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Best Climate Cities in New Mexico

Warm temperatures, plenty of sunshine and clean air.

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All United States  ·  New Mexico

How We Score

Each metric is normalized 0-100 across U.S. cities, then weighted and summed. Cities missing any metric are excluded.

Temperature · 35% Sunshine · 30% Clean Air · 25% Low Rain · 10%

Top 12 Best Climate Cities in New Mexico

Ranked by composite score across 4 weighted metrics.

#1
Score 87.8
Las Cruces, NM
112,612 residents
Temperature 66°F
Sunshine 353 days
Clean Air 37
#2
Score 68.5
Albuquerque, NM
562,488 residents
Temperature 59°F
Sunshine 346 days
Clean Air 37
#3
Score 68.4
Rio Rancho, NM
106,533 residents
Temperature 57°F
Sunshine 349 days
Clean Air 37
#4
Score 64.6
Socorro, NM
8,540 residents
Temperature 58°F
Sunshine 330 days
Clean Air 16
#5
Score 63.6
Columbus, NM
1,147 residents
Temperature 65°F
Sunshine 330 days
Clean Air 37
#6
Score 62.1
La Huerta, NM
1,673 residents
Temperature 64°F
Sunshine 330 days
Clean Air 37
#7
Score 62.1
Loving, NM
1,317 residents
Temperature 64°F
Sunshine 330 days
Clean Air 37
#8
Score 62.1
Carlsbad, NM
31,813 residents
Temperature 64°F
Sunshine 330 days
Clean Air 37
#9
Score 61.8
Anthony, NM
8,701 residents
Temperature 63°F
Sunshine 330 days
Clean Air 37
#10
Score 61.8
Vado, NM
3,185 residents
Temperature 63°F
Sunshine 330 days
Clean Air 37
#11
Score 61.8
Mesilla, NM
1,850 residents
Temperature 63°F
Sunshine 330 days
Clean Air 37
#12
Score 61.8
Radium Springs, NM
1,661 residents
Temperature 63°F
Sunshine 330 days
Clean Air 37

Full Ranking, New Mexico

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1 Las Cruces NM 87.8
2 Albuquerque NM 68.5
3 Rio Rancho NM 68.4
4 Socorro NM 64.6
5 Columbus NM 63.6
6 La Huerta NM 62.1
7 Loving NM 62.1
8 Carlsbad NM 62.1
9 Anthony NM 61.8
10 Vado NM 61.8
11 Mesilla NM 61.8
12 Radium Springs NM 61.8
13 Picacho Hills NM 61.8
14 Doña Ana NM 61.8
15 University Park NM 61.8
16 Berino NM 61.8
17 Santa Teresa NM 61.3
18 Sunland Park NM 61.3
19 Hatch NM 61.2
20 La Luz NM 61.1
21 Boles Acres NM 61.1
22 Alamogordo NM 61.1
23 Eunice NM 60.8
24 Jal NM 60.8
25 Elephant Butte NM 60.6
26 Chaparral NM 60.5
27 White Sands NM 60.5
28 Keeler Farm NM 60.1
29 Deming NM 60.1
30 Truth or Consequences NM 59.6
31 Lovington NM 59.2
32 North Hobbs NM 58.5
33 Hobbs NM 58.5
34 Tularosa NM 58.3
35 Lordsburg NM 58.2
36 Santa Fe NM 58.1
37 Holloman AFB NM 57.7
38 Artesia NM 56.9
39 Atoka NM 56.9
40 Roswell NM 55.4
41 Dexter NM 54.9
42 Portales NM 54.6
43 Kirtland AFB NM 54.5
44 Rio Rancho Estates NM 54.3
45 Corrales NM 54.3
46 Silver City NM 53.8
47 Little Walnut Village NM 53.8
48 Hurley NM 53.8
49 Bayard NM 53.8
50 Santa Clara NM 53.8

Las Cruces, NM tops the list with a composite score of 87.8 out of 100, followed by Albuquerque and Rio Rancho. NM dominates the top 12 with 12 cities, reflecting strong performance across the weighted metrics for best climate.

Rankings combine 4 independent metrics: Temperature, Sunshine, Clean Air, Low Rain. Cities are weighted to reflect what matters most to best climate, and any city missing one or more metrics is excluded to avoid artificially inflated rankings.

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