Abiquiu, New Mexico climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Abiquiu's normal year runs from 18°F January nights to 88°F July afternoons, with 10.1 inches of precipitation and 11 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 10.7°C, January lows of −8°C, July highs of 31°C, 256 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationAbiquiu Dam
- Station IDUSC00290041
- Location36.24°N 106.43°W
- Elevation6,380 ft (1,945 m)
- Population (census place)0
On October 14, the normal high in Abiquiu is 68°F and the normal low 38°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 20%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Abiquiu.
- Jan 42° 18°
- Feb 47° 22°
- Mar 56° 29°
- Apr 63° 35°
- May 73° 44°
- Jun 84° 53°
- Jul 88° 58°
- Aug 85° 57°
- Sep 79° 50°
- Oct 67° 37°
- Nov 54° 27°
- Dec 43° 19°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
What is the weather like in Abiquiu each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 88°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 18°F. The most precipitation falls in August (1.75 in), the least in February (0.34 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 42°F | 18°F | 29.9°F | 0.41 | 2.8 | 4 | <1 | 30 | 10 h |
| February | 47°F | 22°F | 34.4°F | 0.34 | 2.0 | 5 | <1 | 27 | 10 h 50 min |
| March | 56°F | 29°F | 42.3°F | 0.58 | 1.6 | 5 | <1 | 22 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 63°F | 35°F | 49.0°F | 0.79 | 0.4 | 5 | <1 | 9 | 13 h |
| May | 73°F | 44°F | 58.2°F | 0.80 | 0.0 | 6 | <1 | 1 | 14 h |
| June | 84°F | 53°F | 68.5°F | 0.62 | 0.0 | 5 | 8 | <1 | 14 h 40 min |
| July | 88°F | 58°F | 72.9°F | 1.65 | 0.0 | 11 | 15 | <1 | 14 h 20 min |
| August | 85°F | 57°F | 70.9°F | 1.75 | 0.0 | 12 | 9 | <1 | 13 h 30 min |
| September | 79°F | 50°F | 64.1°F | 1.19 | 0.0 | 8 | 2 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 67°F | 37°F | 52.2°F | 0.89 | 0.1 | 6 | <1 | 5 | 11 h 20 min |
| November | 54°F | 27°F | 40.6°F | 0.50 | 0.6 | 5 | <1 | 23 | 10 h 20 min |
| December | 43°F | 19°F | 31.2°F | 0.54 | 3.0 | 5 | <1 | 30 | 9 h 40 min |
| Year (annual) | 65°F | 37°F | 51.2°F | 10.06 | 10.5 | 78 | 34 | 147 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6°C | −8°C | −1.2°C | 10 mm | 7 cm |
| February | 8°C | −6°C | 1.3°C | 9 mm | 5 cm |
| March | 13°C | −2°C | 5.7°C | 15 mm | 4 cm |
| April | 17°C | 2°C | 9.4°C | 20 mm | 1 cm |
| May | 23°C | 7°C | 14.6°C | 20 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 29°C | 12°C | 20.3°C | 16 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 31°C | 15°C | 22.7°C | 42 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 30°C | 14°C | 21.6°C | 44 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 26°C | 10°C | 17.8°C | 30 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 19°C | 3°C | 11.2°C | 23 mm | 0 cm |
| November | 12°C | −3°C | 4.8°C | 13 mm | 2 cm |
| December | 6°C | −7°C | −0.4°C | 14 mm | 8 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00290041; annual normals. Wet days: 0.01 inch or more; 90°F days and freezing nights: NOAA's day counts. Daylight: sunrise to sunset on the 15th, computed from the latitude.
When is the best weather to visit Abiquiu?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in May, June, September and October. Of those, June has the fewest days with rain (5).
That is a measurement, not a recommendation: it counts the months whose normal afternoon high sits between 65°F and 85°F, where a light layer is enough by day.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00290041.
When is the last frost in Abiquiu?
In Abiquiu, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after April 29 in half of years and after May 17 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 16 in half of years and before October 5 in one year in ten.
Frost-free in half of yearsFrost in 1 to 9 years out of 10Frost most years
- Last spring frost, half of years after
- April 291 year in 10 after May 17; 9 in 10 after April 16
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 161 year in 10 before October 5; 9 in 10 before October 28
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 168 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 193 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after April 15 in half of springs and before October 26 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Abiquiu in zone 7a in ZIP code 87537, the nearest ZIP area. By the map's own method, the average of each year's coldest night over 1991-2020, Abiquiu's NOAA station is in zone 7a: the coldest night of a typical year reaches 1°F (18 complete years).
