Current Drought Conditions for New Mexico - June 30, 2026
New Mexico Drought Report
As of June 30, 2026 approximately 94% (114,785 square miles) of New Mexico is under active drought conditions, with an additional 2% (2,935 square miles) classified as Abnormally Dry (D0).
Breaking down current drought conditions across New Mexico: 9.9% (12,041 sq mi) Moderate Drought (D1); 48.4% (58,809 sq mi) Severe Drought (D2); 36.1% (43,935 sq mi) Extreme Drought (D3).
The interactive map below shows current New Mexico drought boundaries. Click any shaded area for its drought category, or browse conditions by city and town in the list below.
| Drought Category | Area (sq mi) | % of State | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abnormally Dry | 2,935 | 2.4% | 2.4% |
| Moderate Drought | 12,041 | 9.9% | 9.9% |
| Severe Drought | 58,809 | 48.4% | 48.4% |
| Extreme Drought | 43,935 | 36.1% | 36.1% |
New Mexico Drought Conditions Map
Click on a drought area for its category. Use the legend icon (lower right) to view drought categories. Toggle additional layers with the icon in the upper right.
Drought boundary shapefiles sourced from the U.S. Drought Monitor GIS Data, produced by the National Drought Mitigation Center (NDMC) at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, in partnership with the USDA and NOAA. Area and percentage calculations by PlantMaps.com.
Drought Conditions by City and Town in New Mexico
| Location | Drought Conditions |
|---|---|
| Animas | Severe Drought |
| Artesia | Moderate Drought |
| Carlsbad | Moderate Drought |
| Cimarron | Extreme Drought |
| Dexter | Severe Drought |
| Dora | Severe Drought |
| Flora Vista | Extreme Drought |
| Hillsboro | Severe Drought |
| La Huerta | Moderate Drought |
| La Villita | Severe Drought |
| La Plata | Extreme Drought |
| Lake Arthur | Severe Drought |
| Lamy | Severe Drought |
| Lordsburg | Severe Drought |
| Los Lunas | Extreme Drought |
| Lumberton | Extreme Drought |
| Malaga | Moderate Drought |
| Maxwell | Extreme Drought |
| Moriarty | Extreme Drought |
| Mountainair | Extreme Drought |
| Portales | Severe Drought |
| Pueblitos | Severe Drought |
| Roswell | Severe Drought |
| Roy | Extreme Drought |
| San Jon | Severe Drought |
| Springer | Extreme Drought |
| Watrous | Extreme Drought |
| Willard | Extreme Drought |
| Columbus | Moderate Drought |
| Hope | Moderate Drought |
| Pie Town | Extreme Drought |
| Truth or Consequences | Severe Drought |
| Tse Bonito | Extreme Drought |
| Logan | Severe Drought |
| Cedar Grove | Extreme Drought |
| Yah-ta-hey | Extreme Drought |
| Aztec | Extreme Drought |
| Blanco | Extreme Drought |
| Atoka | Moderate Drought |
| Cliff | Severe Drought |
| Cubero | Extreme Drought |
| Elida | Severe Drought |
| Fence Lake | Extreme Drought |
| Gila | Severe Drought |
| Grady | Severe Drought |
| McIntosh | Extreme Drought |
| Spencerville | Extreme Drought |
| Alamillo | Severe Drought |
| Algodones | Extreme Drought |
| Beclabito | Extreme Drought |
| Black Rock | Extreme Drought |
| Chamita | Severe Drought |
| Chical | Extreme Drought |
| Cotton City | Severe Drought |
| Des Moines | Extreme Drought |
| Encinal | Extreme Drought |
| Eunice | Moderate Drought |
| Jal | Moderate Drought |
| Jarales | Severe Drought |
| Las Palomas | Severe Drought |
| Loving | Moderate Drought |
| Lovington | Severe Drought |
| Madrid | Severe Drought |
| Monument | Moderate Drought |
| Paradise Hills | Extreme Drought |
| Paraje | Extreme Drought |
| San Pedro | Extreme Drought |
