Clovis, New Mexico climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Clovis's normal year runs from 26°F January nights to 92°F July afternoons, with 20.1 inches of precipitation and 13 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 14.9°C, January lows of −3°C, July highs of 33°C, 510 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationClovis
- Station IDUSC00291939
- Location34.43°N 103.20°W
- Elevation4,295 ft (1,309 m)
- Population37,555
On October 23, the normal high in Clovis is 71°F and the normal low 42°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 15%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Clovis.
- Jan 53° 26°
- Feb 57° 29°
- Mar 65° 35°
- Apr 73° 42°
- May 82° 52°
- Jun 91° 62°
- Jul 92° 65°
- Aug 91° 64°
- Sep 84° 57°
- Oct 73° 45°
- Nov 61° 34°
- Dec 53° 27°
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 Clovis each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 92°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 26°F. The most precipitation falls in August (3.84 in), the least in February (0.41 in).
Each month has its own page with the day-by-day normals, the month's records and its recent years:
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 53°F | 26°F | 39.3°F | 0.68 | 4.3 | 4 | <1 | 25 | 10 h 10 min |
| February | 57°F | 29°F | 43.1°F | 0.41 | 1.6 | 4 | <1 | 18 | 11 h |
| March | 65°F | 35°F | 50.1°F | 0.98 | 1.7 | 5 | <1 | 11 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 73°F | 42°F | 57.4°F | 0.84 | 0.4 | 4 | <1 | 3 | 13 h |
| May | 82°F | 52°F | 66.8°F | 1.97 | 0.0 | 6 | 7 | <1 | 14 h |
| June | 91°F | 62°F | 76.3°F | 2.42 | 0.0 | 8 | 16 | <1 | 14 h 30 min |
| July | 92°F | 65°F | 78.8°F | 2.97 | 0.0 | 7 | 22 | <1 | 14 h 20 min |
| August | 91°F | 64°F | 77.2°F | 3.84 | 0.0 | 8 | 17 | <1 | 13 h 30 min |
| September | 84°F | 57°F | 70.2°F | 2.03 | 0.0 | 5 | 7 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 73°F | 45°F | 59.0°F | 2.54 | 0.3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 11 h 20 min |
| November | 61°F | 34°F | 47.5°F | 0.67 | 1.8 | 4 | <1 | 13 | 10 h 20 min |
| December | 53°F | 27°F | 40.2°F | 0.73 | 3.3 | 4 | <1 | 24 | 9 h 50 min |
| Year (annual) | 73°F | 45°F | 58.8°F | 20.08 | 13.4 | 63 | 70 | 96 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 12°C | −3°C | 4.1°C | 17 mm | 11 cm |
| February | 14°C | −2°C | 6.2°C | 10 mm | 4 cm |
| March | 18°C | 2°C | 10.1°C | 25 mm | 4 cm |
| April | 23°C | 6°C | 14.1°C | 21 mm | 1 cm |
| May | 28°C | 11°C | 19.3°C | 50 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 33°C | 16°C | 24.6°C | 61 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 33°C | 19°C | 26.0°C | 75 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 33°C | 18°C | 25.1°C | 98 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 29°C | 14°C | 21.2°C | 52 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 23°C | 7°C | 15.0°C | 65 mm | 1 cm |
| November | 16°C | 1°C | 8.6°C | 17 mm | 5 cm |
| December | 12°C | −3°C | 4.6°C | 19 mm | 8 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00291939; 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 Clovis?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in March, 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 USC00291939.
When is the last frost in Clovis?
In Clovis, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after April 14 in half of years and after April 26 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 29 in half of years and before October 17 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 141 year in 10 after April 26; 9 in 10 after March 28
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 291 year in 10 before October 17; 9 in 10 before November 10
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 197 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 220 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after April 2 in half of springs and before November 8 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Clovis in zone 7a in ZIP code 88101, the nearest ZIP area. By the map's own method, the average of each year's coldest night over 1991-2020, Clovis's NOAA station is in zone 7b: the coldest night of a typical year reaches 7°F (17 complete years); the map interpolates between stations and terrain, so the station and the ZIP area can differ by half a zone.
Frost dates for every NOAA station in New Mexico · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00291939; 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 in Clovis?
In a normal year in Clovis, 70 days a year reach 90°F (7 of them 100°F or more), 96 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 63 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 70a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 7a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 96a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 7high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 63a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 5a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1910) is 110°F, on June 25, 1990; the lowest is −17°F, on February 1, 1951.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 1960, with 32.29 in; the snowiest season is 1982–83, with 38.0 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00291939; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00291939. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is Clovis?
Over a year 87% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Clovis, 5.5 kWh per square metre a day. June is the sunniest month (91%) and December the cloudiest (83%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 85% | 3.4 |
| February | 83% | 4.2 |
| March | 84% | 5.5 |
| April | 87% | 6.9 |
| May | 87% | 7.5 |
| June | 91% | 7.9 |
| July | 89% | 7.4 |
| August | 89% | 6.7 |
| September | 88% | 5.7 |
| October | 86% | 4.6 |
| November | 86% | 3.5 |
| December | 83% | 3.0 |
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 Clovis need?
A normal year in Clovis brings 3,731 heating degree days, 31% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 1,510 cooling degree days, 66% 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 4,459 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 795 | 0 |
| February | 613 | 0 |
| March | 462 | 2 |
| April | 246 | 18 |
| May | 70 | 126 |
| June | 2 | 343 |
| July | 1 | 428 |
| August | 1 | 377 |
| September | 32 | 186 |
| October | 213 | 28 |
| November | 526 | 1 |
| December | 770 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 3,731 | 1,510 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00291939. 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 Clovis's climate compare?
Clovis is warmer than 70 of the other 97 places with their own NOAA record in New Mexico, and wetter than 88. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 58.8°F is warmer than 71%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Clovis 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 Clovis share this climate record?
4 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.
- Cannon AFB, NM2,876 people · 7 mi SW
- Bovina, TX1,661 people · 19 mi E
- Farwell, TX1,379 people · 10 mi E
- Texico, NM926 people · 9 mi E
Source: Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer (place centers) and Vintage 2024 population estimates. Distance and direction from the station to each place's center.
What do Clovis's other NOAA stations record?
One more NOAA station keeps 1991-2020 normals in or near Clovis. This page uses Clovis; the other differs by site and elevation:
| Station | From this station | Elevation | Year | Jan low | Jul high | Precip. | Snow | Last frost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clovis (13 mi N) USC00291963 | 12 mi N | 4,435 ft | 56.7°F | 22°F | 91°F | 17.6 | 9 | April 20 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals for each station. Last frost: the median last spring date of 32°F.
Questions about Clovis's climate
What is the coldest month in Clovis?
January, with a normal high of 53°F and a normal low of 26°F. The warmest is July (92°F by day, 65°F at night).
Does it snow in Clovis?
Yes: 13 inches in a normal year, falling on 9 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in January (4.3 inches).
What is the rainiest month in Clovis?
August, with 3.84 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is February with 0.41 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Clovis in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Clovis in zone 7a in ZIP code 88101, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at Clovis's NOAA station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches 7°F (17 years, 1991-2020): zone 7b.
How late can frost come in Clovis?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after April 14; in one year in ten it comes after April 26. Waiting until April 26 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Clovis in OctoberThis month day by day, its records and recent years
- New Mexico climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Portales, NM20 miles from this station, 60.1°F a year
- Arch, NM22 miles from this station, 57.6°F a year
- Melrose, NM24 miles from this station, 59.1°F a year
- Muleshoe, TX30 miles from this station, 56.7°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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