Best time to visit Ski Cloudcroft

The climate in Ski Cloudcroft through the year

When to go

Ski Cloudcroft scores highest on Eddigo’s travel score in April–October, peaking at 97 out of 100 in May. A typical May day reaches 21°C and the night falls to 4°C, with rain on about 4 days and clear sky 58 % of the time. November–March are a fair alternative, with scores of 58–59. The lowest score is in January (58), when days are cool at around 7°C.

Seasons and rain

The seasons are sharply different: a June day (25°C) is about 19 degrees warmer than a January day (7°C). Nights typically drop below freezing in November–April. July is the wettest month with 95 mm and April the driest with 10 mm, out of about 430 mm a year.

Daylight

Daylight lasts from about 10 hours in December to 14.5 hours in June. Ski Cloudcroft lies about 2,600 m above sea level, which makes it roughly 17 degrees cooler than the lowlands around it.

By type of trip

The best months change with what you want to do. Each of Eddigo’s trip types has its own preferred daytime temperature and its own weights for rain, humidity and sun. Ski Cloudcroft scores 65 or more in these months:

• Sun and warmth (22–30 °C): April–October, up to 94
• City break (15–25 °C): March–November, up to 97
• Hiking (10–22 °C): all year round, up to 94
• Cooler weather (10–20 °C): all year round, up to 98

How it compares

Of the 366 destinations Eddigo covers in the United States, Ski Cloudcroft is the 76th warmest over the year and the 48th driest. It has 7 months with a good score, against 4 for a typical destination in the country. In May, when Ski Cloudcroft scores 97, Ski Apache (50 km away) scores 90 and Ciudad Juárez (154 km away) scores 75. In January, when Ski Cloudcroft is at its lowest, Ciudad Juárez in Mexico scores 79 and lies 150 km away. See where to go in May for the best destinations that month.