Geography and Climate
Ruidoso is located at 33°20′29″N 105°39′58″W / 33.34139°N 105.66611°W / 33.34139; -105.66611 (33.341371, -105.666235). Elevation is 6,920 feet (2,110 m).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 14.4 square miles (37 km2), of which, 14.3 square miles (37 km2) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km2) of it (0.63%) is water.
| Climate data for Ruidoso, New Mexico (1981-2010 normals) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 71 (22) |
74 (23) |
78 (26) |
83 (28) |
92 (33) |
98 (37) |
95 (35) |
91 (33) |
88 (31) |
84 (29) |
75 (24) |
62 (17) |
98 (37) |
| Average high °F (°C) | 49.4 (9.7) |
51.9 (11.1) |
58 (14) |
65.4 (18.6) |
73.9 (23.3) |
81.5 (27.5) |
80.8 (27.1) |
78.6 (25.9) |
74.8 (23.8) |
66.6 (19.2) |
56.5 (13.6) |
49.4 (9.7) |
65.57 (18.65) |
| Average low °F (°C) | 20.1 (−6.6) |
22.6 (−5.2) |
26.0 (−3.3) |
31.8 (−0.1) |
38.9 (3.8) |
45.6 (7.6) |
50.1 (10.1) |
49.6 (9.8) |
43.3 (6.3) |
34.3 (1.3) |
25.7 (−3.5) |
20.5 (−6.4) |
34.04 (1.13) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −6 (−21) |
−6 (−21) |
0 (−18) |
2 (−17) |
0 (−18) |
27 (−3) |
37 (3) |
35 (2) |
27 (−3) |
7 (−14) |
2 (−17) |
−9 (−23) |
−9 (−23) |
| Precipitation inches (mm) | 1.16 (29.5) |
1.14 (29) |
0.91 (23.1) |
0.79 (20.1) |
1.18 (30) |
1.87 (47.5) |
4.16 (105.7) |
4.50 (114.3) |
2.73 (69.3) |
1.73 (43.9) |
0.86 (21.8) |
1.66 (42.2) |
22.68 (576.1) |
| Snowfall inches (cm) | 7.9 (20.1) |
7.5 (19.1) |
4.2 (10.7) |
1.9 (4.8) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
1.2 (3) |
3 (8) |
9.8 (24.9) |
35.4 (89.9) |
| Source: NOAA | |||||||||||||
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