The year at a glance
Averages from 30 years of climate history, 1991-2020
| Artesia | Metric | Ruidoso |
|---|---|---|
| 297 days | Sunny daysclear or partly cloudy skies | 297 days |
| 11 in | Precipitationper year | 21 in |
| 48 days | Wet daysrain or snow per year | 95 days |
| 4 in | Snowfallper year | 26 in |
| 107 days | Hot daysabove 90 °F | 6 days |
| 105 days | Freezing nightsat or below 32 °F | 156 days |
| 44% | Humidityaverage relative | 51% |
| 61 °F | Average temperatureyear round | 50 °F |
Monthly temperatures
Average daily high and low for each month, in °F. The gap between the two lines is what an ordinary day feels like across the year.
Daily highs
Daily lows
View monthly temperatures as a table
| City | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artesia high | 57 | 62 | 70 | 78 | 87 | 95 | 95 | 94 | 87 | 78 | 66 | 57 |
| Ruidoso high | 49 | 51 | 58 | 65 | 73 | 82 | 81 | 79 | 75 | 67 | 56 | 48 |
| Artesia low | 24 | 28 | 35 | 42 | 53 | 62 | 66 | 65 | 57 | 44 | 32 | 25 |
| Ruidoso low | 21 | 23 | 27 | 33 | 40 | 47 | 51 | 50 | 44 | 35 | 26 | 22 |
Monthly precipitation
Total rain plus melted snow for each month, in inches. Taller bars mean wetter months.
View monthly precipitation as a table
| City | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artesia | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.7 |
| Ruidoso | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 4.9 | 4.1 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 1.1 |
Monthly sunny days
Days each month with clear or partly cloudy skies, so compare the same month between cities.
View monthly sunny days as a table
| City | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artesia | 24 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 24 |
| Ruidoso | 24 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 25 |
Keep comparing
Nearby cities and popular picks for each side of this matchup. Any two cities can be compared from the home page.
Artesia vs another city
- Artesia vs Carlsbad, NM
- Artesia vs Roswell, NM
- Artesia vs Lovington, NM
- Artesia vs Hobbs, NM
- Artesia vs North Hobbs, NM
- Artesia vs New York, NY
- Artesia vs Los Angeles, CA
- Artesia vs Chicago, IL
- Artesia vs Houston, TX
- Artesia vs Phoenix, AZ
- Artesia vs Philadelphia, PA
Ruidoso vs another city
- Ruidoso vs Alamogordo, NM
- Ruidoso vs Roswell, NM
- Ruidoso vs Socorro, NM
- Ruidoso vs Truth or Consequences, NM
- Ruidoso vs Las Cruces, NM
- Ruidoso vs New York, NY
- Ruidoso vs Los Angeles, CA
- Ruidoso vs Chicago, IL
- Ruidoso vs Houston, TX
- Ruidoso vs Phoenix, AZ
- Ruidoso vs Philadelphia, PA
About this data
Every figure on this page is a 30 year average computed from daily climate history for 1991-2020, using each city's own coordinates. Wet days count days with measurable precipitation, calibrated against the wet day counts in NOAA's published climate normals. Sunny days count clear plus partly cloudy days, defined as average cloud cover of 63 percent or less and calibrated against NOAA's published sky cover tables. Snowfall figures are model estimates anchored to NOAA station measurements near each city.
Weather data by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (ERA5, ERA5-Land).