Corrales, NM Climate: Temperature & Rain by Month
Temperature and precipitation from NOAA NCEI 1991–2020 normals →, plus PlainClimate's derived comfort score
30-year climate normals (1991-2020) from Corrales's primary NOAA station, CORRALES.
The climate verdict for Corrales
Dryness leads the climate profile for Corrales, New Mexico, with 9.6 inches of precipitation a year. NOAA records an annual average of 55°F. At 54/100 (moderate) the climate comfort score falls in the bottom third of the station-mapped U.S. score corpus, exceeding only 31% of scores.
- 55°F
- annual average temperature (NOAA normal)
- 54/100
- comfort score, above 31% of station-mapped location scores
- 9.6"
- annual precipitation · 8" snow
- 175 days
- growing season, frost-free days
Corrales: NOAA 1991-2020 normals describe a typical year, not a forecast. Method: /methodology.
Normals record plate
Sheet USC00292100 · Corrales, NM 55°F mean · 9.6" precip
TEMP-MILD · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · PRCP-ARID · SWING-MID · COMF-LOW · LOAD-HEAT · STN-1 · BOOK-FULL
- TEMP-MILD 55°F
- RANK-UPPER #4,117
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Inez
- PRCP-ARID 9.6"
- SWING-MID 42°F
- COMF-LOW 54/100
- LOAD-HEAT 4,637 HDD
- STN-1 USC00292100
- BOOK-FULL 6/6 fields
Nearest mean-temperature peer: Inez, KY (+ 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.
- Corrales (this station) 55°F
- Cold Booneville, KY 55°F
- Hot Kennewick, WA 55°F
- Near Inez, KY 55°F
- Near Lexington, VA 55°F
Climate Living Index · Corrales
Corrales: 36/100 · grade F
Corrales publishes 5 of 6 Living Index dimensions (NOAA annual/seasonal normals · NOAA daily multivariate normals); 1 missing weight rescale to 100.
PlainClimate-derived for Corrales, not an official NOAA rating. Rankings still use Comfort Score 54/100 (separate formula). Breakpoints and limits.
| Dimension | Station value | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Snowfall burden | 7.7 inches/year | 67/100 · C |
| Annual temperature balance | 55.0°F · 12.5° from 67.5°F | 59/100 · C |
| Frost-free season | 175 days/year | 46/100 · D |
| Precipitation balance | 9.6 in · 25.4 from 35 in | 11/100 · F |
| Normal heat + freeze calendar | 208 calendar days | 10/100 · F |
Corrales · 2026-08-04 · NOAA NCEI Climate Normals · method · Comfort Score method.
Corrales'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
- 76.4°F
- Coldest month
- 34.6°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 Corrales sits across the climate record
Three NOAA fields for Corrales's primary station, temperature, precipitation, and seasonal swing, are ranked against every station-mapped normal that carries the same field.
- Annual temperature
- 60th percentile warmth
- Mid-pack annual mean versus 6,861 station normals.
- Annual precipitation
- Drier than 94%
- Corrales's annual total ranks in the drier third of 6,352 measured normals.
- Seasonal temperature swing
- 43rd percentile swing
- Typical seasonal amplitude versus 6,861 complete station-years.
How Corrales compares across U.S. station-mapped locations
Corrales's comfort score vs. all station-mapped locations
PlainClimate composite comfort index (1–100), NOAA 1991–2020 normals
54 31st percentile score exceeds 31% 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 | 49°F (9°C) | 21°F (-6°C) | 35°F (2°C) | 0.6" | 1.7" | 29.4 | 0.0 |
| February | 55°F (13°C) | 24°F (-4°C) | 40°F (4°C) | 0.4" | 0.9" | 25.6 | 0.0 |
| March | 64°F (18°C) | 30°F (-1°C) | 47°F (8°C) | 0.7" | 0.7" | 21.4 | 0.0 |
| April | 71°F (22°C) | 37°F (3°C) | 54°F (12°C) | 0.5" | 0.1" | 9.2 | 0.0 |
| May | 80°F (27°C) | 45°F (7°C) | 63°F (17°C) | 0.5" | 0.0" | 1.4 | 3.1 |
| June | 91°F (33°C) | 54°F (12°C) | 72°F (22°C) | 0.5" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 19.0 |
| July | 92°F (33°C) | 61°F (16°C) | 76°F (25°C) | 1.4" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 22.8 |
| August | 89°F (32°C) | 60°F (15°C) | 75°F (24°C) | 1.7" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 17.2 |
| September | 83°F (28°C) | 51°F (10°C) | 67°F (19°C) | 1.2" | 0.0" | 0.2 | 4.6 |
| October | 72°F (22°C) | 38°F (3°C) | 55°F (13°C) | 1.0" | 0.6" | 8.6 | 0.0 |
| November | 58°F (15°C) | 27°F (-3°C) | 43°F (6°C) | 0.7" | 0.8" | 24.7 | 0.0 |
| December | 48°F (9°C) | 21°F (-6°C) | 35°F (1°C) | 0.5" | 2.9" | 29.9 | 0.0 |
The year, day by day
Corrales works both ends of the calendar. Normal highs climb to 93°F by June 30 and hold at or above 90°F on 62 dates, then normal lows drop to freezing or below on 146 dates, bottoming at 20°F around January 1.
