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Las Cruces, New Mexico climate
BWh Hot desert
Las Cruces has a seasonal warm-temperate climate (Hot desert, Köppen BWh). The hottest month is July with an average daily high near 96°F, while the coldest is December averaging around 34°F at night. Precipitation totals about 9 inches a year and is strongly seasonal — August alone averages 1.7 inches while April barely receives 0.17 inches. Snow is occasional (3 inches of snow per year on average).
Temperature & precipitation
Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figuresClear vs cloudy days
Share of days each month that are clear, partly cloudy or cloudy · 1991–2020 · hover a month for the day countsLas Cruces climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 59 | 64 | 72 | 80 | 89 | 97 | 96 | 94 | 88 | 79 | 67 | 58 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 47 | 52 | 59 | 67 | 75 | 84 | 84 | 83 | 77 | 67 | 55 | 46 |
| Avg low (°F) | 35 | 39 | 46 | 53 | 62 | 71 | 73 | 72 | 65 | 54 | 42 | 34 |
| Precipitation (in) | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.6 |
| Snowfall (in) | 0.8 | 0.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.5 | 1.3 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 59 | 64 | 72 | 80 | 89 | 97 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 47 | 52 | 59 | 67 | 75 | 84 |
| Avg low (°F) | 35 | 39 | 46 | 53 | 62 | 71 |
| Precipitation (in) | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.7 |
| Snowfall (in) | 0.8 | 0.2 | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 96 | 94 | 88 | 79 | 67 | 58 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 84 | 83 | 77 | 67 | 55 | 46 |
| Avg low (°F) | 73 | 72 | 65 | 54 | 42 | 34 |
| Precipitation (in) | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.6 |
| Snowfall (in) | — | — | — | — | 0.5 | 1.3 |
How often — frequency of weather events
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| Days with high ≥ 90°F (days) | — | — | 0.1 | 2 | 16 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 15 | 3 | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 32°F (days) | 15 | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | 0.4 | 5 | 14 |
| Days with snowfall ≥ 1 in (days) | 0.2 | 0.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0.3 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Days with high ≥ 90°F (days) | — | — | 0.1 | 2 | 16 | 27 |
| Days with low ≤ 32°F (days) | 15 | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | — | — |
| Days with snowfall ≥ 1 in (days) | 0.2 | 0.1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 8 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| Days with high ≥ 90°F (days) | 28 | 26 | 15 | 3 | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 32°F (days) | — | — | — | 0.4 | 5 | 14 |
| Days with snowfall ≥ 1 in (days) | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0.3 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 46 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 39 | 55 | 52 | 41 | 35 | 39 | 48 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 10 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 12 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 13 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 8 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 51 | 45 | 37 | 29 | 26 | 28 | 41 | 44 | 45 | 43 | 46 | 51 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 5.8 | 6.6 | 7.1 | 7.9 | 7.3 | 6.5 | 5.6 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.4 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 46 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 39 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 14 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 12 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 8 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 51 | 45 | 37 | 29 | 26 | 28 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 5.8 | 6.6 | 7.1 | 7.9 | 7.3 | 6.5 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 55 | 52 | 41 | 35 | 39 | 48 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 6 | 7 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 10 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 15 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 13 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 41 | 44 | 45 | 43 | 46 | 51 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 5.6 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.4 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals, measured at EL Paso Intl AP (NOAA GHCN station USW00023044), about 67 km from the city centre.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.