Current Drought Conditions for New Mexico - May 26, 2026
New Mexico Drought Report
As of May 26, 2026 approximately 94% (114,792 square miles) of New Mexico is under active drought conditions, with an additional 6% (6,792 square miles) classified as Abnormally Dry (D0).
Breaking down current drought conditions across New Mexico: 9.8% (11,909 sq mi) Moderate Drought (D1); 55% (66,884 sq mi) Severe Drought (D2); 29.6% (35,999 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 | 6,792 | 5.6% | 5.6% |
| Moderate Drought | 11,909 | 9.8% | 9.8% |
| Severe Drought | 66,884 | 55% | 55% |
| Extreme Drought | 35,999 | 29.6% | 29.6% |
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 | Extreme 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 | Severe Drought |
| Lumberton | Extreme Drought |
| Malaga | Moderate Drought |
| Maxwell | Extreme Drought |
| Moriarty | Severe Drought |
| Mountainair | Severe Drought |
| Portales | Extreme Drought |
| Pueblitos | Severe Drought |
| Roswell | Severe Drought |
| Roy | Severe Drought |
| San Jon | Extreme Drought |
| Springer | Extreme Drought |
| Watrous | Severe Drought |
| Willard | Severe Drought |
| Columbus | Moderate Drought |
| Hope | Moderate Drought |
| Pie Town | Severe Drought |
| Truth or Consequences | Severe Drought |
| Tse Bonito | Extreme Drought |
| Logan | Extreme Drought |
| Cedar Grove | Severe 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 | Severe Drought |
| Gila | Severe Drought |
| Grady | Extreme Drought |
| McIntosh | Severe Drought |
| Spencerville | Extreme Drought |
| Alamillo | Extreme Drought |
| Algodones | Severe Drought |
| Beclabito | Severe Drought |
| Black Rock | Severe Drought |
| Chamberino | Abnormally Dry |
| Chamita | Severe Drought |
| Chical | Severe Drought |
| Cotton City | Severe Drought |
| Des Moines | Extreme Drought |
| Doña Ana | Abnormally Dry |
| Encinal | Extreme Drought |
| Eunice | Moderate Drought |
| Jal | Moderate Drought |
| Jarales | Severe Drought |
| La Mesa | Abnormally Dry |
| Las Cruces | Abnormally Dry |
| Las Palomas | Severe Drought |
| Loving | Moderate Drought |
| Lovington | Severe Drought |
| Madrid | Severe Drought |
| Mesquite | Abnormally Dry |
| Monument | Moderate Drought |
| Organ | Abnormally Dry |
| Paradise Hills | Severe Drought |
| Paraje | Extreme Drought |
| San Pablo | Abnormally Dry |
| San Pedro | Severe Drought |
| Tatum | Severe Drought |
| Tome | Severe Drought |
| Tularosa | Moderate Drought |
| Valencia | Severe Drought |
| White Sands | Abnormally Dry |
| 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 | Extreme Drought |
| Hernandez | Severe Drought |
| Nageezi | Extreme Drought |
| Naschitti | Extreme Drought |
| Newcomb | Extreme Drought |
| Raton | Extreme 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 | Severe 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 | Severe Drought |
| Cedro | Severe Drought |
| Chamisal | Severe Drought |
| Chili | Severe Drought |
| Clayton | Extreme Drought |
| Cloudcroft | Moderate Drought |
| Cordova | Severe Drought |
| Corona | Severe Drought |
| Corrales | Severe 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 | Severe Drought |
| La Mesilla | Severe Drought |
| Magdalena | Extreme Drought |
| Milan | Extreme Drought |
| Mimbres | Severe Drought |
| Peñasco | Severe Drought |
| Pleasanton | Severe Drought |
| Questa | Severe Drought |
| Ramah | Extreme Drought |
| Red River | Extreme Drought |
| Ribera | Severe Drought |
| Rio Lucio | Severe Drought |
| Rowe | Severe Drought |
| San Antonito | Severe Drought |
| San Cristobal | Extreme Drought |
| San Jose | Severe Drought |
| San Mateo | Extreme Drought |
| Sandia Park | Severe Drought |
| Sedillo | Severe Drought |
| Soham | Severe Drought |
| Talpa | Extreme Drought |
| Taos | Extreme Drought |
| Tecolote | Severe Drought |
| Tecolotito | Severe Drought |
| Thoreau | Extreme Drought |
| Torreon | Severe Drought |
| Truchas | Severe Drought |
| Vadito | Severe Drought |
| White Rock | Severe Drought |
