Burn Lake
- Oct–Apr
- best months
Burn Lake is a 20-acre lake near Las Cruces, New Mexico, at about 3,865 feet.
Best time to go · Oct–Apr
Best time to visit Burn Lake
Best months: October–April. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
59° / 30°
3 wet
Feb
64° / 34°
3 wet
Mar
71° / 39°
2 wet
Apr
78° / 46°
1 wet
May
87° / 54°
2 wet
Jun
96° / 64°
4 wet
Jul
96° / 69°
8 wet
Aug
94° / 68°
8 wet
Sep
88° / 61°
5 wet
Oct
80° / 48°
4 wet
Nov
68° / 37°
3 wet
Dec
58° / 30°
3 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at State Univ, NM, 2.5 mi away at 3,886 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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