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Monthly climate in Ruidoso, New Mexico, United States

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Ruidoso features a warm-summer Mediterranean climate (Csb).Temperatures typically range between 2 °C (36 °F) and 21 °C (70 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -19 °C (-3 °F) or can rise to as high as 35 °C (95 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 514 mm (20.2 inches) and receives 78 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Ruidoso enjoys an average of 3634 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 58 minutes to 14 hours 18 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Ruidoso, New Mexico, United States §

The warmest months in Ruidoso are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 20 to 21 °C (69 - 70 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 2 to 4 °C (36 - 39 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Ruidoso experiences 82 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 80 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Ruidoso, New Mexico, United States.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 14°C
(58°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 17°C
(63°F)
Mean maximum 14°C
(57°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 28°C
(84°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 20°C
(67°F)		 15°C
(59°F)
Average high 8°C
(47°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 9°C
(48°F)
Daily mean 2°C
(36°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 3°C
(38°F)
Average low -3°C
(28°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 6°C
(42°F)		 10°C
(49°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)
Mean minimum -10°C
(13°F)		 -11°C
(12°F)		 -5°C
(24°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 2°C
(37°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 -3°C
(27°F)		 -5°C
(23°F)		 -9°C
(16°F)
Minimum -13°C
(9°F)		 -19°C
(-3°F)		 -6°C
(22°F)		 -3°C
(27°F)		 -3°C
(27°F)		 6°C
(44°F)		 11°C
(51°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 -9°C
(16°F)		 -9°C
(17°F)		 -15°C
(5°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Ruidoso, New Mexico, United States §

Ruidoso usually has the most precipitation in June, July and August, with an average of 13 rainy days and 93 mm (3.7 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Ruidoso are May, November and December. On average, 19 mm (0.7 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Ruidoso, New Mexico, United States.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 21 (0.8) 28 (1.1) 26 (1.0) 22 (0.9) 18 (0.7) 50 (2.0) 123 (4.9) 107 (4.2) 42 (1.7) 39 (1.5) 18 (0.7) 19 (0.8)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 4 4 3 3 4 7 17 16 9 5 2 4

Monthly sunshine hours in Ruidoso, New Mexico, United States §

The sunniest months in Ruidoso are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 50 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Ruidoso: January, February and December receive an average of 7 hours 49 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Ruidoso, New Mexico, United States.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 208 250 293 328 368 357 363 343 307 294 265 253
Mean daily daylight hours 10h 12m 10h 59m 11h 59m 13h 1m 13h 53m 14h 18m 14h 4m 13h 18m 12h 19m 11h 18m 10h 24m 9h 58m

Solar UV radiation in Ruidoso, New Mexico, United States §

Ruidoso experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, June and July, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 12 - 13, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the Moderate / High exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 6. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Ruidoso UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Ruidoso, New Mexico, United States.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 5 8 10 12 12 13 13 12 11 8 6 5