Frost dates for every NOAA station in New Mexico · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00290041; USDA 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map, ZIP listings: PRISM Group, Oregon State University, https://prism.oregonstate.edu, accessed October 8, 2026; the station zone: ACIS daily lows, 1991-2020. A 10% date means one year in ten has a frost after it in spring or before it in autumn.
How hot and how cold does it get in Abiquiu?
In a normal year in Abiquiu, 34 days a year reach 90°F, 147 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 78 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 34a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- fewer than 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 147a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 7high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 78a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 3a normal year
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00290041.
How sunny is Abiquiu?
Over a year 82% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Abiquiu, 5.3 kWh per square metre a day. June is the sunniest month (87%) and December the cloudiest (79%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 81% | 3.1 |
| February | 80% | 4.0 |
| March | 81% | 5.3 |
| April | 81% | 6.5 |
| May | 83% | 7.4 |
| June | 87% | 7.9 |
| July | 80% | 6.8 |
| August | 80% | 6.3 |
| September | 84% | 5.6 |
| October | 85% | 4.5 |
| November | 83% | 3.3 |
| December | 79% | 2.7 |
Source: NASA POWER solar climatology, 2001-2020 (CERES SYN1deg). Satellite-based, for the 1-degree cell (about 100 km across) around the station, so it describes the area rather than the airport.
How much heating and cooling does Abiquiu need?
A normal year in Abiquiu brings 5,652 heating degree days, 5% more than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 643 cooling degree days, 29% fewer than the median (908). Seven months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 2,821 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,090 | 0 |
| February | 857 | 0 |
| March | 705 | 0 |
| April | 479 | 0 |
| May | 226 | 17 |
| June | 29 | 136 |
| July | 2 | 247 |
| August | 5 | 190 |
| September | 81 | 53 |
| October | 398 | 1 |
| November | 732 | 0 |
| December | 1,049 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 5,652 | 643 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00290041. A degree day is one degree of a day's mean temperature below 65°F (heating) or above it (cooling); utilities use them to estimate energy use.
Has Abiquiu been warmer than normal lately?
2023 averaged 51.6°F, 0.4°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 51.2°F.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 51.6°F | +0.4°F | 8.63 | – |
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00290041. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Abiquiu's climate compare?
Abiquiu is warmer than 31 of the other 97 places with their own NOAA record in New Mexico, and wetter than 14. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 51.2°F is warmer than 46%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Abiquiu is BSk: cold semi-arid steppe. What the classes mean.
Places with the most similar year elsewhere
Measured month by month on the normal high, low and precipitation, among places of 20,000 or more people in other states:
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals for every station PlainClimate covers. Similarity: the root-mean-square difference of the 36 monthly figures, precipitation weighted so an inch counts like 6°F.
Which places near Abiquiu share this climate record?
3 places have no NOAA station with 1991-2020 normals of their own, and this station is the nearest full record. A place's own climate can differ from these figures, by several degrees where it sits much higher or lower than the station, nearer the coast, or inside a large city's heat; for the larger places the next nearest records are named with their yearly mean, so the spread around them is visible, and places of 50,000 or more have their own page with NOAA's gridded normals.
- Cañones, NM91 people · 4 mi S
- Youngsville, NM45 people · 8 mi W
- Coyote, NM8 people · 12 mi SW
Source: Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer (place centers) and Vintage 2024 population estimates. Distance and direction from the station to each place's center.
Questions about Abiquiu's climate
What is the coldest month in Abiquiu?
January, with a normal high of 42°F and a normal low of 18°F. The warmest is July (88°F by day, 58°F at night).
Does it snow in Abiquiu?
Yes: 11 inches in a normal year, falling on 6 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in December (3.0 inches).
What is the rainiest month in Abiquiu?
August, with 1.75 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is February with 0.34 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Abiquiu in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Abiquiu in zone 7a in ZIP code 87537, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at Abiquiu's NOAA station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches 1°F (18 years, 1991-2020): zone 7a.
How late can frost come in Abiquiu?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after April 29; in one year in ten it comes after May 17. Waiting until May 17 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- New Mexico climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- El Rito, NM16 miles from this station, 48.9°F a year
- Alcalde, NM23 miles from this station, 50.4°F a year
- Española, NM27 miles from this station, 52.3°F a year
- Los Alamos, NM27 miles from this station, 49.8°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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