Ruidoso, NM
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from RUIDOSO, NM US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Ruidoso has an annual average temperature of 50.1°F with about 22 inches of precipitation per year and 26.2 inches of snow. The warmest month is June (average high 81.6°F), and the coldest is January (average low 20.6°F). July is typically the wettest month (4.31 in) and April the driest (0.67 in). Snow typically falls from October through April.
Best time to visit Ruidoso
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All-time records →44 of 366 (12%) of Ruidoso's all-time daily heat records have been set since 2015. If records were spread evenly across the station's history, only about 5% would fall in any given decade.
| 1940s | 67 | |
| 1950s | 78 | |
| 1960s | 41 | |
| 1970s | 37 | |
| 1980s | 30 | |
| 1990s | 22 | |
| 2000s | 19 | |
| 2010s | 43 | |
| 2020s | 29 |
Bars: number of all-time daily heat records still standing that were set in each decade.
Monthly averages
| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Avg Temp | Precipitation | Snow | Rainy days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 48.8°F | 20.6°F | 34.7°F | 1.11 in | 7.9 in | 5 |
| February | 51.0°F | 23.2°F | 37.1°F | 1.03 in | 5.5 in | 5 |
| March | 57.5°F | 27.0°F | 42.3°F | 0.88 in | 2.2 in | 5 |
| April | 64.9°F | 32.7°F | 48.8°F | 0.67 in | 0.6 in | 4 |
| May | 72.8°F | 40.3°F | 56.5°F | 1.16 in | — | 5 |
| June | 81.6°F | 47.3°F | 64.5°F | 2.05 in | — | 9 |
| July | 81.2°F | 51.2°F | 66.2°F | 4.31 in | — | 15 |
| August | 78.5°F | 50.3°F | 64.4°F | 4.23 in | — | 15 |
| September | 74.8°F | 44.3°F | 59.6°F | 2.49 in | — | 9 |
| October | 66.7°F | 35.3°F | 51.0°F | 1.69 in | 1.0 in | 7 |
| November | 55.7°F | 26.1°F | 40.9°F | 0.84 in | 1.8 in | 4 |
| December | 48.4°F | 21.5°F | 34.9°F | 1.54 in | 7.2 in | 5 |
Climate twins of Ruidoso
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