Climate averages 1991–2020
Las Cruces weather
in May.
A hot, very dry month: the 5th warmest and the 2nd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
May is a hot month in Las Cruces: daytime highs average 30.8°C and nights cool to about 15.7°C. By daytime temperature it is the 5th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 7.3 mm of rain on roughly 2 days, which makes May a very dry month (the 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 13 h 48 min on an average May day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is El Paso (67 km away). In May its highs average 30.9°C, about as warm as Las Cruces, with 7.6 mm of rain.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, Las Cruces ranks 21st of 498 for the warmest May highs and 27th of 498 for the driest May (rainfall, lowest first). The mean May high of those 498 cities is 23.8°C; Las Cruces is 7.1°C warmer than that mean.
From May to June, average highs rise by 4.9°C to 35.8°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 7.3 mm to 11 mm.
The annual picture
May 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, selected | 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 | 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
May in nearby cities
- El Paso in MayUnited States · 67 kmHigh 30.9°C · Low 15.7°C · 7.6 mm rain
- Ciudad Juárez in MayMexico · 72 kmHigh 31.0°C · Low 15.7°C · 7.6 mm rain
- Agua Prieta in MayMexico · 283 kmHigh 30.5°C · Low 14.9°C · 4.9 mm rain
- Albuquerque in MayUnited States · 308 kmHigh 26.6°C · Low 12.1°C · 12 mm rain
- Rio Rancho in MayUnited States · 325 kmHigh 25.9°C · Low 11.5°C · 18 mm rain
- Enchanted Hills in MayUnited States · 337 kmHigh 25.7°C · Low 11.4°C · 25 mm rain
- Santa Fe, United States in MayUnited States · 383 kmHigh 21.2°C · Low 7.9°C · 21 mm rain
- Tucson in MayUnited States · 390 kmHigh 32.4°C · Low 17.2°C · 2.7 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.