Historical weather data, all-time temperature records, and monthly climate averages for Las Cruces, NM. Explore typical weather conditions by week for trip planning, and see how today compares to the historical record.
April 4th in Las Cruces sits in that sweet transition zone — 67 years of data puts the average high at a comfortable 74° and the low at 42°. The date has seen wild swings, though, from a scorching 89° in 1967 down to a brutal 26° in 1973. Rain is essentially a non-event today, with just a 6% chance of any precipitation.
Las Cruces plays for keeps on both ends of the thermometer — the all-time high hit a staggering 110° in June 1994, while February 2011 brought a record low of -5°, a 115-degree spread that tells you this desert city is no one-trick pony. A single July storm in 2010 dropped 3.34 inches in one day, nearly flooding the calendar in a place that averages well under 10 inches annually.
Las Cruces runs hot for a long stretch — highs are in the 90s from May through September, peaking around 97° during the third week of June. If you prefer cooler weather, January and December are your window, with average highs in the upper 50s. The brief but intense monsoon arrives in mid-August, making it the wettest stretch of the year by a wide margin.