Current Drought Conditions for New Mexico - July 14, 2026
New Mexico Drought Report
As of July 14, 2026 approximately 94% (113,722 square miles) of New Mexico is under active drought conditions, with an additional 3% (3,373 square miles) classified as Abnormally Dry (D0).
Breaking down current drought conditions across New Mexico: 15.9% (19,373 sq mi) Moderate Drought (D1); 41.5% (50,413 sq mi) Severe Drought (D2); 36.1% (43,937 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 | 3,373 | 2.8% | 2.8% |
| Moderate Drought | 19,373 | 15.9% | 15.9% |
| Severe Drought | 50,413 | 41.5% | 41.5% |
| Extreme Drought | 43,937 | 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 |
|---|---|
| Abeytas | Severe Drought |
| Abiquiu | Severe Drought |
| Acomita Lake | Extreme Drought |
| Adelino | Extreme Drought |
| Agua Fria | Severe Drought |
| Alamillo | Severe Drought |
| Alamo | Extreme Drought |
| Alamogordo | Moderate Drought |
| Albuquerque | Extreme Drought |
| Alcalde | Severe Drought |
| Algodones | Extreme Drought |
| Angel Fire | Extreme Drought |
| Animas | Severe Drought |
| Anton Chico | Severe Drought |
| Arroyo Hondo | Extreme Drought |
| Arroyo Seco | Extreme Drought |
| Artesia | Moderate Drought |
| Atoka | Moderate Drought |
| Aztec | Extreme Drought |
| Bayard | Severe Drought |
| Beclabito | Extreme Drought |
| Belen | Extreme Drought |
| Bernalillo | Extreme Drought |
| Black Rock | Extreme Drought |
| Blanco | Extreme Drought |
| Bloomfield | Extreme Drought |
| Boles Acres | Moderate Drought |
| Bosque Farms | Extreme Drought |
| Brimhall Nizhoni | Extreme Drought |
| Buckhorn | Severe Drought |
| Cañada de los Alamos | Severe Drought |
| Cañon | Extreme Drought |
| Canjilon | Extreme Drought |
| Canova | Severe Drought |
| Capitan | Severe Drought |
| Carlsbad | Moderate Drought |
| Carnuel | Extreme Drought |
| Carrizozo | Severe Drought |
| Casa Colorada | Severe Drought |
| Causey | Moderate Drought |
| Cedar Crest | Extreme Drought |
| Cedar Grove | Extreme Drought |
| Cedar Hill | Extreme Drought |
| Cedro | Extreme Drought |
| Chama | Extreme Drought |
| Chamisal | Extreme Drought |
| Chamita | Severe Drought |
| Chical | Extreme Drought |
| Chili | Severe Drought |
| Chimayo | Severe Drought |
| Chupadero | Severe Drought |
| Church Rock | Extreme Drought |
| Cimarron | Extreme Drought |
| Clayton | Severe Drought |
| Cliff | Severe Drought |
| Cloudcroft | Moderate Drought |
| Clovis | Moderate Drought |
| Cochiti | Severe Drought |
| Cochiti Lake | Severe Drought |
| Columbus | Moderate Drought |
| Cordova | Severe Drought |
| Corona | Severe Drought |
| Corrales | Extreme Drought |
| Cotton City | Severe Drought |
| Crownpoint | Extreme Drought |
| Cruzville | Severe Drought |
| Crystal | Extreme Drought |
| Cuba | Extreme Drought |
| Cubero | Extreme Drought |
| Deming | Moderate Drought |
| Des Moines | Extreme Drought |
| Dexter | Moderate Drought |
| Dixon | Severe Drought |
| Dora | Moderate Drought |
| Dulce | Extreme Drought |
| Eagle Nest | Extreme Drought |
| East Pecos | Severe Drought |
| Edgewood | Extreme Drought |
| El Duende | Severe Drought |
| El Rancho | Severe Drought |
| El Rito | Severe Drought |
| El Valle de Arroyo Seco | Severe Drought |
