Antelope Wells, NM Climate: Temperature & Rain by Month
Pulled from NOAA NCEI 1991–2020 normals →: climate measurements used in PlainClimate's documented score
30-year climate normals (1991-2020) from Antelope Wells's primary NOAA station, ANTELOPE WELLS.
The climate verdict for Antelope Wells
Dryness leads the climate profile for Antelope Wells, New Mexico, with 12.4 inches of precipitation a year. NOAA records an annual average of 60°F. It scores 80/100 for climate comfort (excellent), putting it in the top third of station-mapped location scores and exceeding 76% of them.
- 60°F
- annual average temperature (NOAA normal)
- 80/100
- comfort score, above 76% of station-mapped location scores
- 12.4"
- yearly precipitation total
- 197 days
- growing season, frost-free days
Antelope Wells: NOAA 1991-2020 normals describe a typical year, not a forecast. Method: /methodology.
Normals record plate
Sheet USC00290426 · Antelope Wells, NM 60°F mean · 12.4" precip
TEMP-MILD · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · PRCP-DRY · SWING-MID · COMF-TOP · LOAD-HEAT · STN-1 · BOOK-FULL
- TEMP-MILD 60°F
- RANK-UPPER #5,146
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Winterville
- PRCP-DRY 12.4"
- SWING-MID 36°F
- COMF-TOP 80/100
- LOAD-HEAT 3,144 HDD
- STN-1 USC00290426
- BOOK-FULL 6/6 fields
Nearest mean-temperature peer: Winterville, GA (+ 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.
- Antelope Wells (this station) 60°F
- Hot Redding, CA 60°F
- Near Winterville, GA 60°F
- Near Heflin, AL 60°F
- Near Hofmann Forest, NC 60°F
Climate Living Index · Antelope Wells
Antelope Wells: 52/100 · grade D
Antelope Wells publishes 4 of 6 Living Index dimensions (NOAA annual/seasonal normals · NOAA daily multivariate normals); 2 missing weights rescale to 100.
PlainClimate-derived for Antelope Wells, not an official NOAA rating. Rankings still use Comfort Score 80/100 (separate formula). Breakpoints and limits.
| Dimension | Station value | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Annual temperature balance | 60.2°F · 7.3° from 67.5°F | 77/100 · B |
| Frost-free season | 197 days/year | 62/100 · C |
| Normal heat + freeze calendar | 155 calendar days | 43/100 · D |
| Precipitation balance | 12.4 in · 22.6 from 35 in | 20/100 · F |
Antelope Wells · 2026-08-04 · NOAA NCEI Climate Normals · method · Comfort Score method.
Antelope Wells'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
- 78.1°F
- Coldest month
- 42.3°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 Antelope Wells sits across the climate record
Three NOAA fields for Antelope Wells's primary station, temperature, precipitation, and seasonal swing, are ranked against every station-mapped normal that carries the same field.
- Annual temperature
- Top 25% warmest
- Among 6,861 stations, Antelope Wells sits in the warmer third of annual means.
- Annual precipitation
- Drier than 89%
- Antelope Wells's annual total ranks in the drier third of 6,352 measured normals.
- Seasonal temperature swing
- Narrower than 80%
- Warmest-to-coldest month gap for Antelope Wells is compact versus 6,861 complete station-years.
How Antelope Wells compares across U.S. station-mapped locations
Antelope Wells's comfort score vs. all station-mapped locations
PlainClimate composite comfort index (1–100), NOAA 1991–2020 normals
80 Top 24% score exceeds 76% 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%). Below this entry.
- 60–70: 1,236 station-mapped locations (20%). Below this entry.
- 70–80: 650 station-mapped locations (11%). Below this entry.
- 80–90: 921 station-mapped locations (15%). This entry sits in this band.
- 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 | Freeze Days | 90°F+ Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 58°F (15°C) | 27°F (-3°C) | 43°F (6°C) | 0.8" | 25.3 | 0.0 |
| February | 63°F (17°C) | 30°F (-1°C) | 47°F (8°C) | 0.4" | 17.1 | 0.0 |
| March | 70°F (21°C) | 35°F (2°C) | 52°F (11°C) | 0.4" | 11.4 | 0.0 |
| April | 77°F (25°C) | 41°F (5°C) | 59°F (15°C) | 0.1" | 3.6 | 0.9 |
| May | 85°F (30°C) | 50°F (10°C) | 67°F (20°C) | 0.2" | 0.1 | 10.9 |
| June | 93°F (34°C) | 60°F (16°C) | 77°F (25°C) | 0.7" | 0.0 | 25.7 |
| July | 91°F (33°C) | 65°F (18°C) | 78°F (26°C) | 3.1" | 0.0 | 23.2 |
| August | 89°F (32°C) | 62°F (17°C) | 76°F (24°C) | 2.3" | 0.0 | 19.0 |
| September | 86°F (30°C) | 56°F (13°C) | 71°F (22°C) | 1.6" | 0.0 | 11.7 |
| October | 78°F (26°C) | 44°F (7°C) | 61°F (16°C) | 0.7" | 1.9 | 2.7 |
| November | 67°F (20°C) | 34°F (1°C) | 51°F (10°C) | 0.8" | 13.7 | 0.1 |
| December | 58°F (15°C) | 26°F (-3°C) | 42°F (6°C) | 1.1" | 24.4 | 0.0 |
The year, day by day
Antelope Wells works both ends of the calendar. Normal highs climb to 94°F by June 20 and hold at or above 90°F on 55 dates, then normal lows drop to freezing or below on 100 dates, bottoming at 26°F around December 24.
