Las Cruces weather in May: Las Cruces, New Mexico: normal highs, lows, rain and records for May
Las Cruces in May has a normal high of 87°F and a normal low of 54°F, a daily mean of 71°F, rising from 82°F on the 1st to 93°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 2 days in a normal May, 0.38 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 31°C and low of 12°C, 10 mm of precipitation in May.
- 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 May?
The normal high is 87°F and the normal low 54°F, for a daily mean of 70.6°F. May is 8.5°F warmer than April and 9.4°F cooler than June. May is the 5th warmest month of the year in Las Cruces and the 9th wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 11°F, from 82°F on May 1 to 93°F on May 31. From one year to the next May's mean temperature typically moves about 2.2°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Mays in three average between 68°F and 73°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 8%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 | 82°F | 50°F | 5% | 2% |
| May 8 | 84°F | 52°F | 6% | 2% |
| May 15 | 87°F | 54°F | 7% | 3% |
| May 22 | 89°F | 56°F | 7% | 3% |
| May 31 | 93°F | 59°F | 8% | 4% |
Every day of May: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon May 31, coldest night May 1)
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 | 82°F | 50°F | 5% | 2% | 13 h 30 min |
| May 2 | 82°F | 50°F | 5% | 2% | 13 h 30 min |
| May 3 | 82°F | 50°F | 6% | 2% | 13 h 30 min |
| May 4 | 83°F | 51°F | 6% | 2% | 13 h 30 min |
| May 5 | 83°F | 51°F | 6% | 2% | 13 h 30 min |
| May 6 | 83°F | 51°F | 6% | 2% | 13 h 30 min |
| May 7 | 84°F | 52°F | 6% | 2% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 8 | 84°F | 52°F | 6% | 2% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 9 | 84°F | 52°F | 6% | 2% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 10 | 85°F | 52°F | 6% | 3% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 11 | 85°F | 53°F | 6% | 3% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 12 | 85°F | 53°F | 6% | 3% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 13 | 86°F | 53°F | 6% | 3% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 14 | 86°F | 54°F | 7% | 3% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 15 | 87°F | 54°F | 7% | 3% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 16 | 87°F | 54°F | 7% | 3% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 17 | 87°F | 54°F | 7% | 3% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 18 | 88°F | 55°F | 7% | 3% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 19 | 88°F | 55°F | 7% | 3% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 20 | 89°F | 55°F | 7% | 3% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 21 | 89°F | 56°F | 7% | 3% | 14 h |
| May 22 | 89°F | 56°F | 7% | 3% | 14 h |
| May 23 | 90°F | 56°F | 7% | 3% | 14 h |
| May 24 | 90°F | 57°F | 8% | 3% | 14 h |
| May 25 | 91°F | 57°F | 8% | 3% | 14 h |
| May 26 | 91°F | 57°F | 8% | 3% | 14 h |
| May 27 | 91°F | 58°F | 8% | 3% | 14 h |
| May 28 | 92°F | 58°F | 8% | 3% | 14 h |
| May 29 | 92°F | 58°F | 8% | 3% | 14 h |
| May 30 | 93°F | 59°F | 8% | 4% | 14 h |
| May 31 | 93°F | 59°F | 8% | 4% | 14 h 10 min |
- Normal high
- 87°FMay average
- Normal low
- 54°FMay average
- Precipitation
- 0.38 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 20.01 inch or more
- Days at 90°F or more
- 12
- Daylight
- 13 h 30 min to 14 h 10 minMay 1 to May 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 31
- Days at 80°F or more
- 27
- Sunshine
- 92%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 in Las Cruces in May?
On a given May day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 7% on average, highest around May 31 (8%). In all, 0.38 in falls on 2 days of a normal May.
In a normal May in Las Cruces, 12 days reach 90°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00298535.
What are the records for May in Las Cruces?
The warmest May temperature on this station's record (since 1892) is 104°F, on May 23, 2005; the coldest is 27°F, on May 2, 1967. The wettest May brought 2.03 in (1992).
The May mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 70.6°F: 2021 71.7°F (+1.1), 2022 73.2°F (+2.6), 2023 71.5°F (+0.9), 2024 71.7°F (+1.1), 2025 70.7°F (+0.1), 2026 72.1°F (+1.5). 6 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| May | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 71.7°F | +1.1°F | 0.02 in |
| 2022 | 73.2°F | +2.6°F | 0.00 in |
| 2023 | 71.5°F | +0.9°F | 0.76 in |
| 2024 | 71.7°F | +1.1°F | 0.00 in |
| 2025 | 70.7°F | +0.1°F | 0.11 in |
| 2026 | 72.1°F | +1.5°F | 1.33 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00298535; recent months: ACIS, station USC00298535. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does May in Las Cruces compare across New Mexico?
Across the 98 places PlainClimate covers in New Mexico, May normal highs run from 62°F in Red River to 91°F in Lordsburg; Las Cruces's is 87°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.