| Eldorado at Santa Fe | Severe Drought |
| Elida | Moderate Drought |
| Encinal | Extreme Drought |
| Española | Severe Drought |
| Estancia | Extreme Drought |
| Farmington | Extreme Drought |
| Fence Lake | Extreme Drought |
| Flora Vista | Extreme Drought |
| Floyd | Moderate Drought |
| Fort Sumner | Severe Drought |
| Galisteo | Severe Drought |
| Gallina | Severe Drought |
| Gallup | Extreme Drought |
| Gila | Severe Drought |
| Glorieta | Severe Drought |
| Grady | Severe Drought |
| Grants | Extreme Drought |
| Hagerman | Moderate Drought |
| Hanover | Severe Drought |
| Hatch | Moderate Drought |
| Hernandez | Severe Drought |
| High Rolls | Moderate Drought |
| Hillsboro | Severe Drought |
| Hobbs | Moderate Drought |
| Hope | Moderate Drought |
| Hurley | Severe Drought |
| Jacona | Severe Drought |
| Jaconita | Severe Drought |
| Jarales | Severe Drought |
| Jemez Pueblo | Extreme Drought |
| Jemez Springs | Severe Drought |
| La Cienega | Severe Drought |
| La Cueva | Severe Drought |
| La Huerta | Moderate Drought |
| La Jara | Extreme Drought |
| La Luz | Moderate Drought |
| La Mesilla | Severe Drought |
| La Plata | Extreme Drought |
| La Puebla | Severe Drought |
| La Villita | Severe Drought |
| Laguna | Extreme Drought |
| Lake Arthur | Moderate Drought |
| Lake Sumner | Severe Drought |
| Lamy | Severe Drought |
| Las Maravillas | Extreme Drought |
| Las Nutrias | Severe Drought |
| Las Palomas | Severe Drought |
| Las Vegas | Extreme Drought |
| Lee Acres | Extreme Drought |
| Lemitar | Severe Drought |
| Logan | Severe Drought |
| Lordsburg | Severe Drought |
| Los Alamos | Severe Drought |
| Los Luceros | Severe Drought |
| Los Lunas | Extreme Drought |
| Los Ranchos de Albuquerque | Extreme Drought |
| Loving | Moderate Drought |
| Lovington | Moderate Drought |
| Lumberton | Extreme Drought |
| Lyden | Severe Drought |
| Madrid | Severe Drought |
| Magdalena | Severe Drought |
| Malaga | Moderate Drought |
| Manzano Springs | Extreme Drought |
| Maxwell | Extreme Drought |
| McIntosh | Extreme Drought |
| Meadow Lake | Extreme Drought |
| Melrose | Severe Drought |
| Mescalero | Severe Drought |
| Mesita | Extreme Drought |
| Midway | Moderate Drought |
| Milan | Extreme Drought |
| Mimbres | Severe Drought |
| Monterey Park | Extreme Drought |
| Monument | Moderate Drought |
| Mora | Extreme Drought |
| Moriarty | Extreme Drought |
| Mountainair | Extreme Drought |
| Nadine | Moderate Drought |
| Nageezi | Extreme Drought |
| Nakaibito | Extreme Drought |
| Nambe | Severe Drought |
| Naschitti | Extreme Drought |
| Navajo | Extreme Drought |
| Navajo Dam | Extreme Drought |
| Nenahnezad | Extreme Drought |
| Newcomb | Extreme Drought |
| Nogal | Severe Drought |
| North Acomita Village | Extreme Drought |
| North Valley | Extreme Drought |
| Ojo Amarillo | Extreme Drought |
| Paguate | Extreme Drought |
| Paradise Hills | Extreme Drought |
| Paraje | Extreme Drought |
| Peña Blanca | Severe Drought |
| Peñasco | Extreme Drought |
| Pecos | Severe Drought |
| Peralta | Extreme Drought |
| Pie Town | Extreme Drought |
| Pinos Altos | Severe Drought |
| Placitas | Extreme Drought |
| Placitas | Moderate Drought |
| Pleasanton | Severe Drought |
| Pojoaque | Severe Drought |
