Bernardo, NM Climate: Temperature & Rain by Month
Average temperature and precipitation from NOAA NCEI 1991–2020 normals →, with a derived climate comfort score
30-year climate normals (1991-2020) from Bernardo's primary NOAA station, BERNARDO.
The climate verdict for Bernardo
Dryness leads the climate profile for Bernardo, New Mexico, with 8.2 inches of precipitation a year. NOAA records an annual average of 57°F. Its climate comfort score of 59/100 (moderate) lands mid-pack nationally, exceeding 37% of station-mapped location scores.
- 57°F
- average temperature, NOAA 1991-2020 normal
- 59/100
- comfort score, above 37% of station-mapped location scores
- 8.2"
- annual precipitation · 5" snow
- 168 days
- frost-free growing season
Bernardo: NOAA 1991-2020 normals describe a typical year, not a forecast. Method: /methodology.
Normals record plate
Sheet USC00290915 · Bernardo, NM 57°F mean · 8.2" precip
TEMP-MILD · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · PRCP-ARID · SWING-MID · COMF-MID · LOAD-HEAT · STN-1 · BOOK-FULL
- TEMP-MILD 57°F
- RANK-UPPER #4,528
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Hodgenville Lin…
- PRCP-ARID 8.2"
- SWING-MID 43°F
- COMF-MID 59/100
- LOAD-HEAT 4,216 HDD
- STN-1 USC00290915
- BOOK-FULL 6/6 fields
Nearest mean-temperature peer: Hodgenville Lincoln P, KY ( -0.1 °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.
- Bernardo (this station) 57°F
- Cold Calico Rock, AR 57°F
- Hot Margate, NJ 57°F
- Near Hodgenville Lin…, KY 57°F
- Near Rio Grande Natu…, NM 57°F
Climate Living Index · Bernardo
Bernardo: 34/100 · grade F
Bernardo publishes 5 of 6 Living Index dimensions (NOAA annual/seasonal normals · NOAA daily multivariate normals); 1 missing weight rescale to 100.
PlainClimate-derived for Bernardo, not an official NOAA rating. Rankings still use Comfort Score 59/100 (separate formula). Breakpoints and limits.
| Dimension | Station value | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Snowfall burden | 4.7 inches/year | 71/100 · B |
| Annual temperature balance | 56.8°F · 10.7° from 67.5°F | 66/100 · C |
| Frost-free season | 168 days/year | 40/100 · D |
| Precipitation balance | 8.2 in · 26.8 from 35 in | 8/100 · F |
| Normal heat + freeze calendar | 239 calendar days | 0/100 · F |
Bernardo · 2026-08-04 · NOAA NCEI Climate Normals · method · Comfort Score method.
Bernardo'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
- 77.9°F
- Coldest month
- 35.3°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 Bernardo sits across the climate record
Three NOAA fields for Bernardo's primary station, temperature, precipitation, and seasonal swing, are ranked against every station-mapped normal that carries the same field.
- Annual temperature
- 66th percentile warmth
- Mid-pack annual mean versus 6,861 station normals.
- Annual precipitation
- Drier than 97%
- Bernardo's annual total ranks in the drier third of 6,352 measured normals.
- Seasonal temperature swing
- 47th percentile swing
- Typical seasonal amplitude versus 6,861 complete station-years.
How Bernardo compares across U.S. station-mapped locations
Bernardo's comfort score vs. all station-mapped locations
PlainClimate composite comfort index (1–100), NOAA 1991–2020 normals
59 37th percentile score exceeds 37% 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 | 53°F (11°C) | 19°F (-7°C) | 36°F (2°C) | 0.2" | 1.4" | 27.8 | 0.0 |
| February | 59°F (15°C) | 24°F (-5°C) | 42°F (5°C) | 0.4" | 0.3" | 22.3 | 0.0 |
| March | 68°F (20°C) | 31°F (-1°C) | 50°F (10°C) | 0.5" | 0.4" | 17.5 | 0.0 |
| April | 76°F (24°C) | 37°F (3°C) | 57°F (14°C) | 0.3" | 0.0" | 8.1 | 0.8 |
| May | 85°F (29°C) | 46°F (8°C) | 65°F (18°C) | 0.5" | 0.0" | 0.9 | 11.3 |
| June | 94°F (34°C) | 55°F (13°C) | 75°F (24°C) | 0.6" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 26.0 |
| July | 95°F (35°C) | 61°F (16°C) | 78°F (26°C) | 1.8" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 27.8 |
| August | 92°F (33°C) | 60°F (15°C) | 76°F (24°C) | 1.2" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 24.6 |
| September | 86°F (30°C) | 51°F (11°C) | 69°F (20°C) | 1.1" | 0.0" | 0.1 | 11.9 |
| October | 75°F (24°C) | 39°F (4°C) | 57°F (14°C) | 0.7" | 0.4" | 7.5 | 1.2 |
| November | 62°F (17°C) | 26°F (-4°C) | 44°F (7°C) | 0.4" | 0.4" | 22.9 | 0.0 |
| December | 51°F (11°C) | 19°F (-7°C) | 35°F (2°C) | 0.6" | 1.8" | 28.2 | 0.0 |
The year, day by day
Bernardo works both ends of the calendar. Normal highs climb to 96°F by June 26 and hold at or above 90°F on 95 dates, then normal lows drop to freezing or below on 144 dates, bottoming at 18°F around January 9.
