Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 17 min6:00 am – 8:17 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 1 min7:04 am – 5:06 pm
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ClimateWarmest month June: highs 96°F, lows 64°FColdest month December: highs 58°F, lows 30°F9 in of rain a year, on about 22 dayswettest month July1 in of snow a year, on about 1 days109 days above 90°F, 69 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, State Univ station, 8 mi away
Earthquakes7 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.9 on 8 Feb 201530 mi away, near Pecan Park, New MexicoMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 8 Feb 201526 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Air quality27% of days had good air in 2025100 of 365 days measured217 moderate, 27 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 21 unhealthy daysMedian index 61, worst day 528main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Dona Ana County monitors, NM
Drinking waterDona Ana Mdwcaserves 16,987 people from ground water10 health-based violations since 2021latest May 2024: groundwater treatment, treatment technique9 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation4,064 ft1,239 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Getting aroundAirportLas Cruces International Airport LRU10 miMajor airportEl Paso International Airport ELP47 miInterstateI-251.7 miUS highwayUS 851.8 miAmtrakDeming, NM DEM56 miCoachLas Cruces NM (LCR)Greyhound6.2 miTransit1 stop within a mileSouth Central Regional Transit District (SCRTD)Sources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 88032 ZIP area.