| Polvadera | Severe Drought |
| Ponderosa | Extreme Drought |
| Portales | Moderate Drought |
| Pueblito | Severe Drought |
| Pueblitos | Severe Drought |
| Pueblo of Sandia Village | Extreme Drought |
| Quemado | Extreme Drought |
| Questa | Extreme Drought |
| Ramah | Extreme Drought |
| Ranchos de Taos | Extreme Drought |
| Raton | Severe Drought |
| Red River | Extreme Drought |
| Reserve | Severe Drought |
| Ribera | Severe Drought |
| Rincon | Moderate Drought |
| Rio Communities | Extreme Drought |
| Rio Lucio | Extreme Drought |
| Rio Rancho | Extreme Drought |
| Rock Springs | Extreme Drought |
| Rodey | Moderate Drought |
| Roswell | Severe Drought |
| Rowe | Severe Drought |
| Roy | Extreme Drought |
| Ruidoso | Severe Drought |
| Ruidoso Downs | Severe Drought |
| San Antonito | Extreme Drought |
| San Cristobal | Extreme Drought |
| San Felipe Pueblo | Extreme Drought |
| San Fidel | Extreme Drought |
| San Ildefonso Pueblo | Severe Drought |
| San Jon | Severe Drought |
| San Jose | Severe Drought |
| San Jose | Severe Drought |
| San Lorenzo | Severe Drought |
| San Luis | Extreme Drought |
| San Mateo | Extreme Drought |
| San Pedro | Extreme Drought |
| San Rafael | Extreme Drought |
| San Ysidro | Extreme Drought |
| Sandia Heights | Extreme Drought |
| Sandia Park | Extreme Drought |
| Sanostee | Severe Drought |
| Santa Clara | Severe Drought |
| Santa Cruz | Severe Drought |
| Santa Fe | Severe Drought |
| Santa Rosa | Severe Drought |
| Santo Domingo Pueblo | Severe Drought |
| Seama | Extreme Drought |
| Seboyeta | Extreme Drought |
| Sedillo | Extreme Drought |
| Sheep Springs | Extreme Drought |
| Sheep Springs | Extreme Drought |
| Shiprock | Extreme Drought |
| Silver City | Severe Drought |
| Socorro | Severe Drought |
| Soham | Severe Drought |
| South Valley | Extreme Drought |
| Spencerville | Extreme Drought |
| Springer | Extreme Drought |
| Sunshine | Moderate Drought |
| Tajique | Extreme Drought |
| Talpa | Extreme Drought |
| Taos | Extreme Drought |
| Taos Pueblo | Extreme Drought |
| Tatum | Moderate Drought |
| Tecolote | Severe Drought |
| Tecolotito | Severe Drought |
| Tesuque | Severe Drought |
| Tesuque Pueblo | Severe Drought |
| Texico | Moderate Drought |
| Thoreau | Extreme Drought |
| Tierra Amarilla | Extreme Drought |
| Timberon | Moderate Drought |
| Tohatchi | Extreme Drought |
| Tome | Extreme Drought |
| Torreon | Extreme Drought |
| Torreon | Extreme Drought |
| Truchas | Severe Drought |
| Truth or Consequences | Severe Drought |
| Tse Bonito | Extreme Drought |
| Tucumcari | Severe Drought |
| Tularosa | Moderate Drought |
| Twin Lakes | Extreme Drought |
| Tyrone | Severe Drought |
| Upper Fruitland | Extreme Drought |
| Ute Park | Extreme Drought |
| Vadito | Extreme Drought |
| Valencia | Extreme Drought |
| Vaughn | Severe Drought |
| Velarde | Severe Drought |
| Villanueva | Severe Drought |
| Virden | Severe Drought |
| Wagon Mound | Extreme Drought |
| Waterflow | Extreme Drought |
| Watrous | Extreme Drought |
| White Rock | Severe Drought |
| White Signal | Severe Drought |
| Willard | Extreme Drought |
| Williamsburg | Severe Drought |
| Yah-ta-hey | Extreme Drought |
| Zia Pueblo | Extreme Drought |
| Zuni Pueblo | Extreme Drought |