Las Cruces weather in December: Las Cruces, New Mexico: normal highs, lows, rain and records for December
Las Cruces in December has a normal high of 58°F and a normal low of 30°F, a daily mean of 44°F, falling from 62°F on the 1st to 57°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 3 days in a normal December, 0.64 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 15°C and low of −1°C, 16 mm of precipitation and 1 cm of snow in December.
- NOAA stationState University
- Station IDUSC00298535
- Location32.28°N 106.76°W
- Elevation3,886 ft (1,185 m)
- Population116,998
- Jan 59° 30°
- Feb 64° 34°
- Mar 71° 39°
- Apr 79° 46°
- May 87° 54°
- Jun 96° 64°
- Jul 96° 69°
- Aug 94° 68°
- Sep 88° 61°
- Oct 80° 48°
- Nov 68° 37°
- Dec 58° 30°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Las Cruces in December?
The normal high is 58°F and the normal low 30°F, for a daily mean of 43.9°F. December is 8.3°F cooler than November and 0.3°F cooler than January. December is the 12th warmest month of the year in Las Cruces and the 6th wettest, and the snowiest. Across the month the normal high falls 5°F, from 62°F on December 1 to 57°F on December 31. From one year to the next December's mean temperature typically moves about 2.1°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Decembers in three average between 42°F and 46°F.
Bars above: each day's normal high to low. Columns below: the chance of 0.01 inch or more of precipitation that day, on a scale of 0 to 100% (highest 11%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 1 | 62°F | 32°F | 10% | 5% |
| December 8 | 59°F | 31°F | 10% | 5% |
| December 15 | 58°F | 30°F | 11% | 5% |
| December 22 | 57°F | 29°F | 11% | 6% |
| December 31 | 57°F | 29°F | 11% | 5% |
Every day of December: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon December 1, coldest night December 25)
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 1 | 62°F | 32°F | 10% | 5% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 2 | 61°F | 32°F | 10% | 5% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 3 | 61°F | 32°F | 10% | 5% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 4 | 61°F | 31°F | 10% | 5% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 5 | 60°F | 31°F | 10% | 5% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 6 | 60°F | 31°F | 10% | 5% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 7 | 60°F | 31°F | 10% | 5% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 8 | 59°F | 31°F | 10% | 5% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 9 | 59°F | 30°F | 10% | 5% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 10 | 59°F | 30°F | 10% | 5% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 11 | 59°F | 30°F | 10% | 5% | 10 h |
| December 12 | 58°F | 30°F | 11% | 5% | 10 h |
| December 13 | 58°F | 30°F | 11% | 5% | 10 h |
| December 14 | 58°F | 30°F | 11% | 5% | 10 h |
| December 15 | 58°F | 30°F | 11% | 5% | 10 h |
| December 16 | 58°F | 29°F | 11% | 5% | 10 h |
| December 17 | 57°F | 29°F | 11% | 6% | 10 h |
| December 18 | 57°F | 29°F | 11% | 6% | 10 h |
| December 19 | 57°F | 29°F | 11% | 6% | 10 h |
| December 20 | 57°F | 29°F | 11% | 6% | 10 h |
| December 21 | 57°F | 29°F | 11% | 6% | 10 h |
| December 22 | 57°F | 29°F | 11% | 6% | 10 h |
| December 23 | 57°F | 29°F | 11% | 6% | 10 h |
| December 24 | 57°F | 29°F | 11% | 6% | 10 h |
| December 25 | 57°F | 29°F | 11% | 6% | 10 h |
| December 26 | 57°F | 29°F | 11% | 6% | 10 h |
| December 27 | 57°F | 29°F | 11% | 6% | 10 h |
| December 28 | 57°F | 29°F | 11% | 6% | 10 h |
| December 29 | 57°F | 29°F | 11% | 5% | 10 h |
| December 30 | 57°F | 29°F | 11% | 5% | 10 h |
| December 31 | 57°F | 29°F | 11% | 5% | 10 h |
- Normal high
- 58°FDecember average
- Normal low
- 30°FDecember average
- Precipitation
- 0.64 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 30.01 inch or more
- Snowfall
- 0.4 inmonth total
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 21
- Daylight
- 10 h 10 min to 10 hDecember 1 to December 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 3
- Sunshine
- 84%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00298535; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain or snow in Las Cruces in December?
On a given December day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 11% on average, highest around December 23 (11%). In all, 0.64 in falls on 3 days of a normal December.
In a normal December in Las Cruces, 21 nights fall to freezing and snowfall averages 0.4 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00298535.
What are the records for December in Las Cruces?
The warmest December temperature on this station's record (since 1892) is 78°F, on December 4, 1958; the coldest is 1°F, on December 29, 1895. The wettest December brought 2.92 in (1914); the snowiest, 9.8 inches (1987).
The December mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 43.9°F: 2021 49.3°F (+5.4), 2022 44.9°F (+1.0), 2023 46.3°F (+2.4), 2024 48.7°F (+4.8), 2025 51.5°F (+7.6). 5 of 5 ran warmer than normal.
| December | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 49.3°F | +5.4°F | 0.20 in |
| 2022 | 44.9°F | +1.0°F | 0.49 in |
| 2023 | 46.3°F | +2.4°F | 0.37 in |
| 2024 | 48.7°F | +4.8°F | 0.00 in |
| 2025 | 51.5°F | +7.6°F | 0.02 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00298535; recent months: ACIS, station USC00298535. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does December in Las Cruces compare across New Mexico?
Across the 98 places PlainClimate covers in New Mexico, December normal highs run from 35°F in Red River to 60°F in Jal; Las Cruces's is 58°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.