Las Cruces weather in January: Las Cruces, New Mexico: normal highs, lows, rain and records for January
Las Cruces in January has a normal high of 59°F and a normal low of 30°F, a daily mean of 44°F, rising from 57°F on the 1st to 61°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 3 days in a normal January, 0.48 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 15°C and low of −1°C, 12 mm of precipitation and 1 cm of snow in January.
- 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 January?
The normal high is 59°F and the normal low 30°F, for a daily mean of 44.2°F. January is 0.3°F warmer than December and 4.6°F cooler than February. January is the 11th warmest month of the year in Las Cruces and the 7th wettest, and the snowiest. Across the month the normal high rises 4°F, from 57°F on January 1 to 61°F on January 31. From one year to the next January's mean temperature typically moves about 2.2°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Januarys 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 57°F | 29°F | 11% | 5% |
| January 8 | 58°F | 29°F | 11% | 5% |
| January 15 | 59°F | 29°F | 10% | 5% |
| January 22 | 60°F | 30°F | 10% | 5% |
| January 31 | 61°F | 31°F | 10% | 5% |
Every day of January: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon January 31, coldest night January 1)
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 57°F | 29°F | 11% | 5% | 10 h |
| January 2 | 57°F | 29°F | 11% | 5% | 10 h |
| January 3 | 57°F | 29°F | 11% | 5% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 4 | 57°F | 29°F | 11% | 5% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 5 | 57°F | 29°F | 11% | 5% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 6 | 57°F | 29°F | 11% | 5% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 7 | 57°F | 29°F | 11% | 5% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 8 | 58°F | 29°F | 11% | 5% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 9 | 58°F | 29°F | 11% | 5% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 10 | 58°F | 29°F | 11% | 5% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 11 | 58°F | 29°F | 11% | 5% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 12 | 58°F | 29°F | 11% | 5% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 13 | 58°F | 29°F | 10% | 5% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 14 | 58°F | 29°F | 10% | 5% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 15 | 59°F | 29°F | 10% | 5% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 16 | 59°F | 29°F | 10% | 5% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 17 | 59°F | 30°F | 10% | 5% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 18 | 59°F | 30°F | 10% | 5% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 19 | 59°F | 30°F | 10% | 5% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 20 | 60°F | 30°F | 10% | 5% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 21 | 60°F | 30°F | 10% | 5% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 22 | 60°F | 30°F | 10% | 5% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 23 | 60°F | 30°F | 10% | 5% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 24 | 60°F | 30°F | 10% | 5% | 10 h 30 min |
| January 25 | 60°F | 30°F | 10% | 5% | 10 h 30 min |
| January 26 | 61°F | 30°F | 10% | 5% | 10 h 30 min |
| January 27 | 61°F | 31°F | 10% | 5% | 10 h 30 min |
| January 28 | 61°F | 31°F | 10% | 5% | 10 h 30 min |
| January 29 | 61°F | 31°F | 10% | 5% | 10 h 30 min |
| January 30 | 61°F | 31°F | 10% | 5% | 10 h 30 min |
| January 31 | 61°F | 31°F | 10% | 5% | 10 h 40 min |
- Normal high
- 59°FJanuary average
- Normal low
- 30°FJanuary average
- Precipitation
- 0.48 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 30.01 inch or more
- Snowfall
- 0.4 inmonth total
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 23
- Daylight
- 10 h to 10 h 40 minJanuary 1 to January 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 2
- Sunshine
- 86%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 January?
On a given January day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 10% on average, highest around January 1 (11%). In all, 0.48 in falls on 3 days of a normal January.
In a normal January in Las Cruces, 23 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 January in Las Cruces?
The warmest January temperature on this station's record (since 1892) is 78°F, on January 26, 1942; the coldest is −8°F, on January 8, 1913. The wettest January brought 1.85 in (1949); the snowiest, 9.3 inches (1985).
The January mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 44.2°F: 2021 42.5°F (−1.8), 2022 43.6°F (−0.6), 2023 44.4°F (+0.2), 2024 44.7°F (+0.5), 2025 40.2°F (−4.0), 2026 45.9°F (+1.7). 3 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| January | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 42.5°F | −1.8°F | 0.16 in |
| 2022 | 43.6°F | −0.6°F | 0.60 in |
| 2023 | 44.4°F | +0.2°F | 0.37 in |
| 2024 | 44.7°F | +0.5°F | 0.25 in |
| 2025 | 40.2°F | −4.0°F | 0.20 in |
| 2026 | 45.9°F | +1.7°F | 1.70 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00298535; recent months: ACIS, station USC00298535. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does January in Las Cruces compare across New Mexico?
Across the 98 places PlainClimate covers in New Mexico, January normal highs run from 35°F in Red River to 61°F in Lordsburg; Las Cruces's is 59°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.
Other months and places
- Las Cruces in December58°F by day, 30°F at night
- Las Cruces in February64°F by day, 34°F at night
- Las Cruces through the yearEvery month, frost dates, records and recent years
- New Mexico in JanuaryThe statewide normal and the warmest and coolest places
- Lordsburg: New Mexico's warmest Januarynormal high 61°F