Everyone wants a bit of a blissful breeze or a scoop of sunny sanctuary when looking for a place to live in New Mexico.
The more sun, the more you can go outside. The more you go outside, the more you’ll feel at peace. The more you’ll feel at peace, the more you’ll enjoy where you live.
So it makes sense to try and find the places with the best weather in New Mexico. We used Saturday Night Science to compare the number of sunny days, total precipitation, and the deviation from the ideal 70-degree weather for 23 places in New Mexico over 10,000 people.
Grab your shades and put away your raincoat as we look at the cities with the best weather in New Mexico.
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The 10 Cities With The Best Weather In New Mexico For 2024
What city has the best weather in New Mexico, with more than 10,000 people? The city with the best weather in New Mexico is Las Cruces with 2.6 sunny days and an average high of 76.9 degrees.
Read on below to see where your city ranked.
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The 10 Snowiest Cities In New Mexico For 2024
Population: 101,164
Average Annual High: 76.9 degrees
Average Annual Low: 47.0 degrees
Average Annual Snowfall: 2.6 inches
Average Annual Precipitation: 10.6 inches
Sunny Days: 340.4 days
More on Las Cruces: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
Population: 13,629
Average Annual High: 77.7 degrees
Average Annual Low: 48.5 degrees
Average Annual Snowfall: 5.5 inches
Average Annual Precipitation: 9.0 inches
Sunny Days: 340.9 days
More on Chaparral: Data | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
Population: 15,142
Average Annual High: 78.7 degrees
Average Annual Low: 49.4 degrees
Average Annual Snowfall: 5.2 inches
Average Annual Precipitation: 9.9 inches
Sunny Days: 345.2 days
More on Sunland Park: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
Population: 15,281
Average Annual High: 73.5 degrees
Average Annual Low: 39.1 degrees
Average Annual Snowfall: 6.6 inches
Average Annual Precipitation: 8.8 inches
Sunny Days: 338.7 days
More on Los Lunas: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
Population: 14,667
Average Annual High: 76.9 degrees
Average Annual Low: 44.6 degrees
Average Annual Snowfall: 2.1 inches
Average Annual Precipitation: 10.7 inches
Sunny Days: 337.8 days
More on Deming: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
Population: 41,660
Average Annual High: 72.1 degrees
Average Annual Low: 39.8 degrees
Average Annual Snowfall: 8.9 inches
Average Annual Precipitation: 9.6 inches
Sunny Days: 338.1 days
More on South Valley: Data | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
Population: 91,807
Average Annual High: 69.7 degrees
Average Annual Low: 40.1 degrees
Average Annual Snowfall: 11.3 inches
Average Annual Precipitation: 11.0 inches
Sunny Days: 337.4 days
More on Rio Rancho: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
Population: 27,592
Average Annual High: 78.5 degrees
Average Annual Low: 48.2 degrees
Average Annual Snowfall: 5.3 inches
Average Annual Precipitation: 13.8 inches
Sunny Days: 338.3 days
More on Carlsbad: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
Population: 11,499
Average Annual High: 74.8 degrees
Average Annual Low: 44.9 degrees
Average Annual Snowfall: 3.3 inches
Average Annual Precipitation: 16.1 inches
Sunny Days: 336.0 days
More on Lovington: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
Population: 556,092
Average Annual High: 70.4 degrees
Average Annual Low: 40.7 degrees
Average Annual Snowfall: 13.4 inches
Average Annual Precipitation: 10.7 inches
Sunny Days: 335.2 days
More on Albuquerque: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
How We Determined The Cities In New Mexico With The Best Weather
To rank the most fair weather cities in New Mexico, we used Saturday Night Science and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) database, to see which cities in the Land of Enchantment get the best weather.
We used the following criteria to find the best weather:
- Number of sunny days
- Highest average low
- Average high deviation from 70 degrees
- Least amount of rain
- Least amount of snow
We ranked each city of over 10,000 people in New Mexico from best to worst on each criterion. We then averaged each ranking into a weather quality index. The city with the best index, Las Cruces, was anointed the city with the best weather in New Mexico.
Before we get too far, here are the annual precipitation rates for major cities:
- Albuquerque — 10.7 inches
- Las Cruces — 10.6 inches
- Rio Rancho — 11.0 inches
The cities with the best weather in New Mexico are Las Cruces, Chaparral, Sunland Park, Los Lunas, Deming, South Valley, Rio Rancho, Carlsbad, Lovington, and Albuquerque.
There’s a complete chart at the bottom.
If you’re curious, here are the places with the worst weather in New Mexico:
- Los Alamos
- Las Vegas
- Santa Fe
For more New Mexico reading, check out:
Detailed List Of Places With The Best Weather In New Mexico
| Rank | City | Population | Sunny Days | Avg. High | Precipitation (Inches) | Snow (Inches) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Las Cruces | 101,164 | 340.4 | 76.9 | 10.6 | 2.6 |
| 2 | Chaparral | 13,629 | 340.9 | 77.7 | 9.0 | 5.5 |
| 3 | Sunland Park | 15,142 | 345.2 | 78.7 | 9.9 | 5.2 |
| 4 | Los Lunas | 15,281 | 338.7 | 73.5 | 8.8 | 6.6 |
| 5 | Deming | 14,667 | 337.8 | 76.9 | 10.7 | 2.1 |
| 6 | South Valley | 41,660 | 338.1 | 72.1 | 9.6 | 8.9 |
| 7 | Rio Rancho | 91,807 | 337.4 | 69.7 | 11.0 | 11.3 |
| 8 | Carlsbad | 27,592 | 338.3 | 78.5 | 13.8 | 5.3 |
| 9 | Lovington | 11,499 | 336.0 | 74.8 | 16.1 | 3.3 |
| 10 | Albuquerque | 556,092 | 335.2 | 70.4 | 10.7 | 13.4 |
| 11 | Hobbs | 36,191 | 334.7 | 75.7 | 15.3 | 3.8 |
| 12 | Alamogordo | 31,198 | 333.9 | 75.4 | 12.4 | 5.7 |
| 13 | Farmington | 44,865 | 335.1 | 67.6 | 9.4 | 12.8 |
| 14 | Artesia | 11,641 | 337.0 | 77.1 | 12.6 | 6.9 |
| 15 | Roswell | 48,553 | 338.1 | 76.1 | 13.1 | 9.6 |
| 16 | North Valley | 11,221 | 333.0 | 69.7 | 11.7 | 17.0 |
| 17 | Silver City | 10,184 | 323.8 | 70.3 | 19.4 | 4.7 |
| 18 | Portales | 12,416 | 330.1 | 73.4 | 17.0 | 7.7 |
| 19 | Clovis | 39,466 | 325.6 | 71.6 | 18.2 | 12.9 |
| 20 | Gallup | 22,467 | 330.4 | 65.5 | 12.4 | 33.0 |
| 21 | Santa Fe | 83,008 | 326.7 | 64.4 | 14.2 | 27.8 |
| 22 | Las Vegas | 13,713 | 322.8 | 65.8 | 17.6 | 26.2 |
| 23 | Los Alamos | 11,815 | 316.2 | 63.2 | 19.0 | 42.5 |