Amistad (5 mi SSW), New Mexico climate: Climate normals at a NOAA weather station
Amistad (5 mi SSW)'s normal year runs from 20°F January nights to 91°F July afternoons, with 15.7 inches of precipitation and 14 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 12.6°C, January lows of −7°C, July highs of 33°C, 398 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationAmistad (5 mi SSW)
- Station IDUSC00290377
- Location35.87°N 103.18°W
- Elevation4,445 ft (1,355 m)
On October 23, the normal high in Amistad (5 mi SSW) is 68°F and the normal low 37°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 12%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Amistad (5 mi SSW).
- Jan 49° 20°
- Feb 52° 23°
- Mar 61° 30°
- Apr 69° 37°
- May 78° 48°
- Jun 88° 58°
- Jul 91° 63°
- Aug 88° 61°
- Sep 82° 53°
- Oct 70° 40°
- Nov 58° 29°
- Dec 49° 20°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
What is the weather like at Amistad (5 mi SSW) each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 91°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 20°F. The most precipitation falls in August (2.78 in), the least in February (0.32 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 49°F | 20°F | 34.3°F | 0.37 | 3.5 | 2 | <1 | 30 | 10 h |
| February | 52°F | 23°F | 37.4°F | 0.32 | 1.8 | 2 | <1 | 25 | 10 h 50 min |
| March | 61°F | 30°F | 45.3°F | 0.71 | 2.6 | 3 | <1 | 20 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 69°F | 37°F | 52.7°F | 0.96 | 0.6 | 4 | <1 | 9 | 13 h |
| May | 78°F | 48°F | 62.6°F | 1.78 | 0.1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 14 h |
| June | 88°F | 58°F | 72.8°F | 1.87 | 0.0 | 6 | 15 | <1 | 14 h 30 min |
| July | 91°F | 63°F | 76.9°F | 2.51 | 0.0 | 7 | 21 | <1 | 14 h 20 min |
| August | 88°F | 61°F | 74.6°F | 2.78 | 0.0 | 7 | 17 | <1 | 13 h 30 min |
| September | 82°F | 53°F | 67.3°F | 1.77 | 0.0 | 5 | 7 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 70°F | 40°F | 55.0°F | 1.60 | 0.5 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 11 h 20 min |
| November | 58°F | 29°F | 43.5°F | 0.51 | 1.1 | 3 | <1 | 21 | 10 h 20 min |
| December | 49°F | 20°F | 34.5°F | 0.48 | 3.9 | 2 | <1 | 29 | 9 h 40 min |
| Year (annual) | 70°F | 40°F | 54.7°F | 15.66 | 14.1 | 51 | 65 | 141 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9°C | −7°C | 1.3°C | 9 mm | 9 cm |
| February | 11°C | −5°C | 3.0°C | 8 mm | 5 cm |
| March | 16°C | −1°C | 7.4°C | 18 mm | 7 cm |
| April | 20°C | 3°C | 11.5°C | 24 mm | 2 cm |
| May | 25°C | 9°C | 17.0°C | 45 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 31°C | 14°C | 22.7°C | 47 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 33°C | 17°C | 24.9°C | 64 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 31°C | 16°C | 23.7°C | 71 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 28°C | 12°C | 19.6°C | 45 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 21°C | 4°C | 12.8°C | 41 mm | 1 cm |
| November | 15°C | −2°C | 6.4°C | 13 mm | 3 cm |
| December | 9°C | −6°C | 1.4°C | 12 mm | 10 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00290377; 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.
Which months are mildest at Amistad (5 mi SSW)?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in April, May, September and October. Of those, April has the fewest days with rain (4).
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 USC00290377.
When is the last frost at Amistad (5 mi SSW)?
In Amistad (5 mi SSW), the last spring frost (32°F) comes after April 27 in half of years and after May 10 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 17 in half of years and before October 4 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 271 year in 10 after May 10; 9 in 10 after April 13
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 171 year in 10 before October 4; 9 in 10 before October 28
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 172 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 192 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after April 16 in half of springs and before October 26 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Amistad (5 mi SSW) in zone 6b in ZIP code 88410, the nearest ZIP area. By the map's own method, the average of each year's coldest night over 1991-2020, the station is in zone 6b: the coldest night of a typical year reaches −2°F (25 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 USC00290377; 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 at Amistad (5 mi SSW)?
In a normal year in Amistad (5 mi SSW), 65 days a year reach 90°F (6 of them 100°F or more), 141 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 51 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 65a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 6a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 141a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 12high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 51a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 5a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1934) is 108°F, on June 29, 1957; the lowest is −20°F, on January 4, 1959.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 2017, with 25.75 in; the snowiest season is 1982–83, with 47.0 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00290377; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00290377. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is it at Amistad (5 mi SSW)?
Over a year 87% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds at Amistad (5 mi SSW), 5.5 kWh per square metre a day. June is the sunniest month (90%) and December the cloudiest (82%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 84% | 3.2 |
| February | 83% | 4.1 |
| March | 84% | 5.4 |
| April | 86% | 6.7 |
| May | 87% | 7.5 |
| June | 90% | 7.9 |
| July | 90% | 7.5 |
| August | 89% | 6.7 |
| September | 89% | 5.8 |
| October | 86% | 4.5 |
| November | 86% | 3.5 |
| December | 82% | 2.8 |
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 many heating and cooling degree days does Amistad (5 mi SSW) record?
A normal year at Amistad (5 mi SSW) brings 4,837 heating degree days, 10% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 1,120 cooling degree days, 23% more 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 3,670 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 953 | 0 |
| February | 771 | 0 |
| March | 613 | 0 |
| April | 374 | 5 |
| May | 139 | 64 |
| June | 9 | 243 |
| July | 1 | 368 |
| August | 3 | 300 |
| September | 60 | 128 |
| October | 321 | 11 |
| November | 647 | 0 |
| December | 947 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 4,837 | 1,120 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00290377. 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.
Have recent years at Amistad (5 mi SSW) been warmer than normal?
2021 averaged 54.5°F, 0.2°F below the 1991-2020 normal of 54.7°F.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 54.5°F | −0.2°F | 8.64 | 4.0 |
Over 54 complete years from 1938 to 2021, the station's annual mean temperature rose at a fitted 0.8°F per century (+0.04°C per decade). A fitted rate summarizes the whole record; single years swing well above and below it.
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00290377; trend: NOAA GHCN-Monthly v4. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Amistad (5 mi SSW)'s climate compare?
Amistad (5 mi SSW) is warmer than 53 of the 98 places with their own NOAA record in New Mexico, and wetter than 65. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 54.7°F is warmer than 59%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Amistad (5 mi SSW) 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.
Questions about Amistad (5 mi SSW)'s climate
What is the coldest month at Amistad (5 mi SSW)?
January, with a normal high of 49°F and a normal low of 20°F. The warmest is July (91°F by day, 63°F at night).
Does it snow at Amistad (5 mi SSW)?
Yes: 14 inches in a normal year, falling on 7 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in December (3.9 inches).
What is the rainiest month at Amistad (5 mi SSW)?
August, with 2.78 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is February with 0.32 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Amistad (5 mi SSW) in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Amistad (5 mi SSW) in zone 6b in ZIP code 88410, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at the station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches −2°F (25 years, 1991-2020): zone 6b.
How late can frost come at Amistad (5 mi SSW)?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after April 27; in one year in ten it comes after May 10. Waiting until May 10 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
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