Abiquiu Dam, NM Climate: Temperature & Rain by Month
Temperature and precipitation from NOAA NCEI 1991–2020 normals →, plus PlainClimate's derived comfort score
30-year climate normals (1991-2020) from Abiquiu Dam's primary NOAA station, ABIQUIU DAM.
The climate verdict for Abiquiu Dam
Dryness leads the climate profile for Abiquiu Dam, New Mexico, with 10.1 inches of precipitation a year. NOAA records an annual average of 51°F. At 54/100 (moderate) the climate comfort score falls in the bottom third of the station-mapped U.S. score corpus, exceeding only 31% of scores.
- 51°F
- yearly average temperature, NOAA normal
- 54/100
- comfort score, above 31% of station-mapped location scores
- 10.1"
- annual precipitation · 11" snow
- 170 days
- growing season, frost-free days
Abiquiu Dam: NOAA 1991-2020 normals describe a typical year, not a forecast. Method: /methodology.
Normals record plate
Sheet USC00290041 · Abiquiu Dam, NM 51°F mean · 10.1" precip
TEMP-COOL · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · PRCP-ARID · SWING-MID · COMF-LOW · LOAD-HEAT · STN-1 · BOOK-FULL
- TEMP-COOL 51°F
- RANK-MID #3,156
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Upton Coop - Nw…
- PRCP-ARID 10.1"
- SWING-MID 43°F
- COMF-LOW 54/100
- LOAD-HEAT 5,652 HDD
- STN-1 USC00290041
- BOOK-FULL 6/6 fields
Nearest mean-temperature peer: Upton Coop - Nwsfo New York, NY (+ 0 °F mean)
Instrument codes from this station's NOAA 1991–2020 normals, mean temperature, corpus warmth rank, photo-finish peer station, precipitation band, seasonal swing, comfort composite, degree-day load, and field book, not a livability rating.
Mean-temperature neighbourhood
Nationwide NOAA normal poles and nearest peers, not a reprint of every NM station list.
- Abiquiu Dam (this station) 51°F
- Cold Smith, NV 51°F
- Hot Entiat Fish Hat…, WA 51°F
- Near Upton Coop - Nw…, NY 51°F
- Near Baiting Hollow, NY 51°F
Climate Living Index · Abiquiu Dam
Abiquiu Dam: 41/100 · grade D
Abiquiu Dam publishes 5 of 6 Living Index dimensions (NOAA annual/seasonal normals · NOAA daily multivariate normals); 1 missing weight rescale to 100.
PlainClimate-derived for Abiquiu Dam, not an official NOAA rating. Rankings still use Comfort Score 54/100 (separate formula). Breakpoints and limits.
| Dimension | Station value | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Snowfall burden | 10.5 inches/year | 63/100 · C |
| Annual temperature balance | 51.2°F · 16.3° from 67.5°F | 46/100 · D |
| Normal heat + freeze calendar | 154 calendar days | 44/100 · D |
| Frost-free season | 170 days/year | 42/100 · D |
| Precipitation balance | 10.1 in · 24.9 from 35 in | 12/100 · F |
Abiquiu Dam · 2026-08-04 · NOAA NCEI Climate Normals · method · Comfort Score method.
Abiquiu Dam's normals sit in a dry climate class: BSk
Precipitation is low relative to temperature but above true desert thresholds: cold semi-arid steppe (BSk). Class BSk is the Peel et al. (2007) label for this station's monthly mean temperature and precipitation normals: dry (arid or semi-arid), specifically cold semi-arid steppe.
- Köppen code
- BSk
- Group
- Dry (arid or semi-arid)
- Warmest month
- 72.9°F
- Coldest month
- 29.9°F
Source: official public datasets monthly normals (1991–2020) at the city’s primary station. This is a station classification, not a mapped regional consensus.
National standing · heating-led station
Where Abiquiu Dam sits across the climate record
Three NOAA fields for Abiquiu Dam's primary station, temperature, precipitation, and seasonal swing, are ranked against every station-mapped normal that carries the same field.
- Annual temperature
- 46th percentile warmth
- Mid-pack annual mean versus 6,861 station normals.
- Annual precipitation
- Drier than 94%
- Abiquiu Dam's annual total ranks in the drier third of 6,352 measured normals.
- Seasonal temperature swing
- 49th percentile swing
- Typical seasonal amplitude versus 6,861 complete station-years.
How Abiquiu Dam compares across U.S. station-mapped locations
Abiquiu Dam's comfort score vs. all station-mapped locations
PlainClimate composite comfort index (1–100), NOAA 1991–2020 normals
54 31st percentile score exceeds 31% of 6,189 station-mapped location scores
- 0–10: 0 station-mapped locations (0%). Below this entry.
