brings about 9.1 in of precipitation.

January: 3 wet days February: 2 wet days March: 2 wet days April: 2 wet days 2 May: 2 wet days June: 3 wet days July: 9 wet days 9 August: 8 wet days September: 5 wet days October: 4 wet days November: 3 wet days December: 3 wet days JFMAMJJASOND

Wet day: at least 0.01 in of rain or melted snow, counted from daily records 1991-2020.

How much does it snow?

Normal snowfall is 1.0 in a year, most of it in January.

January: 0.4 in of snow 0.4 February: 0.1 in of snow March: 0.0 in of snow 0.0 April: 0.0 in of snow May: 0.0 in of snow June: 0.0 in of snow July: 0.0 in of snow August: 0.0 in of snow September: 0.0 in of snow October: 0.1 in of snow November: 0.0 in of snow December: 0.4 in of snow JFMAMJJASOND

How humid is Las Cruces?

Muggy days peak in July, at about 1 days.

January: 0 muggy days 0 February: 0 muggy days March: 0 muggy days April: 0 muggy days May: 0 muggy days June: 0 muggy days July: 1 muggy days 1 August: 0 muggy days September: 0 muggy days October: 0 muggy days November: 0 muggy days December: 0 muggy days JFMAMJJASOND

Muggy day: daily mean dew point of 65°F or higher, from hourly observations 1991-2020 at El Paso International Airport, 42 mi SE of the city center (the nearest airport with complete hourly records).

How much daylight?

Daylight ranges from about 10.1 hours in December to 14.2 hours in June.

January: 10.3 hours of daylight February: 11.1 hours of daylight March: 12.0 hours of daylight April: 13.0 hours of daylight May: 13.8 hours of daylight June: 14.2 hours of daylight 14.2 July: 14.0 hours of daylight August: 13.3 hours of daylight September: 12.4 hours of daylight October: 11.4 hours of daylight November: 10.5 hours of daylight December: 10.1 hours of daylight 10.1 JFMAMJJASOND
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Monthly climate normals and day counts for Las Cruces, 1991-2020
MonthHighLowPrecip.Wet daysSnowMuggy daysDaylight
January 59°F30°F 0.5 in3 0.4 in 0 10.3 h
February 64°F34°F 0.4 in2 0.1 in 0 11.1 h
March 71°F39°F 0.3 in2 0.0 in 0 12.0 h
April 79°F46°F 0.2 in2 0.0 in 0 13.0 h
May 87°F54°F 0.4 in2 0.0 in 0 13.8 h
June 96°F64°F 0.7 in3 0.0 in 0 14.2 h
July 96°F69°F 1.8 in9 0.0 in 1 14.0 h
August 94°F68°F 1.7 in8 0.0 in 0 13.3 h
September 88°F61°F 1.4 in5 0.0 in 0 12.4 h
October 80°F48°F 0.8 in4 0.1 in 0 11.4 h
November 68°F37°F 0.4 in3 0.0 in 0 10.5 h
December 58°F30°F 0.6 in3 0.4 in 0 10.1 h

High and low: NOAA 1991-2020 normal daily high and low. Wet days: at least 0.01 in of rain or melted snow. Muggy days: daily mean dew point 65°F or higher.

Best months to visit Las Cruces

By our comfort score, the best month is March.

Comfort score by month (0-100) and its parts, in days per month
MonthScoreComfortableNotable rainHot or cold
Jan 56821
Feb 691410
Mar 792110
Apr 731511
May 555112
Jun 390127
Jul 370427
Aug 360425
Sep 452314
Oct 651322
Nov 731910
Dec 55721

Score = 40 × share of comfortable days + 25 × share of days without notable rain + 20 × share of days neither hot (90°F+) nor cold (high 40°F or below) + 15 × daylight. How the score works.

Frost dates in Las Cruces

The last spring frost typically comes around Mar 12, and the first fall frost around Nov 13, leaving 241 frost-free days in a typical year.

Frost and freeze dates for Las Cruces
Typical date1 year in 10
Last spring frost (32°F)Mar 12after Apr 2
First fall frost (32°F)Nov 13before Oct 30
Last hard freeze (28°F)Feb 26after Mar 15
First hard freeze (28°F)Nov 24before Nov 9
Frost-free season241 daysunder 216 days

"Typical" is the date with a 50% chance of a later spring frost (or earlier fall frost). Planting after the "1 year in 10" spring date gives a 90% chance of no further frost. The Old Farmer's Almanac publishes 30% dates, which fall between our typical and 1-in-10 dates.

Station: State Univ (USC00298535), NOAA 1991-2020 freeze probabilities. Frost dates for every city in New Mexico.

Hottest and coldest readings, 1991-2020

The highest reading was 110°F (June 28, 1994); the lowest was -5°F (February 3, 2011).

From the temperature station's daily records with NOAA quality flags removed. Not an all-time record.

Near Las Cruces

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Where the numbers come from

  • Temperature, rain, snowfall, snow depth and frost dates: State Univ (USC00298535), 2.4 mi SSE of the city center, 3,886 ft . NOAA normals and daily records, 1991-2020.
  • Humidity and wind by hour and cloud cover: El Paso Intl Airport (USW00023044), 42 mi SE of the city center, 3,918 ft . NOAA normals and daily records, 1991-2020.
  • Daily humidity and wind: El Paso International Airport (722700-23044), 42 mi SE of the city center, 3,944 ft . Hourly observations, 1991-2020.

Distances from the city center (USGS). Methodology · Report an error