Las Cruces (NM) monthly weather averages

Average daytime temperature

The bar chart below shows the average monthly peak daytime temperatures at Las Cruces

Las Cruces average temperature chart (Celsius) Las Cruces average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in Las Cruces (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 13.6 16.5 20 24.5 29 33.9 34.3 32.6 29.6 25 18.7 13.9
°F 56.5 61.6 68 76.1 84.3 93 93.7 90.7 85.3 76.9 65.6 57.1

Please note: these are the average peak daytime temperatures (usually around mid-afternoon) so do not show daytime / night highs and lows. To see the daily range of temperatures have a look at the temperature max / min chart below.

Average rainfall & rainy days

The graph below shows the average rainfall and number of rainy days per month.

Las Cruces monthly rainfall chart (mm) Las Cruces monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in Las Cruces (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 12 10 7 5 8 17 38 56 34 23 12 17
inches 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.7 1.5 2.2 1.3 0.9 0.5 0.7
Rainy days 4 3 3 2 2 3 7 7 6 4 3 3

Average annual rainfall in Las Cruces: 164.7mm (64.8 inches)

Average daily sunshine

The bar chart below shows the average daily sunshine hours in Las Cruces

Las Cruces average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine Las Cruces
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 8.7 9.7 10.8 12 13 13.5 12.1 11.3 10.7 10.3 9.1 8.5

Day / night temperatures

The graph below shows the daily range of temperatures for each month.

Las Cruces average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) Las Cruces average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in Las Cruces (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C -3.2 -1.3 1.8 5.9 10.3 15.5 19 17.7 14 7 0.7 -2.8
Max °C 14 16.9 20.5 25 29.5 34.4 34.7 33 30 25.4 19.1 14.4
Min °F 26.2 29.7 35.2 42.5 50.5 59.8 66.1 63.8 57.2 44.6 33.3 27.1
Max °F 41.7 46 52 59.7 67.8 76.8 80.2 77.5 71.6 61.2 49.8 42.4

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

Las Cruces average sea temperature chart (Celsius) Las Cruces average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around Las Cruces in degrees centigrade and fahrenheit
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 15.5 15.3 16 17.4 19.4 21.8 23.9 25 24.4 22.2 19.4 16.9
°F 59.9 59.5 60.7 63.3 67 71.2 74.9 77 76 71.9 66.9 62.4

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

Las Cruces average winspeed by month (km/h) Las Cruces average winspeed by month (mph)
Average wind speed in Las Cruces (mph and kmh)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
km/h 12 13 16 17 16 14 13 12 12 12 12 12
mph 8 8 10 10 10 9 8 7 7 7 7 7

A monthly average windspeed of over 16km/h or 10mph suggests a location is fairly windy.

Relative humidity

The graph below shows the average relative humidity.

Las Cruces relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in Las Cruces
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
53% 44% 35% 29% 28% 30% 44% 48% 50% 47% 47% 53%