Weather StoryAlmanac, microseasons, and the day's weather story.

Weather in New Mexico

Climate at a glance

New Mexico covers two distinct climate zones across 520 cities and towns. Predominantly hot desert (71% of cities), with humid subtropical pockets (29%).

The state spans roughly 5.2° of latitude (31.8° N to 37.0° N), from Sunland Park in the south to La Boca in the north. Albuquerque is the largest city by population.

ZoneCities%
hot desert37071.2%
humid subtropical15028.8%

Microseason · May 16–20 · Predominantly Southwest Desert

Saguaro crowns open white

Saguaro flowers open at the tips of the columnar arms — bats pollinate at night, white-winged doves and bees by day.

Read this microseason across nine climate regions → · See all 72 microseasons

Microseason content for New Mexico is drawn from the Southwest Desert corpus (71% of the state's cities sit in this region).

All cities in New Mexico

520 cities & towns

Weather in New Mexico — All Cities & Forecasts