The weather in southern New Mexico can change quickly at any time of the year. Winter is often cold and dry with occasional snow and ice storms. Spring is known to be extremely windy. Summer is very hot and violent lightning storms are not uncommon in the evenings. Fall is usually mild and without extremes.
The weather in the caves is a mild 56 F degrees year round. A light jacket and comfortable shoes with rubber soles are appropriate year round.
With a state as large as New Mexico, climate varies considerably from one place to the next. Snowfall ranges from less than 2 inches annually in the lower Rio Grande Valley to as much as 300 inches in the mountains of north central New Mexico.
Communities at higher elevations tend to be cooler throughout the year. Be prepared for cold weather in the winter and bring a sweater or heavy jacket in the spring and fall.
Total precipitation ranges from an annual high of 25.7 inches in Cloudcroft to a low of 8 inches in Las Cruces. Thunderstorms are most commin in July and August.
Average Weather Conditions: Semiarid subtropical climate. Light precipitation, abundant sunshine, low relative humidity. July-August thunderstorms bring most of moisture. December-March snowfalls vary from 2 inches (lower Rio Grande Valley) to 300 inches (north central mountains). Humidity ranges from 60% (mornings) to 30% (afternoons). Every part of New Mexico receives no less than 70% sunshine year round.
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