Las Cruces (NM) Temperature by Month
Las Cruces, New Mexico, United States of America has an average annual maximum temperature of 25°C (77°F), ranging from 14°C (57°F) in January to 36°C (97°F) in June. Below you'll find a full monthly breakdown and a comparison with cities worldwide.
Las Cruces Monthly Temperatures
The climate in Las Cruces is known for significant temperature differences throughout the year. At night, this contrast is just as clear, with lows ranging from 18°C (64°F) in June to -2°C (28°F) in January.
The chart below illustrates the average maximum day and minimum night temperatures in Las Cruces by month:
The coldest point of the day usually falls between 4 AM and 6 AM, with temperatures peaking around 3 PM.
The chart below shows the average temperature throughout the year:
Temperature: Las Cruces vs the United States of America
The map below shows the annual temperature across the United States of America. You can also select individual months if you want to compare a specific time of year.
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Las Cruces vs World: Temperature Compared
Las Cruces's average annual maximum temperature is 25°C (77°F). To put that in context, here's how it compares to a few well-known destinations:
Seville, Spain averages 23°C (73°F) a year — one of the warmer cities in Western Europe, with long hot summers.
Toronto, Canada averages 13°C (55°F) annually, with cold snowy winters balanced by genuinely warm summers.
Boston, USA averages 16°C (61°F) annually, with four distinct seasons and cold winters that rival northern Europe.
Adelaide, Australia averages 21°C (70°F) a year, with warm summers, mild winters, and relatively low rainfall year-round.
Climate temperature data is typically calculated as a 30-year average. This smooths out year-to-year variability and gives a more reliable picture of what a place is actually like, rather than what happened in any single unusual year.
The readings come from a range of sources — land-based weather stations, ocean buoys, ships, and satellites. That data is collected by weather services around the world, then pooled, quality-checked, and averaged to produce the climate records you see here.
Seasonal temperature shifts influence more than just how warm it feels — they also drive changes in rainfall, cloud cover, and wind patterns throughout the year.
Warmer air holds more moisture, which tends to mean heavier or more frequent rain during the warmer months. When temperatures drop in winter, any precipitation that does fall is more likely to come as snow or sleet, though in Las Cruces this rarely lasts long on the ground.
For more on Las Cruces's weather — including monthly rainfall, sunshine hours, and humidity — visit our Las Cruces climate page.
