Las Cruces Community | |
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Las Cruces is the second largest – and fastest growing – community in New Mexico. It is located on the edge of the Chihuahuan Desert at the foot of the Organ Mountains (elevation: 3900 feet) and on the banks of the Rio Grande River. A population of approximately 95,000 friendly people, abundant sunshine and stunning natural surroundings make it an ideal place to live | |
| Weather | |
 | Las Cruces enjoys 350 days of sunshine a year. Temperatures in the summer months routinely reach the high 90s, with nighttime lows in the 60s. The fall air is a bit cooler with daytime highs of mid 70s to low 80s. During the winter, when northern states are digging themselves out from under the snow, Las Cruces basks in daytime temperatures ranging from the upper 50s to lower 60s. |
| As spring arrives in March and April, temperatures climb steadily from the low to high 80s. . Las Cruces receives an average of 8.5 inches of rain per year and no more than two inches of snow in the winter | |
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