| Tatum | Severe Drought |
| Tome | Extreme Drought |
| Tularosa | Moderate Drought |
| Valencia | Extreme Drought |
| White Signal | Severe Drought |
| Williamsburg | Severe Drought |
| Los Alamos | Severe Drought |
| Los Luceros | Severe Drought |
| Lee Acres | Extreme Drought |
| Angel Fire | Extreme Drought |
| Bloomfield | Extreme Drought |
| Cedar Hill | Extreme Drought |
| Chama | Extreme Drought |
| Church Rock | Extreme Drought |
| Crystal | Extreme Drought |
| Farmington | Extreme Drought |
| Floyd | Severe Drought |
| Hernandez | Severe Drought |
| Nageezi | Extreme Drought |
| Naschitti | Extreme Drought |
| Newcomb | Extreme Drought |
| Raton | Severe Drought |
| Sanostee | Severe Drought |
| Sheep Springs | Extreme Drought |
| Shiprock | Extreme Drought |
| Twin Lakes | Extreme Drought |
| Ute Park | Extreme Drought |
| Waterflow | Extreme Drought |
| La Cueva | Severe Drought |
| Crownpoint | Extreme Drought |
| Edgewood | Extreme Drought |
| El Duende | Severe Drought |
| Gallup | Extreme Drought |
| Tohatchi | Extreme Drought |
| Alamogordo | Moderate Drought |
| Anton Chico | Severe Drought |
| Bayard | Severe Drought |
| Buckhorn | Severe Drought |
| Canova | Severe Drought |
| Cedar Crest | Extreme Drought |
| Cedro | Extreme Drought |
| Chamisal | Extreme Drought |
| Chili | Severe Drought |
| Clayton | Severe Drought |
| Cloudcroft | Moderate Drought |
| Cordova | Severe Drought |
| Corona | Severe Drought |
| Corrales | Extreme Drought |
| Cruzville | Severe Drought |
| Eagle Nest | Extreme Drought |
| East Pecos | Severe Drought |
| El Rancho | Severe Drought |
| El Rito | Severe Drought |
| Hanover | Severe Drought |
| Jaconita | Severe Drought |
| La Jara | Extreme Drought |
| La Mesilla | Severe Drought |
| Magdalena | Severe Drought |
| Milan | Extreme Drought |
| Mimbres | Severe Drought |
| Peñasco | Extreme Drought |
| Pleasanton | Severe Drought |
| Questa | Extreme Drought |
| Ramah | Extreme Drought |
| Red River | Extreme Drought |
| Ribera | Severe Drought |
| Rio Lucio | Extreme Drought |
| Rowe | Severe Drought |
| San Antonito | Extreme Drought |
| San Cristobal | Extreme Drought |
| San Jose | Severe Drought |
| San Mateo | Extreme Drought |
| Sandia Park | Extreme Drought |
| Sedillo | Extreme Drought |
| Soham | Severe Drought |
| Talpa | Extreme Drought |
| Taos | Extreme Drought |
| Tecolote | Severe Drought |
| Tecolotito | Severe Drought |
| Thoreau | Extreme Drought |
| Torreon | Extreme Drought |
| Truchas | Severe Drought |
| Vadito | Extreme Drought |
| White Rock | Severe Drought |
| Timberon | Moderate Drought |
| Boles Acres | Moderate Drought |
| Las Vegas | Extreme Drought |
| Causey | Severe Drought |
| Clovis | Severe Drought |
| Cuba | Extreme Drought |
| Melrose | Severe Drought |
| Mora | Extreme Drought |
| Pecos | Severe Drought |
| Placitas | Extreme Drought |
| San Luis | Extreme Drought |
| Texico | Severe Drought |
| Tucumcari | Severe Drought |
| Villanueva | Severe Drought |
| Wagon Mound | Extreme Drought |
| Cochiti Lake | Severe Drought |
| Agua Fria | Severe Drought |
| Cañada de los Alamos | Severe Drought |
| Chupadero | Severe Drought |
| Estancia | Extreme Drought |
| Glorieta | Severe Drought |
| Jemez Springs | Severe Drought |
| La Cienega | Severe Drought |
| La Puebla | Severe Drought |
| Los Ranchos de Albuquerque | Extreme Drought |
| Nambe | Severe Drought |
| Ponderosa | Extreme Drought |
| Santa Rosa | Severe Drought |
| Tesuque | Severe Drought |
| Vaughn | Severe Drought |
