Ruidoso stays cool in summer
Ruidoso has chilly winters and pleasant summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 82°, a January night drops to 22°, and about 26 inches of snow falls in a normal winter. In November, a normal day reaches 56° and a normal night drops to 27°.
Getting the latest forecast from the National Weather Service…
What stands out about Ruidoso’s weather
Read from 30 years of NOAA records. Each one opens the full story on the Climate page.
Where today sits in Ruidoso’s year
Typical highs and lows month by month, from 30 years of NOAA records.
Weather talk
Road reports, first frosts and storm memories from neighbors in Ruidoso.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Forecast, conditions and alerts: National Weather Service. Climate: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020 and 1901–2000. Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded normals for Ruidoso itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts: the NOAA station at Ruidoso, NM (1 mi). Sunrise and sunset are calculated from the town’s position. Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast.