Climate averages 1991–2020
Las Cruces weather
in October.
A warm, fairly dry month: the 7th warmest and the 9th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a warm month in Las Cruces: daytime highs average 25.5°C and nights cool to about 12.2°C. By daytime temperature it is the 7th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 20 mm of rain on roughly 3 days, which makes October a fairly dry month (the 9th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 24 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is El Paso (67 km away). In October its highs average 25.8°C, about as warm as Las Cruces, with 18 mm of rain.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, Las Cruces ranks joint 124th of 498 for the warmest October highs and joint 68th of 498 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 498 cities is 21.4°C; Las Cruces is 4.2°C warmer than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 7.0°C to 18.5°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 20 mm to 14 mm.
The annual picture
October 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 | 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, selected | 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
October in nearby cities
- El Paso in OctoberUnited States · 67 kmHigh 25.8°C · Low 12.5°C · 18 mm rain
- Ciudad Juárez in OctoberMexico · 72 kmHigh 25.9°C · Low 12.5°C · 18 mm rain
- Agua Prieta in OctoberMexico · 283 kmHigh 26.7°C · Low 12.9°C · 18 mm rain
- Albuquerque in OctoberUnited States · 308 kmHigh 21.2°C · Low 8.8°C · 22 mm rain
- Rio Rancho in OctoberUnited States · 325 kmHigh 20.5°C · Low 8.1°C · 29 mm rain
- Enchanted Hills in OctoberUnited States · 337 kmHigh 20.3°C · Low 8.0°C · 36 mm rain
- Santa Fe, United States in OctoberUnited States · 383 kmHigh 17.1°C · Low 5.0°C · 30 mm rain
- Tucson in OctoberUnited States · 390 kmHigh 29.2°C · Low 14.9°C · 14 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.