| Carrizozo | Severe Drought |
| Sunshine | Moderate Drought |
| Santa Clara | Severe Drought |
| Deming | Moderate Drought |
| Hatch | Moderate Drought |
| High Rolls | Moderate Drought |
| Hurley | Severe Drought |
| La Luz | Moderate Drought |
| Pinos Altos | Severe Drought |
| Placitas | Moderate Drought |
| Rincon | Moderate Drought |
| Rodey | Moderate Drought |
| San Lorenzo | Severe Drought |
| Silver City | Severe Drought |
| Virden | Severe Drought |
| Abeytas | Severe Drought |
| Adelino | Extreme Drought |
| Belen | Extreme Drought |
| Capitan | Severe Drought |
| Fort Sumner | Severe Drought |
| Gallina | Severe Drought |
| Hagerman | Severe Drought |
| Hobbs | Moderate Drought |
| Las Nutrias | Severe Drought |
| Lemitar | Severe Drought |
| Mescalero | Severe Drought |
| Mesita | Extreme Drought |
| Midway | Severe Drought |
| Nogal | Severe Drought |
| Peralta | Extreme Drought |
| Polvadera | Severe Drought |
| Quemado | Extreme Drought |
| Reserve | Severe Drought |
| Ruidoso | Severe Drought |
| Ruidoso Downs | Severe Drought |
| San Fidel | Extreme Drought |
| San Rafael | Extreme Drought |
| Seama | Extreme Drought |
| Seboyeta | Extreme Drought |
| Tierra Amarilla | Extreme Drought |
| Casa Colorada | Severe Drought |
| Manzano Springs | Extreme Drought |
| Abiquiu | Severe Drought |
| Albuquerque | Extreme Drought |
| Alcalde | Severe Drought |
| Arroyo Hondo | Extreme Drought |
| Arroyo Seco | Extreme Drought |
| Bernalillo | Extreme Drought |
| Canjilon | Extreme Drought |
| Cañon | Extreme Drought |
| Chimayo | Severe Drought |
| Dixon | Severe Drought |
| Dulce | Extreme Drought |
| Española | Severe Drought |
| Galisteo | Severe Drought |
| Jacona | Severe Drought |
| Jemez Pueblo | Extreme Drought |
| Laguna | Extreme Drought |
| Lyden | Severe Drought |
| Paguate | Extreme Drought |
| Peña Blanca | Severe Drought |
| Pojoaque | Severe Drought |
| Pueblito | Severe Drought |
| Ranchos de Taos | Extreme Drought |
| San Felipe Pueblo | Extreme Drought |
| San Jose | Severe Drought |
| San Ysidro | Extreme Drought |
| Santa Cruz | Severe Drought |
| Santo Domingo Pueblo | Severe Drought |
| Tajique | Extreme Drought |
| Taos Pueblo | Extreme Drought |
| Velarde | Severe Drought |
| Zia Pueblo | Extreme Drought |
| Bosque Farms | Extreme Drought |
| Meadow Lake | Extreme Drought |
| San Ildefonso Pueblo | Severe Drought |
| Navajo | Extreme Drought |
| Grants | Extreme Drought |
| Santa Fe | Severe Drought |
| Carnuel | Extreme Drought |
| Tesuque Pueblo | Severe Drought |
| Navajo Dam | Extreme Drought |
| Nadine | Moderate Drought |
| Socorro | Severe Drought |
| Tyrone | Severe Drought |
| Rio Rancho | Extreme Drought |
| Alamo | Extreme Drought |
| Brimhall Nizhoni | Extreme Drought |
| El Valle de Arroyo Seco | Severe Drought |
| Lake Sumner | Severe Drought |
| Nakaibito | Extreme Drought |
| Pueblo of Sandia Village | Extreme Drought |
| Rock Springs | Extreme Drought |
| Sheep Springs | Extreme Drought |
| Torreon | Extreme Drought |
| Upper Fruitland | Extreme Drought |
| Acomita Lake | Extreme Drought |
| Cochiti | Severe Drought |
| Eldorado at Santa Fe | Severe Drought |
| North Acomita Village | Extreme Drought |
| North Valley | Extreme Drought |
| Ojo Amarillo | Extreme Drought |
| Sandia Heights | Extreme Drought |
| South Valley | Extreme Drought |
| Zuni Pueblo | Extreme Drought |
| Nenahnezad | Extreme Drought |
| Las Maravillas | Extreme Drought |
| Monterey Park | Extreme Drought |
| Rio Communities | Extreme Drought |