Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Las Cruces features a tropical rainforest climate (Af).Temperatures typically range between 25 °C (77 °F) and 27 °C (81 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 18 °C (65 °F) or can rise to as high as 36 °C (96 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 3339 mm (131.5 inches) and receives 259 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Las Cruces enjoys an average of 3338 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 39 minutes to 12 hours 33 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Las Cruces are February, March and April, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 26 to 27 °C (79 - 81 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in October, November and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 25 to 25 °C (77 - 78 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Las Cruces experiences 329 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 | 33°C (92°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 36°C (96°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 32°C (91°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 32°C (91°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 32°C (89°F) |
Mean maximum | 32°C (89°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 31°C (88°F) |
Average high | 30°C (87°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 30°C (85°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 29°C (85°F) |
Daily mean | 25°C (78°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (78°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (78°F) |
Average low | 21°C (71°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 22°C (72°F) |
Mean minimum | 19°C (67°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 20°C (69°F) |
Minimum | 18°C (65°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 21°C (69°F) | 20°C (68°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Las Cruces, Los Santos, Panama with other places around the world.
Las Cruces usually has the most precipitation in May, July and October, with an average of 29 rainy days and 459 mm (18.1 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Las Cruces are January, February and March. On average, 28 mm (1.1 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) | 47 (1.9) | 11 (0.4) | 25 (1.0) | 158 (6.2) | 432 (17.0) | 396 (15.6) | 453 (17.8) | 398 (15.7) | 397 (15.6) | 492 (19.4) | 391 (15.4) | 139 (5.5) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 8 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 22 |
The sunniest months in Las Cruces are March, April and December, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 42 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Las Cruces: June, July and August receive an average of 7 hours 52 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 264 | 304 | 343 | 323 | 273 | 241 | 241 | 241 | 252 | 270 | 262 | 318 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 11h 42m | 11h 51m | 12h 4m | 12h 17m | 12h 28m | 12h 33m | 12h 30m | 12h 20m | 12h 8m | 11h 55m | 11h 45m | 11h 39m |
Las Cruces experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, May and September, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 14 - 15, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the Extreme exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 12. 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) | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 |