Cold desert
Las Cruces, New Mexico
Doña Ana County, New Mexico · Population 113k · 3,901 ft elevation
Living in Las Cruces
Las Cruces has a cold desert climate: very hot summers (July highs around 96°F) and chilly winters (January lows around 30°F).
Precipitation is very dry at about 9″ a year, and it sees only a dusting of snow (1″ a season).
Skies are exceptionally sunny (83% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is poor: a median AQI of 61, with about 48 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Las Cruces is an outdoor hub: about 51% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 1,700 ft around town.
Las Cruces at a glance
- Population
- 113k
- Elevation
- 3,901 ft
- Average daily high
- 78°F84th percentile
- Average daily low
- 48°F62th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 9″2th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 1″25th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,674 hrs95th percentile
- Median AQI
- 6195th percentile
- Median home value
- $217k39th percentile
- Median rent
- $946/mo29th percentile
- Median household income
- $55k23th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.70%26th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.9%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.6%
- Unemployment rate
- 7.4%
- Homes with broadband
- 89%38th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.550th percentile
- Average commute
- 19 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 17%7th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 32%
- Violent crime rate
- 496 per 100k88th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 3,663 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9668th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9493th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 35%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 51%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,673 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 59°F | 30°F | 0.5″ | 0.4″ | 254 hrs |
| Feb | 64°F | 34°F | 0.4″ | 0.1″ | 246 hrs |
| Mar | 71°F | 39°F | 0.3″ | — | 305 hrs |
| Apr | 79°F | 46°F | 0.2″ | — | 336 hrs |
| May | 87°F | 54°F | 0.4″ | — | 376 hrs |
| Jun | 96°F | 64°F | 0.7″ | — | 375 hrs |
| Jul | 96°F | 69°F | 1.8″ | — | 349 hrs |
| Aug | 94°F | 68°F | 1.7″ | — | 334 hrs |
| Sep | 88°F | 61°F | 1.4″ | — | 305 hrs |
| Oct | 80°F | 48°F | 0.8″ | 0.1″ | 297 hrs |
| Nov | 68°F | 37°F | 0.4″ | — | 257 hrs |
| Dec | 58°F | 30°F | 0.6″ | 0.4″ | 242 hrs |
Near Las Cruces
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology