Environment in Las Cruces 13 indicators covering environment for Las Cruces. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Drought - Cities and FUAs — Land soil moisture anomaly -17.8 Percentage change 2025 down 187.7% 1285th Greenhouse gas emissions - Cities and FUAs — GHG emissions from waste 0.03 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2024 unchanged 584th Total and environment-related patents - FUAs — Patent applications 2.3 Patents 2022 down 34.3% 654th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime summer land 48.59 Degrees celsius 2024 up 0.6% 10th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime winter land 19.29 Degrees celsius 2024 down 10.6% 207th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime yearly land 36.76 Degrees celsius 2024 down 0.1% 18th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime summer land 21.29 Degrees celsius 2024 up 5.2% 203rd Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime winter land -0.1325 Degrees celsius 2024 up 80.5% 751st Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime yearly land 10.48 Degrees celsius 2024 up 8.5% 434th Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to nitrogen 10.91 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 1003rd Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to ozone 57.54 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 1016th Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to PM10 38.29 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 635th Air pollution - Cities and FUAs — Population exposure to PM2.5 10.42 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 — 1066th