Mild weather is undoubtedly a factor in Las Cruces’ attraction as a place to conduct business, live and retire. An average of 330 days of sunshine is great for construction and golf alike, with both mountain and river trails just minutes away and winter skiing only two hours away. Rainfall throughout the year is light and half of the precipitation occurs in a 3 month period, July-September. These rains vary from light summer showers to heavy thunderstorms. Snowfall each year is light, often not more than an inch at a time, and usually melts quickly. Winter daytime temperatures are mild, around 60 degrees on the average. Spring and Fall are very comfortable with temperatures averaging in the mid 70’s. Summer temperatures average in the 90’s with an occasional 100+day.
Las Cruces Average Seasonal Temperatures
| High Fº | Low Fº | Precip | |
| Jan | 58.2 | 28.5 | .57 in |
| Feb | 63.9 | 32.0 | .33 in |
| Mar | 70.3 | 37.2 | .21 in |
| Apr | 77.2 | 43.6 | .25 in |
| May | 85.6 | 52.2 | .35 in |
| Jun | 94.0 | 61.2 | .72 in |
| Jul | 94.7 | 66.8 | 1.52 in |
| Aug | 91.8 | 65.1 | 2.23 in |
| Sep | 86.9 | 58.3 | 1.42 in |
| Oct | 77.9 | 46.0 | 1.03 in |
| Nov | 64.6 | 33.6 | .56 in |
| Dec | 58.0 | 28.5 | .74 in |
ANNUAL RAINFALL 9.1”
ANNUAL SNOWFALL 3.2”
PREVAILING WINDS: WESTERLY
AVERAGE RELATIVE
AFTERNOON HUMIDITY: 27%