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Las Cruces averages 1.0 inches of snow a year. The snowiest month is January (0.4″), and snow usually falls from October through February. On about <1 days a year at least an inch falls. Snow covers the ground (1″+) on roughly 1 days of an average winter.
Average snowfall by month
Month
Snowfall
Days 1″+
Days with snow cover
Freezing nights
Avg. low
October
0.1″
0
<1
1
48°F
November
0″
0
0
8
37°F
December
0.4″
<1
<1
21
30°F
January
0.4″
<1
<1
23
30°F
February
0.1″
0
<1
12
34°F
March
0″
0
0
4
39°F
Year
1.0″
<1
1
69
NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 — snowfall at State Univ (2 mi from the city center, -13 ft elevation difference). Averages smooth out big years: single winters can bring half or double the normal.
1.0 inches in an average year (NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, State Univ station, 2 miles away). The snowiest month is January with 0.4 inches.
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How many freezing nights does Las Cruces have?
About 69 nights a year drop to 32 °F or below (NOAA 1991–2020); the coldest month, January, averages a low of 30 °F.