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United States / New Mexico / Las Cruces Metro Area / Dona Ana County / Mesilla / Zip Codes
Mesilla, NM has a semi-arid desert climate, with temperatures that can rise to over 100°F in the summer months and drop to below freezing during the winter. Precipitation is scarce, with an average of 11 inches per year, and snowfall is minimal. The area experiences frequent winds and strong sunshine throughout the year. Summers tend to be hot and dry while winters are mild and wetter.

Mesilla, New Mexico gets 10 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Mesilla averages 2 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 289 sunny days per year in Mesilla. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Mesilla gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 42 days per year. Precipitation is rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground. In order for precipitation to be counted you have to get at least .01 inches on the ground to measure.

Weather Highlights

Summer High: the July high is around 95 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 30
Rain: averages 10 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 2 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Mesilla is 8.0 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in New Mexico.

7 Summer - 7.5 Winter
April, October and May are the most pleasant months in Mesilla, while July and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateMesilla, New MexicoUnited States
  9.6 in.38.1 in.
  1.9 in.27.8 in.
  41.5 days106.2 days
  289 days205 days
  95.0°85.8°
  29.7°21.7°
  87
  6.74.3
  3881 ft.2443 ft.
Climate
YOU SHOULD KNOW

Many people confuse weather and climate but they are different. Weather is the conditions of the atmosphere over a short period of time, and climate is how the atmosphere is over long periods of time.

Weather is how the atmosphere is behaving and its effects upon life and human activities. Weather can change from minute-to-minute. Most people think of weather in terms of temperature, humidity, precipitation, cloudiness, brightness, visibility, wind, and atmospheric pressure.

Climate is the description of the long-term pattern of weather in a place. Climate can mean the average weather for a particular region and time period taken over 30 years. Climate is the average of weather over time.

June is the hottest month for Mesilla with an average high temperature of 95.1°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in New Mexico. In Mesilla, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Mesilla are April, October and March.
In Mesilla, there are 98.2 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the hottest places in New Mexico.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Mesilla with an average of 29.7°. This is one of the warmest places in New Mexico.
In Mesilla, there are 64.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in New Mexico.
In Mesilla, there are 0.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in New Mexico.
Humidity in Mesilla is generally quite low and comfortable. There are few days during the summer when the humidity becomes unpleasant. The most humid months (but still comfortable) are August, July and September.
August is the wettest month in Mesilla with 2.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is March with 0.2 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 46% of yearly precipitation and 8% occurs in Summer, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 9.6 inches in Mesilla means that it is one of the driest places in New Mexico.
August is the rainiest month in Mesilla with 7.2 days of rain, and April is the driest month with only 1.4 rainy days. There are 41.5 rainy days annually in Mesilla, which is one of the least rainy places in New Mexico. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 41% of the time and the driest is Summer with only a 13% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 1.9 inches in Mesilla means that it is one of the least snowy places in New Mexico. December is the snowiest month in Mesilla with 1.0 inches of snow, and 2 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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