Bloomfield, New Mexico climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Bloomfield's normal year runs from 21°F January nights to 92°F July afternoons, with 8.1 inches of precipitation and 7 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 12.4°C, January lows of −6°C, July highs of 34°C, 205 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationBloomfield (3 mi SE)
- Station IDUSC00291063
- Location36.67°N 107.96°W
- Elevation5,806 ft (1,770 m)
- Population7,363
On October 22, the normal high in Bloomfield is 68°F and the normal low 38°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 Bloomfield.
- Jan 43° 21°
- Feb 50° 25°
- Mar 61° 31°
- Apr 69° 37°
- May 78° 46°
- Jun 89° 56°
- Jul 92° 62°
- Aug 90° 60°
- Sep 83° 52°
- Oct 71° 40°
- Nov 56° 29°
- Dec 44° 21°
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 Bloomfield each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 92°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 21°F. The most precipitation falls in August (1.11 in), the least in June (0.21 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43°F | 21°F | 32.0°F | 0.66 | 2.2 | 4 | <1 | 29 | 9 h 50 min |
| February | 50°F | 25°F | 37.7°F | 0.57 | 1.6 | 4 | <1 | 24 | 10 h 50 min |
| March | 61°F | 31°F | 45.7°F | 0.57 | 0.3 | 3 | <1 | 19 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 69°F | 37°F | 53.0°F | 0.67 | 0.0 | 3 | <1 | 9 | 13 h 10 min |
| May | 78°F | 46°F | 62.0°F | 0.49 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 14 h 10 min |
| June | 89°F | 56°F | 72.4°F | 0.21 | 0.0 | 1 | 15 | <1 | 14 h 40 min |
| July | 92°F | 62°F | 77.3°F | 0.72 | 0.0 | 3 | 24 | <1 | 14 h 30 min |
| August | 90°F | 60°F | 75.0°F | 1.11 | 0.0 | 4 | 16 | <1 | 13 h 40 min |
| September | 83°F | 52°F | 67.6°F | 0.99 | 0.0 | 4 | 3 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 71°F | 40°F | 55.4°F | 0.80 | 0.3 | 4 | <1 | 4 | 11 h 20 min |
| November | 56°F | 29°F | 42.1°F | 0.72 | 0.4 | 3 | <1 | 21 | 10 h 10 min |
| December | 44°F | 21°F | 32.4°F | 0.57 | 2.0 | 4 | <1 | 29 | 9 h 40 min |
| Year (annual) | 69°F | 40°F | 54.4°F | 8.08 | 6.8 | 40 | 60 | 135 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6°C | −6°C | 0.0°C | 17 mm | 6 cm |
| February | 10°C | −4°C | 3.2°C | 14 mm | 4 cm |
| March | 16°C | −1°C | 7.6°C | 14 mm | 1 cm |
| April | 20°C | 3°C | 11.7°C | 17 mm | 0 cm |
| May | 26°C | 8°C | 16.7°C | 12 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 32°C | 13°C | 22.4°C | 5 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 34°C | 17°C | 25.2°C | 18 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 32°C | 16°C | 23.9°C | 28 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 28°C | 11°C | 19.8°C | 25 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 21°C | 5°C | 13.0°C | 20 mm | 1 cm |
| November | 13°C | −2°C | 5.6°C | 18 mm | 1 cm |
| December | 7°C | −6°C | 0.2°C | 14 mm | 5 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00291063; 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 Bloomfield?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in April, May, September and October. Of those, May has the fewest days with rain (2).
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 USC00291063.
When is the last frost in Bloomfield?
In Bloomfield, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after April 23 in half of years and after May 7 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 19 in half of years and before October 6 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 231 year in 10 after May 7; 9 in 10 after April 9
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 191 year in 10 before October 6; 9 in 10 before November 1
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 177 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 203 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after April 9 in half of springs and before October 31 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Bloomfield in zone 6b in ZIP code 87415, the nearest ZIP area.
Frost dates for every NOAA station in New Mexico · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00291063; USDA 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map, ZIP listings: PRISM Group, Oregon State University, https://prism.oregonstate.edu, accessed October 8, 2026. 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 Bloomfield?
In a normal year in Bloomfield, 60 days a year reach 90°F (1 of them 100°F or more), 135 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 40 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 60a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 135a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 6high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 40a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 3a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1892) is 107°F, on June 26, 1950; the lowest is −30°F, on January 3, 1919.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 1941, with 21.75 in; the snowiest season is 1978–79, with 43.3 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00291063; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00291063. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is Bloomfield?
Over a year 85% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Bloomfield, 5.5 kWh per square metre a day. June is the sunniest month (91%) and December the cloudiest (76%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 79% | 3.0 |
| February | 79% | 3.9 |
| March | 83% | 5.4 |
| April | 84% | 6.7 |
| May | 87% | 7.7 |
| June | 91% | 8.3 |
| July | 86% | 7.4 |
| August | 87% | 6.7 |
| September | 88% | 5.8 |
| October | 87% | 4.6 |
| November | 84% | 3.4 |
| December | 76% | 2.6 |
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 Bloomfield need?
A normal year in Bloomfield brings 4,929 heating degree days, 8% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 1,087 cooling degree days, 20% 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 3,577 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,023 | 0 |
| February | 763 | 0 |
| March | 598 | 0 |
| April | 361 | 1 |
| May | 132 | 41 |
| June | 9 | 231 |
| July | 0 | 380 |
| August | 1 | 311 |
| September | 41 | 118 |
| October | 303 | 5 |
| November | 687 | 0 |
| December | 1,012 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 4,929 | 1,087 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00291063. 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 Bloomfield been warmer than normal lately?
Over 48 complete years from 1905 to 2015, the station's annual mean temperature rose at a fitted 1.3°F per century (+0.07°C per decade). A fitted rate summarizes the whole record; single years swing well above and below it.
Source: trend: NOAA GHCN-Monthly v4. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Bloomfield's climate compare?
Bloomfield is warmer than 52 of the other 97 places with their own NOAA record in New Mexico, and wetter than 2. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 54.4°F is warmer than 58%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Bloomfield 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 Bloomfield share this climate record?
5 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.
- Lee Acres, NM4,463 people · 6 mi NW
- West Hammond, NM2,519 people · 5 mi W
- Angustura, NM2,024 people · 4 mi NE
- Turley, NM250 people · 11 mi NE
- Sullivan, NM4 mi NE
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 Bloomfield's climate
What is the coldest month in Bloomfield?
January, with a normal high of 43°F and a normal low of 21°F. The warmest is July (92°F by day, 62°F at night).
Does it snow in Bloomfield?
Yes: 7 inches in a normal year, falling on 5 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in January (2.2 inches).
What is the rainiest month in Bloomfield?
August, with 1.11 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is June with 0.21 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Bloomfield in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Bloomfield in zone 6b in ZIP code 87415, the nearest ZIP area.
How late can frost come in Bloomfield?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after April 23; in one year in ten it comes after May 7. Waiting until May 7 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
- Aztec, NM12 miles from this station, 53.3°F a year
- Farmington, NM16 miles from this station, 53.2°F a year
- Farmington Agricultural Science Center, NM19 miles from this station, 52.8°F a year
- Navajo Dam, NM21 miles from this station, 53.4°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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