When the heat sits
Normal highs reach 90°F from May 30 through July 23, covering 55 dates. The broader mild season, normal highs of 70°F or more, runs March 17 to November 8.
This counts calendar dates whose 1991–2020 normal high reaches 90°F. It is a smaller number than the 90°F+ day counts in the monthly table above, which measure how often the threshold was actually crossed in a typical year. A date can average 88°F and still exceed 90°F in half of all years.
The freezing stretch
The normal low stays at or below 32°F into February 28, then returns to freezing around November 21, covering 100 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 July 27, when 39% of years recorded at least a hundredth of an inch. The driest is April 30 at 4%. Summed across the calendar, that is about 59 wet dates a year.
The widest day
April 2 carries the biggest normal gap between afternoon and dawn, 36°F between the normal high and the normal low.
Look up any date
Any date's 1991–2020 normal for Antelope Wells.
Where Antelope Wells Stands Nationally
A drier-than-most normal water year — around 12 inches, below what four out of five ranked stations collect.
Daily temperature swings run wider than most of the country, peaking near 36°F between the normal high and low.
Antelope Wells earns 2 nationally notable standings (outer quintiles) against 6,860 NOAA 1991–2020 normals stations; only those extremes render.
Monthly Precipitation
Average monthly rainfall
3.9 days with precipitation
3.6 days with precipitation
3.1 days with precipitation
1.3 days with precipitation
1.4 days with precipitation
2.9 days with precipitation
11.4 days with precipitation
10.7 days with precipitation
6.9 days with precipitation
4.9 days with precipitation
3.2 days with precipitation
5.0 days with precipitation
Antelope Wells runs a summer-peaked wet season
49% of Antelope Wells'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 July at 3.1", on a 35.8°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: July, August, September, taking 57% of the annual total between them.
- Driest month: April at 0.1".
- Winter share: 19% 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.
How Antelope Wells's precipitation splits across the calendar
About 58 days a year record measurable precipitation here, carrying 12.4" between them, or roughly 0.21 inches on a typical wet day. That sits in the middle band: neither the many-light-days pattern of the Pacific Northwest and the Great Lakes, nor the few-heavy-events pattern of the Gulf and the desert Southwest.
A wet day is one recording at least 0.01 inches. These are 1991-2020 normals: they describe an average year and say nothing about the heaviest single storm on record.
Frost Dates & Growing Season
First Fall Freeze
October 30
50% probability date
Last Spring Freeze
April 16
50% probability date
Growing Season
197 days
Heating & Cooling Degree Days
Annual totals indicate energy demand for heating and cooling
Heating Degree Days
3,144
Higher = more heating needed
Cooling Degree Days
1,426
Higher = more cooling needed
Warmest Month
July
Coldest Month
December
Nationwide similar cities
Other rankable U.S. places outside NM closest to Antelope Wells 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 (60°F here).
- Elberton, GA 60°F · 0.0°F off
- Fairfield, NC 60°F · 0.0°F off
- Gilroy, CA 60°F · 0.0°F off
- Healdsburg, CA 60°F · 0.0°F off
Closest by annual precipitation
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual precipitation (12.4" here), excluding temperature-peer places.
- Crestone, CO 12.4" · 0.0" off
- Brockway, MT 12.4" · 0.0" off
- Stevensville, MT 12.4" · 0.0" off
- Willcox, AZ 12.4" · 0.0" off
Scarce-water calendar
Where Antelope Wells's limited precipitation lands
heating led · dry · mid swing
Antelope Wells's energy balance leans toward cold weather: 3,144 annual heating degree days against 1,426 for cooling. Its 35.8°F seasonal range still makes the monthly rows more useful than the annual average alone.
Antelope Wells's frost-free season lasts about 197 days, a middle-length window whose endpoints matter more than the annual average. It describes freeze probability, not year-specific planting conditions.
July and December mark the typical warm and cold ends of the calendar in Antelope Wells's middle-range seasonal profile. The measured spread is 35.8°F. The annual average is 60°F. Neither the annual mean nor one extreme month represents the full calendar on its own.
Antelope Wells's cold-season load does not imply a wet climate. Annual precipitation is 12.4 inches, which places the station in PlainClimate's dry range. Snowfall is not added to the interpretation because its annual value is missing. The snowfall and rainfall fields should be read separately rather than inferred from temperature.
Antelope Wells wettest normal
July
July concentrates the scarce annual total (12.4 inches).
Antelope Wells driest normal
April
April 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 Antelope Wells's primary station: ANTELOPE WELLS (USC00290426). 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 Antelope Wells; 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 Antelope Wells 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.