Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Las Cruces features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 24 °C (76 °F) and 28 °C (83 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 13 °C (55 °F) or can rise to as high as 40 °C (104 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1827 mm (71.9 inches) and receives 151 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Las Cruces enjoys an average of 3361 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 7 minutes to 13 hours 6 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Las Cruces are March, April and May, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 27 to 28 °C (80 - 83 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, November and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 24 to 25 °C (76 - 77 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Las Cruces experiences 328 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 37°C (98°F) | 37°C (100°F) | 38°C (101°F) | 40°C (104°F) | 39°C (102°F) | 37°C (99°F) | 36°C (96°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 35°C (96°F) | 36°C (97°F) |
Mean maximum | 36°C (97°F) | 37°C (98°F) | 37°C (100°F) | 38°C (101°F) | 37°C (100°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 34°C (94°F) |
Average high | 33°C (92°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 35°C (96°F) | 36°C (97°F) | 35°C (96°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 32°C (90°F) |
Daily mean | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 24°C (76°F) |
Average low | 18°C (64°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 18°C (64°F) |
Mean minimum | 15°C (59°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 20°C (67°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 16°C (62°F) | 15°C (59°F) |
Minimum | 13°C (56°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 17°C (64°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 14°C (58°F) |
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Las Cruces usually has the most precipitation in August, September and October, with an average of 27 rainy days and 389 mm (15.3 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Las Cruces are February, March and April. On average, 2 mm (0.1 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Average precipitation mm (inches) | 5 (0.2) | 4 (0.1) | 2 (0.1) | 2 (0.1) | 38 (1.5) | 283 (11.1) | 229 (9.0) | 387 (15.2) | 431 (17.0) | 348 (13.7) | 73 (2.9) | 26 (1.0) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 8 | 3 |
The sunniest months in Las Cruces are March, April and May, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 24 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Las Cruces: January, June and September receive an average of 8 hours 1 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 241 | 280 | 320 | 321 | 316 | 250 | 286 | 257 | 237 | 261 | 289 | 296 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 11h 13m | 11h 35m | 12h 2m | 12h 31m | 12h 55m | 13h 6m | 13h 0m | 12h 39m | 12h 11m | 11h 43m | 11h 19m | 11h 7m |
Las Cruces experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in March, May and September, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 14 - 14, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the Very High exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 10. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Las Cruces UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 10 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 8 |