- 10–20: 0 station-mapped locations (0%). Below this entry.
- 20–30: 96 station-mapped locations (2%). Below this entry.
- 30–40: 280 station-mapped locations (5%). Below this entry.
- 40–50: 1,113 station-mapped locations (18%). Below this entry.
- 50–60: 1,329 station-mapped locations (21%). This entry sits in this band.
- 60–70: 1,236 station-mapped locations (20%). Above this entry.
- 70–80: 650 station-mapped locations (11%). Above this entry.
- 80–90: 921 station-mapped locations (15%). Above this entry.
- 90–100: 564 station-mapped locations (9%). Above this entry.
Source NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, PlainClimate comfort index · 1991–2020
Monthly Temperatures
Average daily high and low temperatures by month
| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Mean | Precip | Snow | Freeze Days | 90°F+ Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 42°F (6°C) | 18°F (-8°C) | 30°F (-1°C) | 0.4" | 2.8" | 30.2 | 0.0 |
| February | 47°F (8°C) | 22°F (-6°C) | 34°F (1°C) | 0.3" | 2.0" | 27.0 | 0.0 |
| March | 56°F (13°C) | 29°F (-2°C) | 42°F (6°C) | 0.6" | 1.6" | 22.1 | 0.0 |
| April | 63°F (17°C) | 35°F (2°C) | 49°F (9°C) | 0.8" | 0.4" | 8.8 | 0.0 |
| May | 73°F (23°C) | 44°F (7°C) | 58°F (15°C) | 0.8" | 0.0" | 1.1 | 0.3 |
| June | 84°F (29°C) | 53°F (12°C) | 69°F (20°C) | 0.6" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 7.9 |
| July | 88°F (31°C) | 58°F (15°C) | 73°F (23°C) | 1.6" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 15.1 |
| August | 85°F (30°C) | 57°F (14°C) | 71°F (22°C) | 1.8" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 8.7 |
| September | 79°F (26°C) | 50°F (10°C) | 64°F (18°C) | 1.2" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 2.0 |
| October | 67°F (19°C) | 37°F (3°C) | 52°F (11°C) | 0.9" | 0.1" | 4.8 | 0.0 |
| November | 54°F (12°C) | 27°F (-3°C) | 41°F (5°C) | 0.5" | 0.6" | 22.9 | 0.0 |
| December | 43°F (6°C) | 19°F (-7°C) | 31°F (0°C) | 0.5" | 3.0" | 30.4 | 0.0 |
The year, day by day
Summer here tops out rather than builds: the warmest normal high is 88°F around July 13, short of 90°F on every date, while 154 dates carry a normal low at or below freezing, the coldest 17°F near January 1.
The freezing stretch
The normal low stays at or below 32°F into April 2, then returns to freezing around November 1, covering 154 dates in all.
Derived from the normal daily minimum. This is a different measure from the 50%-probability frost dates shown elsewhere on this page, which come from NOAA’s frost product.
Where the wet dates fall
The likeliest wet date is August 1, when 42% of years recorded at least a hundredth of an inch. The driest is January 7 at 14%. Summed across the calendar, that is about 78 wet dates a year.
The widest day
June 11 carries the biggest normal gap between afternoon and dawn, 31°F between the normal high and the normal low.
Look up any date
Any date's 1991–2020 normal for Abiquiu Dam.
Where Abiquiu Dam Stands Nationally
Aridity defines the water calendar: about 10 inches in a normal year lands this among the driest tenth of ranked stations.
Abiquiu Dam earns one nationally notable standing (outer quintile) against 6,860 NOAA 1991–2020 normals stations, middle-of-the-pack metrics stay silent here.
Monthly Precipitation
Average monthly rainfall and snowfall
Snow: 2.8"
4.4 days with precipitation
Snow: 2.0"
4.9 days with precipitation
Snow: 1.6"
5.1 days with precipitation
Snow: 0.4"
5.4 days with precipitation
6.4 days with precipitation
4.9 days with precipitation
11.2 days with precipitation
12.1 days with precipitation
7.5 days with precipitation
Snow: 0.1"
6.4 days with precipitation
Snow: 0.6"
4.5 days with precipitation
Snow: 3.0"
5.0 days with precipitation
Abiquiu Dam runs a summer-peaked wet season
40% of Abiquiu Dam's yearly precipitation falls in June, July and August alone, against the 25% an evenly spread year would give those three months. The wettest month is August at 1.8", on a 43°F seasonal spread. Warm-season convection and, across the Southwest, the North American monsoon produce this shape: rain arrives in short heavy bursts during the hottest part of the year rather than as long cool-season soaking.