| Timberon | Moderate Drought |
| Boles Acres | Moderate Drought |
| Las Vegas | Severe Drought |
| Causey | Extreme Drought |
| Clovis | Extreme Drought |
| Cuba | Severe Drought |
| Melrose | Extreme Drought |
| Mora | Severe Drought |
| Pecos | Severe Drought |
| Placitas | Severe Drought |
| San Luis | Severe Drought |
| Texico | Extreme Drought |
| Tucumcari | Extreme Drought |
| Villanueva | Severe Drought |
| Wagon Mound | Severe Drought |
| Cochiti Lake | Severe Drought |
| Agua Fria | Severe Drought |
| Cañada de los Alamos | Severe Drought |
| Chupadero | Severe Drought |
| Estancia | Severe Drought |
| Glorieta | Severe Drought |
| Jemez Springs | Severe Drought |
| La Cienega | Severe Drought |
| La Puebla | Severe Drought |
| Los Ranchos de Albuquerque | Severe Drought |
| Nambe | Severe Drought |
| Ponderosa | Severe Drought |
| Santa Rosa | Severe Drought |
| Tesuque | Severe Drought |
| Vaughn | Severe Drought |
| Carrizozo | Severe Drought |
| San Ysidro | Abnormally Dry |
| Sunshine | Moderate Drought |
| University Park | Abnormally Dry |
| Chaparral | Abnormally Dry |
| Sunland Park | Abnormally Dry |
| Anthony | Abnormally Dry |
| Berino | Abnormally Dry |
| Santa Clara | Severe Drought |
| Deming | Moderate Drought |
| Hatch | Moderate Drought |
| High Rolls | Moderate Drought |
| Hurley | Severe Drought |
| La Luz | Moderate Drought |
| La Union | Abnormally Dry |
| Mesilla | Abnormally Dry |
| Pinos Altos | Severe Drought |
| Placitas | Moderate Drought |
| Rincon | Moderate Drought |
| Rodey | Moderate Drought |
| San Lorenzo | Severe Drought |
| San Miguel | Abnormally Dry |
| Silver City | Severe Drought |
| Vado | Abnormally Dry |
| Virden | Severe Drought |
| Abeytas | Extreme Drought |
| Adelino | Severe Drought |
| Belen | Severe Drought |
| Capitan | Severe Drought |
| Fort Sumner | Severe Drought |
| Gallina | Severe Drought |
| Hagerman | Severe Drought |
| Hobbs | Severe Drought |
| Las Nutrias | Extreme Drought |
| Lemitar | Extreme Drought |
| Mescalero | Severe Drought |
| Mesita | Extreme Drought |
| Midway | Severe Drought |
| Nogal | Severe Drought |
| Peralta | Severe Drought |
| Polvadera | Extreme 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 | Severe Drought |
| Abiquiu | Severe Drought |
| Albuquerque | Severe Drought |
| Alcalde | Severe Drought |
| Arroyo Hondo | Extreme Drought |
| Arroyo Seco | Extreme Drought |
| Bernalillo | Severe Drought |
| Canjilon | Extreme Drought |
| Cañon | Severe Drought |
| Chimayo | Severe Drought |
| Dixon | Severe Drought |
| Dulce | Extreme Drought |
| Española | Severe Drought |
| Galisteo | Severe Drought |
| Jacona | Severe Drought |
| Jemez Pueblo | Severe 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 | Severe Drought |
| San Jose | Severe Drought |
| San Ysidro | Severe Drought |
| Santa Cruz | Severe Drought |
| Santo Domingo Pueblo | Severe Drought |
| Tajique | Severe Drought |
| Taos Pueblo | Extreme Drought |
| Velarde | Severe Drought |
| Zia Pueblo | Severe Drought |
| Chaparral | Abnormally Dry |
| Bosque Farms | Severe Drought |
| Meadow Lake | Severe Drought |
| San Ildefonso Pueblo | Severe Drought |
| Navajo | Extreme Drought |
| Santa Teresa | Abnormally Dry |
| Grants | Extreme Drought |
| Santa Fe | Severe Drought |
| Carnuel | Severe Drought |
| Tesuque Pueblo | Severe Drought |
| Navajo Dam | Extreme Drought |
| Nadine | Severe Drought |
| Socorro | Extreme Drought |
| Tyrone | Severe Drought |
| Rio Rancho | Severe 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 | Severe Drought |
| Rock Springs | Extreme Drought |
| Sheep Springs | Extreme Drought |
| Torreon | Severe 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 | Severe Drought |
| Ojo Amarillo | Extreme Drought |
| Sandia Heights | Severe Drought |
| South Valley | Severe Drought |
| Zuni Pueblo | Severe Drought |
| Nenahnezad | Extreme Drought |
| Las Maravillas | Severe Drought |
| Monterey Park | Severe Drought |
| Rio Communities | Severe Drought |