Las Cruces weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Las Cruces, New Mexico: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at State University, 6 km from Las Cruces; records cover 1892–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 9.1 in232 mm
- Snow a year
- 1 in2.5 cm
- Last spring freeze
- Mar 13
- First fall freeze
- Nov 10
- Heating degree days
- 2,675
- Cooling degree days
- 2,059
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are 21°−6° (heating, 99%) and 103°39° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Las Cruces in January
Highs average 59°15° and lows 30°−1°, with 0.48 in12 mm of precipitation and 0.4 in1 cm of snow in a typical January.
- Record high
- 78°26° (1942)
- Record low
- −8°−22° (1913)
- Heating degree days
- 643
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Las Cruces in February
Highs average 64°18° and lows 34°1°, with 0.36 in9.1 mm of precipitation and 0.1 in0.3 cm of snow in a typical February.
- Record high
- 86°30° (1904)
- Record low
- −5°−21° (2011)
- Heating degree days
- 454
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Las Cruces in March
Highs average 71°22° and lows 39°4°, with 0.26 in6.6 mm of precipitation in a typical March.
- Record high
- 96°36° (2026)
- Record low
- 8°−13° (1948)
- Heating degree days
- 305
- Cooling degree days
- 3
Las Cruces in April
Highs average 79°26° and lows 46°8°, with 0.22 in5.6 mm of precipitation in a typical April.
- Record high
- 96°36° (1965)
- Record low
- 20°−7° (1945)
- Heating degree days
- 120
- Cooling degree days
- 33
Las Cruces in May
Highs average 87°31° and lows 54°12°, with 0.38 in9.7 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 104°40° (2005)
- Record low
- 27°−3° (1899)
- Heating degree days
- 18
- Cooling degree days
- 193
Las Cruces in June
Highs average 96°36° and lows 64°18°, with 0.65 in17 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 110°43° (1994)
- Record low
- 35°2° (1921)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 449
Las Cruces in July
Highs average 96°35° and lows 69°21°, with 1.8 in45 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 109°43° (1951)
- Record low
- 42°6° (1938)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 538
Las Cruces in August
Highs average 94°34° and lows 68°20°, with 1.7 in44 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 109°43° (2023)
- Record low
- 44°7° (1925)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 485
Las Cruces in September
Highs average 88°31° and lows 61°16°, with 1.4 in36 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 103°39° (2011)
- Record low
- 30°−1° (1945)
- Heating degree days
- 3
- Cooling degree days
- 296
Las Cruces in OctoberThis month
Highs average 80°26° and lows 48°9°, with 0.82 in21 mm of precipitation and 0.1 in0.3 cm of snow in a typical October.
- Record high
- 95°35° (2000)
- Record low
- 20°−7° (1898)
- Heating degree days
- 94
- Cooling degree days
- 61
Las Cruces in November
Highs average 68°20° and lows 37°3°, with 0.42 in11 mm of precipitation in a typical November.
- Record high
- 87°31° (1988)
- Record low
- −4°−20° (1976)
- Heating degree days
- 384
- Cooling degree days
- 1
Las Cruces in December
Highs average 58°15° and lows 30°−1°, with 0.64 in16 mm of precipitation and 0.4 in1 cm of snow in a typical December.
- Record high
- 78°26° (1958)
- Record low
- 1°−17° (1895)
- Heating degree days
- 654
- Cooling degree days
- 0