When the heat sits
Normal highs reach 90°F from June 11 through August 11, covering 62 dates. The broader mild season, normal highs of 70°F or more, runs April 11 to October 20.
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 25, then returns to freezing around November 1, covering 146 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 31, when 28% of years recorded at least a hundredth of an inch. The driest is April 17 at 9%. Summed across the calendar, that is about 49 wet dates a year.
The widest day
June 9 carries the biggest normal gap between afternoon and dawn, 38°F between the normal high and the normal low.
Look up any date
Any date's 1991–2020 normal for Corrales.
Where Corrales Stands Nationally
Aridity defines the water calendar: about 10 inches in a normal year lands this among the driest tenth of ranked stations.
Day-to-night contrast is extreme by national standards — the widest normal daily swing reaches about 38°F, sharper than nine in ten ranked stations see.
Corrales 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: 1.7"
3.3 days with precipitation
Snow: 0.9"
3.1 days with precipitation
Snow: 0.7"
3.4 days with precipitation
Snow: 0.1"
2.6 days with precipitation
3.4 days with precipitation
2.9 days with precipitation
7.4 days with precipitation
7.9 days with precipitation
4.8 days with precipitation
Snow: 0.6"
4.0 days with precipitation
Snow: 0.8"
2.7 days with precipitation
Snow: 2.9"
3.2 days with precipitation
Corrales runs a summer-peaked wet season
38% of Corrales'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 August at 1.7", on a 41.8°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: August, July, September, taking 45% of the annual total between them.
- Driest month: February at 0.4".
- Winter share: 15% 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.
Corrales is dry, and what does fall arrives gently
Only about 49 days a year record measurable precipitation here, 13% of the calendar, and they carry 9.6" between them. At roughly 0.20 inches on an average wet day, this is not the damp drizzle of a marine climate; it is an arid record in which precipitation is both uncommon and light when it appears.
The wettest month by count is August at about 8 wet days; the driest is April at about 3.
A low per-event average in a dry record is a statement about typical days only. Arid regions can still take a large share of a year's total from a single convective storm, which a normal cannot show.
A wet day is one recording at least 0.01 inches. These are 1991-2020 normals: they describe an average year, not the extremes within it.
Snow reaches Corrales, but rarely amounts to much
The normals record 7.7 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 4 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 17
50% probability date
Last Spring Freeze
April 25
50% probability date
Growing Season
175 days
Heating & Cooling Degree Days
Annual totals indicate energy demand for heating and cooling
Heating Degree Days
4,637
Higher = more heating needed
Cooling Degree Days
1,010
Higher = more cooling needed
Warmest Month
July
Coldest Month
December
Nationwide similar cities
Other rankable U.S. places outside NM closest to Corrales 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 (55°F here).
- Buffalo, MO 55°F · 0.0°F off
- Carmi, IL 55°F · 0.0°F off
- Cassoday, KS 55°F · 0.0°F off
- Charleston, IL 55°F · 0.0°F off
Closest by annual precipitation
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual precipitation (9.6" here), excluding temperature-peer places.
- Wittmann, AZ 9.6" · 0.0" off
- Malta, ID 9.6" · 0.0" off
- Lund, NV 9.5" · 0.1" off
- Los Banos, CA 9.5" · 0.1" off
Scarce-water calendar
Where Corrales's limited precipitation lands
heating led · dry · mid swing
Corrales's energy balance leans toward cold weather: 4,637 annual heating degree days against 1,010 for cooling. Its 41.8°F seasonal range still makes the monthly rows more useful than the annual average alone.
Corrales's frost-free season lasts about 175 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 Corrales's middle-range seasonal profile. The measured spread is 41.8°F. The annual average is 55°F. Neither the annual mean nor one extreme month represents the full calendar on its own.
Corrales's cold-season load does not imply a wet climate. Annual precipitation is 9.6 inches, which places the station in PlainClimate's dry range. Annual snowfall totals 7.7 inches. The snowfall and rainfall fields should be read separately rather than inferred from temperature.
Corrales wettest normal
August
August concentrates the scarce annual total (9.6 inches).
Corrales driest normal
February
February 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 Corrales's primary station: CORRALES (USC00292100). For informational purposes only.
Place identity: U.S. Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer places. The 2024 Census Gazetteer identifies the exact name-and-state match as an incorporated place (GEOID 3517960). Match rule for Corrales: exact normalized name + state only, no fuzzy expansion, so nearby differently spelled facilities stay unmatched.
On this page every temperature, precipitation, and derived score for Corrales 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.