Historical weather data, all-time temperature records, and monthly climate averages for Sunland Park, NM. Explore typical weather conditions by week for trip planning, and see how today compares to the historical record.
April 4 in Sunland Park sits comfortably in spring transition territory, with highs averaging 70° and lows around 46°. The date has seen a 47-degree swing in extremes — from a 36° chill in 1949 to an 83° scorcher in 1961. Rain is unlikely, with just an 11% chance of precipitation and no snow in sight.
Sunland Park earns its desert credentials with an all-time high of 107° recorded on June 28, 1957, and a brutal -9° low on January 11, 1962 — a 116-degree spread that tells you this place doesn't do mild extremes. The wettest day on record, 2.78" on September 5, 1962, came courtesy of monsoon season, and even the snowiest day on record — 8.1" on February 2, 1956 — is a rare outlier for this sun-baked corner of New Mexico.
Sunland Park runs hot from late spring through summer, peaking the week of June 18–24 with average highs of 97° before monsoon moisture arrives in late summer and early fall. If you're heat-averse, January through February is your window, with highs in the mid-to-upper 50s and low 60s. The wettest stretch is early September, averaging about half an inch for the week — modest by most standards, but meaningful in the desert.