RUIDOSO, NEW MEXICO

Under the Köppen Climate Classification climate classification, "dry-summer subtropical" climates are often referred to as "Mediterranean". This climate zone has an an average temperature above 10°C (50°F) in their warmest months, and an average in the coldest between 18 to -3°C (64 to 27°F). Summers tend to be dry with less than one-third that of the wettest winter month, and with less than 30mm (1.18 in) of precipitation in a summer month. SMany of the regions with Mediterranean climates have relatively mild winters and very warm summers.

The Köppen Climate Classification subtype for this climate is "Csb". (Mediterran Climate).

The average temperature for the year in Ruidoso is 50.4°F (10.2°C). The warmest month, on average, is July with an average temperature of 65.9°F (18.8°C). The coolest month on average is January, with an average temperature of 35.4°F (1.9°C).

The highest recorded temperature in Ruidoso is 97.0°F (36.1°C), which was recorded in June. The lowest recorded temperature in Ruidoso is -26.0°F (-32.2°C), which was recorded in February.

The average amount of precipitation for the year in Ruidoso is 21.8" (553.7 mm). The month with the most precipitation on average is August with 4.7" (119.4 mm) of precipitation. The month with the least precipitation on average is April with an average of 0.7" (17.8 mm). There are an average of 86.2 days of precipitation, with the most precipitation occurring in August with 14.7 days and the least precipitation occurring in April with 4.0 days.

In terms of liquid precipitation, there are an average of 43.9 days of rain, with the most rain occurring in July with 7.4 days of rain, and the least rain occurring in November with 1.7 days of rain.

In Ruidoso, there's an average of 29.9" of snow (0 cm). The month with the most snow is January, with 8.6" of snow (21.8 cm).