When the heat sits
Normal highs reach 90°F from May 31 through September 2, covering 95 dates. The broader mild season, normal highs of 70°F or more, runs March 22 to October 30.
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 March 22, then returns to freezing around October 31, covering 144 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 3, when 23% of years recorded at least a hundredth of an inch. The driest is April 19 at 6%. Summed across the calendar, that is about 39 wet dates a year.
The widest day
June 6 carries the biggest normal gap between afternoon and dawn, 40°F between the normal high and the normal low.
Look up any date
Any date's 1991–2020 normal for Bernardo.
Where Bernardo Stands Nationally
Summers here run among the most heat-heavy normals calendars in the country: on about 95 days a year the normal daily high itself reaches 90°F — a count fewer than one station in ten exceeds.
Aridity defines the water calendar: about 8 inches in a normal year lands this among the driest tenth of ranked stations.
Bernardo earns 2 nationally notable standings (outer quintiles) against 6,860 NOAA 1991–2020 normals stations; only those extremes render.
Monthly Precipitation
Average monthly rainfall and snowfall
Snow: 1.4"
2.2 days with precipitation
Snow: 0.3"
2.8 days with precipitation
Snow: 0.4"
2.5 days with precipitation
1.7 days with precipitation
2.6 days with precipitation
2.5 days with precipitation
5.8 days with precipitation
6.3 days with precipitation
4.4 days with precipitation
Snow: 0.4"
3.6 days with precipitation
Snow: 0.4"
1.9 days with precipitation
Snow: 1.8"
2.6 days with precipitation
Bernardo runs a summer-peaked wet season
44% of Bernardo'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 1.8", on a 42.6°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 49% of the annual total between them.
- Driest month: January at 0.2".
- Winter share: 14% 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 Bernardo's precipitation splits across the calendar
About 39 days a year record measurable precipitation here, carrying 8.2" 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.
Snow reaches Bernardo, but rarely amounts to much
The normals record 4.7 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 3 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 14
50% probability date
Last Spring Freeze
April 29
50% probability date
Growing Season
168 days
Heating & Cooling Degree Days
Annual totals indicate energy demand for heating and cooling
Heating Degree Days
4,216
Higher = more heating needed
Cooling Degree Days
1,246
Higher = more cooling needed
Warmest Month
July
Coldest Month
December
Nationwide similar cities
Other rankable U.S. places outside NM closest to Bernardo 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 (57°F here).
- Advance, MO 57°F · 0.0°F off
- Andrews, NC 57°F · 0.0°F off
- Bardstown, KY 57°F · 0.0°F off
- Byrdstown, TN 57°F · 0.0°F off
Closest by annual precipitation
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual precipitation (8.2" here), excluding temperature-peer places.
- Marysvale, UT 8.2" · 0.0" off
- Coalinga, CA 8.2" · 0.0" off
- Litchfield Park, AZ 8.2" · 0.0" off
- Idaho Falls, ID 8.2" · 0.0" off
Scarce-water calendar
Where Bernardo's limited precipitation lands
heating led · dry · mid swing
Bernardo's energy balance leans toward cold weather: 4,216 annual heating degree days against 1,246 for cooling. Its 42.6°F seasonal range still makes the monthly rows more useful than the annual average alone.
Bernardo's frost-free season lasts about 168 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 Bernardo's middle-range seasonal profile. The measured spread is 42.6°F. The annual average is 57°F. Neither the annual mean nor one extreme month represents the full calendar on its own.
Bernardo's cold-season load does not imply a wet climate. Annual precipitation is 8.2 inches, which places the station in PlainClimate's dry range. Annual snowfall totals 4.7 inches. The snowfall and rainfall fields should be read separately rather than inferred from temperature.
Bernardo wettest normal
July
July concentrates the scarce annual total (8.2 inches).
Bernardo driest normal
January
January is typically driest; arid stations are defined by when water is absent, not by a four-season grid.
Questions about Bernardo's climate
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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 Bernardo's primary station: BERNARDO (USC00290915). 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 Bernardo; 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 Bernardo 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.