- Wettest three months: August, July, September, taking 46% of the annual total between them.
- Driest month: February at 0.3".
- Winter share: 13% falls in December, January and February.
Shares are computed from this station's own 1991-2020 monthly precipitation normals. A summer-peaked label means the June-August share reaches 35%; it describes timing across an average year, not any single season, and says nothing about how heavy an individual storm can be.
Abiquiu Dam is dry, and what does fall arrives gently
Only about 78 days a year record measurable precipitation here, 21% of the calendar, and they carry 10.1" between them. At roughly 0.13 inches on an average wet day, this is not the damp drizzle of a marine climate; it is an arid record in which precipitation is both uncommon and light when it appears.
The wettest month by count is August at about 12 wet days; the driest is January at about 4.
A low per-event average in a dry record is a statement about typical days only. Arid regions can still take a large share of a year's total from a single convective storm, which a normal cannot show.
A wet day is one recording at least 0.01 inches. These are 1991-2020 normals: they describe an average year, not the extremes within it.
Snow reaches Abiquiu Dam, but rarely amounts to much
The normals record 10.5 inches of snow a year here, most likely in December. That is a real but marginal amount: enough that snow is part of the local record, not enough to define the winter.
A figure in this range usually reflects a handful of events that melt quickly rather than a season of accumulation; about 6 days a year record any measurable snow at all.
NOAA 1991-2020 normals. An average across thirty years can smooth away a single heavy winter, so a small annual figure does not mean a significant snowfall is impossible.
Frost Dates & Growing Season
First Fall Freeze
October 16
50% probability date
Last Spring Freeze
April 29
50% probability date
Growing Season
170 days
Heating & Cooling Degree Days
Annual totals indicate energy demand for heating and cooling
Heating Degree Days
5,652
Higher = more heating needed
Cooling Degree Days
643
Higher = more cooling needed
Warmest Month
July
Coldest Month
January
Nationwide similar cities
Other rankable U.S. places outside NM closest to Abiquiu Dam on two NOAA annual-normal axes (mean temperature and annual precipitation). Chip rows use distinct link sets.
Closest by average temperature
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual mean temperature (51°F here).
- Bellingham, WA 51°F · 0.0°F off
- Bloomfield, IA 51°F · 0.0°F off
- Burlington, IA 51°F · 0.0°F off
- Chicago, IL 51°F · 0.0°F off
Closest by annual precipitation
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual precipitation (10.1" here), excluding temperature-peer places.
- Homedale, ID 10.1" · 0.0" off
- Dillon, MT 10.1" · 0.0" off
- Koosharem, UT 10.1" · 0.0" off
- Shell, WY 10.1" · 0.0" off
Scarce-water calendar
Where Abiquiu Dam's limited precipitation lands
heating led · dry · mid swing
Abiquiu Dam's energy balance leans toward cold weather: 5,652 annual heating degree days against 643 for cooling. Its 43.0°F seasonal range still makes the monthly rows more useful than the annual average alone.
Abiquiu Dam's frost-free season lasts about 170 days, a middle-length window whose endpoints matter more than the annual average. It describes freeze probability, not year-specific planting conditions.
July and January mark the typical warm and cold ends of the calendar in Abiquiu Dam's middle-range seasonal profile. The measured spread is 43.0°F. The annual average is 51°F. Neither the annual mean nor one extreme month represents the full calendar on its own.
Abiquiu Dam's cold-season load does not imply a wet climate. Annual precipitation is 10.1 inches, which places the station in PlainClimate's dry range. Annual snowfall totals 10.5 inches. The snowfall and rainfall fields should be read separately rather than inferred from temperature.
Abiquiu Dam wettest normal
August
August concentrates the scarce annual total (10.1 inches).
Abiquiu Dam driest normal
February
February is typically driest; arid stations are defined by when water is absent, not by a four-season grid.
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Data Sources
Data source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals v1.0.1 (1991-2020). All figures on this page are from Abiquiu Dam's primary station: ABIQUIU DAM (USC00290041). For informational purposes only.
Place identity: U.S. Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer places. The conservative exact name-and-state crosswalk finds no Census place match, so PlainClimate treats this as a station-mapped location and does not claim it is a municipality. No exact Gazetteer row for Abiquiu Dam; facility counts that depend on place identity are therefore an upper bound, not a municipal census.
On this page every temperature, precipitation, and derived score for Abiquiu Dam comes from its primary NOAA station record. No figure on this page is typed in by an editor - each value is rendered from NOAA 1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 1991–2020 normals.