Climate averages 1991–2020
Las Cruces weather
in August.
A very hot, fairly dry month: the 3rd warmest and the 10th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
August is a very hot month in Las Cruces: daytime highs average 34.2°C and nights cool to about 21.4°C. By daytime temperature it is the 3rd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 26 mm of rain on roughly 6 days, which makes August a fairly dry month (the 10th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 13 h 20 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is El Paso (67 km away). In August its highs average 33.9°C, about as warm as Las Cruces, with 24 mm of rain.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, Las Cruces ranks joint 54th of 498 for the warmest August highs and joint 143rd of 498 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 498 cities is 29.9°C; Las Cruces is 4.3°C warmer than that mean.
From August to September, average highs fall by 3.3°C to 30.9°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 26 mm to 29 mm.
The annual picture
August in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Las Cruces climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 13.8°C1.1°C | 1.1°C | 14 | 3.0 | 10.310 h |
| February | 17.0°C3.4°C | 3.4°C | 13 | 2.9 | 11.011 h |
| March | 21.5°C6.7°C | 6.7°C | 9.6 | 1.9 | 12.012 h |
| April | 26.0°C10.7°C | 10.7°C | 5.0 | 1.2 | 13.013 h |
| May | 30.8°C15.7°C | 15.7°C | 7.3 | 1.7 | 13.814 h |
| June | 35.8°C20.8°C | 20.8°C | 11 | 2.1 | 14.214 h |
| July | 35.2°C22.2°C | 22.2°C | 32 | 6.9 | 14.014 h |
| August, selected | 34.2°C21.4°C | 21.4°C | 26 | 6.2 | 13.313 h |
| September | 30.9°C18.0°C | 18.0°C | 29 | 3.8 | 12.412 h |
| October | 25.5°C12.2°C | 12.2°C | 20 | 3.1 | 11.411 h |
| November | 18.5°C5.5°C | 5.5°C | 14 | 2.2 | 10.511 h |
| December | 13.3°C1.2°C | 1.2°C | 19 | 3.3 | 10.110 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
August in nearby cities
- El Paso in AugustUnited States · 67 kmHigh 33.9°C · Low 21.8°C · 24 mm rain
- Ciudad Juárez in AugustMexico · 72 kmHigh 33.9°C · Low 21.9°C · 24 mm rain
- Agua Prieta in AugustMexico · 283 kmHigh 32.7°C · Low 20.6°C · 46 mm rain
- Albuquerque in AugustUnited States · 308 kmHigh 31.3°C · Low 18.9°C · 18 mm rain
- Rio Rancho in AugustUnited States · 325 kmHigh 30.6°C · Low 18.3°C · 28 mm rain
- Enchanted Hills in AugustUnited States · 337 kmHigh 30.4°C · Low 18.1°C · 50 mm rain
- Santa Fe, United States in AugustUnited States · 383 kmHigh 26.3°C · Low 14.5°C · 34 mm rain
- Tucson in AugustUnited States · 390 kmHigh 36.0°C · Low 24.4°C · 33 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Las Cruces) is explained once on the Las Cruces year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.