2025 Compare Climate & Weather:
Asheville, NC vs Las Cruces, NM

Highlights

On average, there are 294 sunny days per year in Las Cruces. Asheville averages 212 sunny days per year. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Las Cruces, New Mexico gets 10 inches of rain, on average, per year. Asheville, North Carolina gets 43.7 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38.1 inches of rain per year.

Las Cruces averages 2.2 inches of snow per year. Asheville averages 10.2 inches of snow per year. The US average is 27.8 inches of snow per year.

Weather Highlights

Las Cruces, New Mexico
Summer High: the July high is around 94.7 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 27.1
Rain: averages 10 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 2.2 inches of snow a year

Asheville, North Carolina
Summer High: the July high is around 83.7 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 25.1
Rain: averages 43.7 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 10.2 inches of snow a year

BestPlaces Comfort Index

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

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Asheville is 7.6 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in North Carolina.

Today's Weather - Asheville, NC

62°F

Today's Weather - Las Cruces, NM

83°F

Average Monthly High / Low (°F)

Hot, Freezing, Rainy, Snowy Days: Asheville / Las Cruces

July is the hottest month for Asheville with an average high temperature of 83.7°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in North Carolina. In Asheville, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Asheville are September, June and May.

June is the hottest month for Las Cruces with an average high temperature of 94.8°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in New Mexico. In Las Cruces, there are 2 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Las Cruces are April, October and March.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Asheville with an average of 25.1°. This is one of the coldest places in North Carolina.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Las Cruces with an average of 27.1°. This is warmer than most places in New Mexico.

In Asheville, there are 6.7 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the coolest places in North Carolina.

In Las Cruces, there are 95.6 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the hottest places in New Mexico.

In Asheville, there are 100.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in North Carolina.

In Las Cruces, there are 84.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in New Mexico.

In Asheville, there are 0.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in North Carolina.

In Las Cruces, there are 0.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in New Mexico.

June is the wettest month in Asheville with 4.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 2.7 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 29% of yearly precipitation and 23% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 43.7 inches in Asheville means that it is one of the driest places in North Carolina.


August is the wettest month in Las Cruces with 2.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is March with 0.2 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 45% of yearly precipitation and 9% occurs in Summer, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 10.0 inches in Las Cruces means that it is drier than most places in New Mexico.

July is the rainiest month in Asheville with 12.1 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 7.2 rainy days. There are 118.1 rainy days annually in Asheville, which is rainier than most places in North Carolina. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 20% chance of a rainy day.

August is the rainiest month in Las Cruces with 7.5 days of rain, and April is the driest month with only 1.5 rainy days. There are 42.7 rainy days annually in Las Cruces, 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 10.2 inches in Asheville means that it is one of the snowiest places in North Carolina.

An annual snowfall of 2.2 inches in Las Cruces means that it is one of the least snowy places in New Mexico.

January is the snowiest month in Asheville with 3.8 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.

December is the snowiest month in Las Cruces with 1.2 inches of snow, and 2 months of the year have significant snowfall.