Ruidoso Downs Weather in July
Average highs run from 83°F on July 1 to 80°F on July 31, and lows from 50°F to 52°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.31 in over about 15 wet days.
July day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
July at a glance
- Average high
- 81°F
- Average low
- 51°F
- Precipitation
- 4.31 in
- Record high
- 98°FJul 14, 1934
- Record low
- 31°FJul 9, 1938
- Chance of a freeze
- 0%
- Days of 90°F or more
- 2.2
- Daylight
- 14 h 19 min to 13 h 48 min
- Cloud cover
- 55%
- Humidity
- 48%
- Dew point
- 50°F
- Wind
- 6.5 mph
Every day of the month
A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation; snow means at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 1 | 83°F | 50°F | 96°F 1989 | 42°F 1983 | 40% | 0% |
| Jul 2 | 83°F | 50°F | 97°F 1989 | 44°F 1942 | 40% | 0% |
| Jul 3 | 83°F | 50°F | 96°F 1989 | 43°F 1925 | 41% | 0% |
| Jul 4 | 83°F | 50°F | 93°F 1983 | 47°F 1927 | 42% | 0% |
| Jul 5 | 83°F | 50°F | 95°F 1985 | 43°F 2010 | 42% | 0% |
| Jul 6 | 82°F | 51°F | 94°F 1985 | 44°F 1936 | 43% | 0% |
| Jul 7 | 82°F | 51°F | 94°F 1985 | 45°F 1938 | 44% | 0% |
| Jul 8 | 82°F | 51°F | 94°F 1940 | 46°F 1937 | 44% | 0% |
| Jul 9 | 82°F | 51°F | 93°F 2003 | 31°F 1938 | 45% | 0% |
| Jul 10 | 82°F | 51°F | 95°F 1940 | 46°F 1939 | 46% | 0% |
| Jul 11 | 82°F | 51°F | 97°F 1940 | 41°F 1939 | 46% | 0% |
| Jul 12 | 82°F | 51°F | 95°F 1933 | 44°F 1939 | 47% | 0% |
| Jul 13 | 82°F | 51°F | 96°F 2003 | 46°F 1925 | 47% | 0% |
| Jul 14 | 81°F | 51°F | 98°F 1934 | 45°F 1937 | 48% | 0% |
| Jul 15 | 81°F | 51°F | 95°F 1933 | 44°F 1937 | 48% | 0% |
| Jul 16 | 81°F | 51°F | 94°F 1937 | 44°F 2013 | 49% | 0% |
| Jul 17 | 81°F | 52°F | 97°F 1937 | 40°F 1990 | 49% | 0% |
| Jul 18 | 81°F | 52°F | 95°F 1980 | 44°F 1992 | 49% | 0% |
| Jul 19 | 81°F | 52°F | 98°F 1937 | 45°F 1987 | 50% | 0% |
| Jul 20 | 81°F | 52°F | 94°F 1936 | 46°F 1933 | 50% | 0% |
| Jul 21 | 81°F | 52°F | 92°F 1981 | 44°F 1988 | 50% | 0% |
| Jul 22 | 81°F | 52°F | 93°F 2003 | 46°F 1937 | 51% | 0% |
| Jul 23 | 80°F | 52°F | 92°F 2003 | 44°F 1937 | 51% | 0% |
| Jul 24 | 80°F | 52°F | 93°F 2005 | 46°F 1937 | 51% | 0% |
| Jul 25 | 80°F | 52°F | 93°F 1994 | 46°F 1938 | 52% | 0% |
| Jul 26 | 80°F | 52°F | 96°F 1995 | 48°F 1920 | 52% | 0% |
| Jul 27 | 80°F | 52°F | 98°F 1995 | 47°F 1989 | 52% | 0% |
| Jul 28 | 80°F | 52°F | 94°F 1995 | 42°F 1933 | 52% | 0% |
| Jul 29 | 80°F | 52°F | 94°F 1986 | 42°F 1933 | 52% | 0% |
| Jul 30 | 80°F | 52°F | 95°F 1986 | 44°F 1931 | 52% | 0% |
| Jul 31 | 80°F | 52°F | 93°F 1934 | 43°F 1931 | 52% | 0% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (MDT).
- July 1
- sunrise 5:57 AM, sunset 8:16 PM
- July 31
- sunrise 6:15 AM, sunset 8:03 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00297649 (Ruidoso), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00291440, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.