12 to 35°C
temperature
3590 hours
sunshine per day
233 mm
rain
283 days
dry
80 days
rain
2 days
snow

Climate of Las Cruces

Las Cruces has a desert climate. The temperature during the day is warm and you won't have rain here anytime soon. The average annual temperature for Las Cruces is 24° degrees and there is about 234 mm of rain in a year. It is dry for 258 days a year with an average humidity of 36% and an UV-index of 5.

Climate averages for the whole year

  • Day: the average daily temperature during the day is between 12°C and 35°C
  • Night:the average nighttime temperature is between 2°C and 23°C
  • Rain: it rains 80 days and there is a total of approximately 233 mm rainfall
  • Snow: it snows an average of 2 days per year
  • Sun hours: throughout the year there are 3590 sun hours
Maximum temperature: between 12°C and 35°C
Warmest month: 35°C in June
Coldest month: 12°C in January
Night temperature: between 2°C and 23°C
Dry days: 283 days
Days with rain: 80 days
Days with snow: 2 days
Total rain sum: 233 mm
Hours of sunshine: 3590 hours

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Temperature graph

This graph shows the average maximum temperature (red) and minimum temperature (blue) for Las Cruces.

Precipitation graph

This graph shows the average amount of rainfall per month for Las Cruces.

Climate table of Las Cruces

In this climate table you can see at a glance what the average weather per month is for Las Cruces. The data has been collected over a 30-year period, from which an average per month has been derived. From year to year the differences may be larger or smaller, but with this climate table you have a good idea of what the weather for Las Cruces might be like in a given month.

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Day temp. (°C) 12 16 21 25 29 35 33 32 29 24 17 12
Night temp. (°C) 2 4 8 11 15 22 23 22 19 14 7 3
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Precipitation (mm) 7 6 4 3 8 15 60 48 39 23 9 11
Days with rain 3 3 4 3 3 8 16 14 12 7 3 4
Days with snow 1 - - - - - - - - - - 1
Dry days 27 25 27 27 28 22 15 17 18 24 27 26
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Sun hours per day 7 8 9 12 12 12 12 12 11 7 7 7
Wind force (Bft) 2 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2
UV-index 3 4 5 5 7 7 7 7 6 5 3 3

Best time to visit Las Cruces

The best time to visit Las Cruces in the state of New Mexico is from March through May and August through October. In this period you have a hot temperature and almost no precipitation. The highest average temperature in Las Cruces is 35°C in June and the lowest is 12°C in January.

Climate of Las Cruces by month

What is the average climate in a given month for Las Cruces? Click on a month to see all monthly averages for sunshine, maximum and minimum temperatures, percent chance of rain per day, snowfall and number of rainy days.

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