Climate averages 1991–2020
Las Cruces weather
in July.
A very hot, fairly dry month: the 2nd warmest and the wettest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
July is a very hot month in Las Cruces: daytime highs average 35.2°C and nights cool to about 22.2°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 32 mm of rain on roughly 7 days, which makes July a fairly dry month (the wettest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 14 h 03 min on an average July day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is El Paso (67 km away). In July its highs average 34.7°C, about as warm as Las Cruces, with 30 mm of rain.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, Las Cruces ranks 34th of 498 for the warmest July highs and joint 159th of 498 for the driest July (rainfall, lowest first). The mean July high of those 498 cities is 30.3°C; Las Cruces is 4.9°C warmer than that mean.
From July to August, average highs fall by 1.0°C to 34.2°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 32 mm to 26 mm.
The annual picture
July 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, selected | 35.2°C22.2°C | 22.2°C | 32 | 6.9 | 14.014 h |
| August | 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
July in nearby cities
- El Paso in JulyUnited States · 67 kmHigh 34.7°C · Low 22.4°C · 30 mm rain
- Ciudad Juárez in JulyMexico · 72 kmHigh 34.7°C · Low 22.5°C · 30 mm rain
- Agua Prieta in JulyMexico · 283 kmHigh 33.8°C · Low 21.5°C · 50 mm rain
- Albuquerque in JulyUnited States · 308 kmHigh 32.7°C · Low 19.9°C · 22 mm rain
- Rio Rancho in JulyUnited States · 325 kmHigh 32.0°C · Low 19.4°C · 31 mm rain
- Enchanted Hills in JulyUnited States · 337 kmHigh 31.9°C · Low 19.2°C · 59 mm rain
- Santa Fe, United States in JulyUnited States · 383 kmHigh 27.8°C · Low 15.4°C · 35 mm rain
- Tucson in JulyUnited States · 390 kmHigh 36.8°C · Low 25.1°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.