Bosque Del Apache, New Mexico climate: Climate normals at a NOAA weather station
Bosque Del Apache's normal year runs from 20°F December nights to 97°F July afternoons, with 9.6 inches of precipitation and 2 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 14.7°C, December lows of −7°C, July highs of 36°C, 244 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationBosque Del Apache
- Station IDUSC00291138
- Location33.80°N 106.89°W
- Elevation4,512 ft (1,375 m)
On October 23, the normal high in Bosque Del Apache is 77°F and the normal low 35°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 13%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Bosque Del Apache.
- Jan 57° 20°
- Feb 63° 24°
- Mar 71° 30°
- Apr 78° 37°
- May 87° 45°
- Jun 97° 54°
- Jul 97° 61°
- Aug 94° 59°
- Sep 89° 51°
- Oct 79° 38°
- Nov 67° 27°
- Dec 57° 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 Bosque Del Apache each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 97°F; December the coldest, with normal lows of 20°F. The most precipitation falls in August (1.91 in), the least in April (0.33 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 57°F | 20°F | 38.6°F | 0.38 | 0.3 | 2 | <1 | 30 | 10 h 10 min |
| February | 63°F | 24°F | 43.5°F | 0.43 | 0.1 | 3 | <1 | 25 | 11 h |
| March | 71°F | 30°F | 50.7°F | 0.40 | 0.0 | 2 | <1 | 19 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 78°F | 37°F | 57.7°F | 0.33 | 0.1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 h |
| May | 87°F | 45°F | 66.0°F | 0.42 | 0.0 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 13 h 50 min |
| June | 97°F | 54°F | 75.3°F | 0.53 | 0.0 | 3 | 27 | <1 | 14 h 20 min |
| July | 97°F | 61°F | 79.1°F | 1.67 | 0.0 | 8 | 29 | <1 | 14 h 10 min |
| August | 94°F | 59°F | 76.6°F | 1.91 | 0.0 | 9 | 27 | <1 | 13 h 30 min |
| September | 89°F | 51°F | 69.9°F | 1.31 | 0.0 | 6 | 19 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 79°F | 38°F | 58.5°F | 0.90 | 0.1 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 11 h 20 min |
| November | 67°F | 27°F | 47.0°F | 0.59 | 0.5 | 3 | <1 | 23 | 10 h 30 min |
| December | 57°F | 20°F | 38.0°F | 0.75 | 0.9 | 3 | <1 | 29 | 10 h |
| Year (annual) | 78°F | 39°F | 58.4°F | 9.62 | 2.0 | 48 | 123 | 143 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 14°C | −7°C | 3.7°C | 10 mm | 1 cm |
| February | 17°C | −5°C | 6.4°C | 11 mm | 0 cm |
| March | 22°C | −1°C | 10.4°C | 10 mm | 0 cm |
| April | 26°C | 3°C | 14.3°C | 8 mm | 0 cm |
| May | 31°C | 7°C | 18.9°C | 11 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 36°C | 12°C | 24.1°C | 13 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 36°C | 16°C | 26.2°C | 42 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 35°C | 15°C | 24.8°C | 49 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 32°C | 10°C | 21.1°C | 33 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 26°C | 3°C | 14.7°C | 23 mm | 0 cm |
| November | 20°C | −3°C | 8.3°C | 15 mm | 1 cm |
| December | 14°C | −7°C | 3.3°C | 19 mm | 2 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00291138; 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 Bosque Del Apache?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in March, April, October and November. Of those, April 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 USC00291138.
When is the last frost at Bosque Del Apache?
In Bosque Del Apache, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after April 28 in half of years and after May 12 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 16 in half of years and before October 1 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 281 year in 10 after May 12; 9 in 10 after April 13
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 161 year in 10 before October 1; 9 in 10 before October 29
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 167 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 190 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after April 15 in half of springs and before October 25 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Bosque Del Apache in zone 7b in ZIP code 87832, 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 USC00291138; 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 at Bosque Del Apache?
In a normal year in Bosque Del Apache, 123 days a year reach 90°F (37 of them 100°F or more), 143 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 48 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 123a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 37a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 143a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- fewer than 1high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 48a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 1a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1894) is 113°F, on June 25, 1902; the lowest is −19°F, on January 11, 1962.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 1915, with 16.37 in; the snowiest season is 1987–88, with 29.7 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00291138; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00291138. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is it at Bosque Del Apache?
Over a year 88% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds at Bosque Del Apache, 5.7 kWh per square metre a day. June is the sunniest month (91%) and December the cloudiest (85%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 86% | 3.5 |
| February | 86% | 4.5 |
| March | 88% | 5.8 |
| April | 90% | 7.2 |
| May | 91% | 7.9 |
| June | 91% | 8.0 |
| July | 85% | 7.1 |
| August | 86% | 6.6 |
| September | 88% | 5.9 |
| October | 90% | 4.9 |
| November | 87% | 3.7 |
| December | 85% | 3.1 |
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 Bosque Del Apache record?
A normal year at Bosque Del Apache brings 3,769 heating degree days, 30% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 1,382 cooling degree days, 52% more than the median (908). Five months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 4,251 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 820 | 0 |
| February | 601 | 0 |
| March | 445 | 0 |
| April | 230 | 9 |
| May | 60 | 89 |
| June | 2 | 311 |
| July | 0 | 436 |
| August | 0 | 360 |
| September | 20 | 166 |
| October | 215 | 12 |
| November | 542 | 0 |
| December | 837 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 3,769 | 1,382 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00291138. 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.
How does Bosque Del Apache's climate compare?
Bosque Del Apache is warmer than 66 of the 98 places with their own NOAA record in New Mexico, and wetter than 9. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 58.4°F is warmer than 70%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Bosque Del Apache 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 Bosque Del Apache share this climate record?
2 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.
- San Antonio, NM65 people · 8 mi N
- San Antonito, NM0 people · 6 mi N
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 Bosque Del Apache's climate
What is the coldest month at Bosque Del Apache?
December, with a normal high of 57°F and a normal low of 20°F. The warmest is July (97°F by day, 61°F at night).
Does it snow at Bosque Del Apache?
Yes: 2 inches in a normal year, falling on 1 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in December (0.9 inches).
What is the rainiest month at Bosque Del Apache?
August, with 1.91 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is April with 0.33 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Bosque Del Apache in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Bosque Del Apache in zone 7b in ZIP code 87832, the nearest ZIP area.
How late can frost come at Bosque Del Apache?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after April 28; in one year in ten it comes after May 12. Waiting until May 12 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
- Socorro, NM17 miles from this station, 57.5°F a year
- Bingham (2 mi NE), NM32 miles from this station, 56.8°F a year
- Bernardo, NM43 miles from this station, 56.8°F a year
- Truth Or Consequence Airport, NM45 miles from this station, 61.6°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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