Dilia, New Mexico climate: Climate normals at a NOAA weather station
Dilia's normal year runs from 22°F December nights to 92°F July afternoons, with 15.7 inches of precipitation and 27 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 13.3°C, December lows of −5°C, July highs of 33°C, 398 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationDilia
- Station IDUSC00292510
- Location35.18°N 105.06°W
- Elevation5,150 ft (1,570 m)
On October 23, the normal high in Dilia is 72°F and the normal low 36°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 Dilia.
- Jan 55° 22°
- Feb 58° 24°
- Mar 66° 29°
- Apr 73° 36°
- May 81° 45°
- Jun 90° 54°
- Jul 92° 59°
- Aug 90° 58°
- Sep 84° 50°
- Oct 75° 39°
- Nov 63° 28°
- Dec 54° 22°
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 Dilia each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 92°F; December the coldest, with normal lows of 22°F. The most precipitation falls in July (2.74 in), the least in February (0.48 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 55°F | 22°F | 38.1°F | 0.51 | 5.2 | 3 | <1 | 28 | 10 h |
| February | 58°F | 24°F | 41.2°F | 0.48 | 3.7 | 2 | <1 | 24 | 10 h 50 min |
| March | 66°F | 29°F | 47.9°F | 0.72 | 4.6 | 3 | <1 | 20 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 73°F | 36°F | 54.6°F | 0.74 | 1.3 | 3 | <1 | 9 | 13 h |
| May | 81°F | 45°F | 62.8°F | 1.41 | 0.1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 14 h |
| June | 90°F | 54°F | 71.8°F | 1.87 | 0.0 | 7 | 17 | <1 | 14 h 30 min |
| July | 92°F | 59°F | 75.1°F | 2.74 | 0.0 | 11 | 21 | <1 | 14 h 20 min |
| August | 90°F | 58°F | 73.6°F | 2.48 | 0.0 | 10 | 17 | <1 | 13 h 30 min |
| September | 84°F | 50°F | 67.1°F | 1.99 | 0.0 | 7 | 8 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 75°F | 39°F | 56.5°F | 1.25 | 0.7 | 4 | <1 | 6 | 11 h 20 min |
| November | 63°F | 28°F | 45.8°F | 0.64 | 3.6 | 3 | <1 | 20 | 10 h 20 min |
| December | 54°F | 22°F | 38.0°F | 0.84 | 8.0 | 4 | <1 | 28 | 9 h 50 min |
| Year (annual) | 73°F | 39°F | 56.0°F | 15.67 | 27.2 | 63 | 67 | 136 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 13°C | −6°C | 3.4°C | 13 mm | 13 cm |
| February | 15°C | −5°C | 5.1°C | 12 mm | 9 cm |
| March | 19°C | −1°C | 8.8°C | 18 mm | 12 cm |
| April | 23°C | 2°C | 12.6°C | 19 mm | 3 cm |
| May | 27°C | 7°C | 17.1°C | 36 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 32°C | 12°C | 22.1°C | 47 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 33°C | 15°C | 23.9°C | 70 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 32°C | 14°C | 23.1°C | 63 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 29°C | 10°C | 19.5°C | 51 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 24°C | 4°C | 13.6°C | 32 mm | 2 cm |
| November | 17°C | −2°C | 7.7°C | 16 mm | 9 cm |
| December | 12°C | −5°C | 3.3°C | 21 mm | 20 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00292510; 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 Dilia?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in March, April, May, September and October. Of those, March has the fewest days with rain (3).
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 USC00292510.
When is the last frost at Dilia?
In Dilia, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after May 2 in half of years and after May 16 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 13 in half of years and before September 29 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
- May 21 year in 10 after May 16; 9 in 10 after April 20
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 131 year in 10 before September 29; 9 in 10 before October 25
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 162 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 183 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after April 21 in half of springs and before October 23 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Dilia in zone 7a in ZIP code 87724, the nearest ZIP area. By the map's own method, the average of each year's coldest night over 1991-2020, the station is in zone 6b: the coldest night of a typical year reaches −1°F (28 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 USC00292510; 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 at Dilia?
In a normal year in Dilia, 67 days a year reach 90°F (4 of them 100°F or more), 136 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 63 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 67a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 4a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 136a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 2high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 63a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 7a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1944) is 108°F, on July 20, 2018; the lowest is −28°F, on December 23, 1990.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 2017, with 28.47 in; the snowiest season is 1957–58, with 115.0 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00292510; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00292510. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is it at Dilia?
Over a year 84% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds at Dilia, 5.4 kWh per square metre a day. October is the sunniest month (87%) and July the cloudiest (80%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 85% | 3.3 |
| February | 83% | 4.2 |
| March | 84% | 5.5 |
| April | 84% | 6.8 |
| May | 85% | 7.5 |
| June | 87% | 7.8 |
| July | 80% | 6.9 |
| August | 83% | 6.4 |
| September | 85% | 5.7 |
| October | 87% | 4.7 |
| November | 86% | 3.5 |
| December | 82% | 2.9 |
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 Dilia record?
A normal year at Dilia brings 4,189 heating degree days, 22% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 948 cooling degree days, 4% more than the median (908). Six months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 3,580 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 832 | 0 |
| February | 668 | 0 |
| March | 530 | 0 |
| April | 314 | 3 |
| May | 116 | 46 |
| June | 6 | 208 |
| July | 0 | 315 |
| August | 1 | 269 |
| September | 41 | 102 |
| October | 269 | 5 |
| November | 576 | 0 |
| December | 835 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 4,189 | 948 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00292510. 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.
Have recent years at Dilia been warmer than normal?
Over 53 complete years from 1949 to 2017, the station's annual mean temperature rose at a fitted 3.7°F per century (+0.20°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 Dilia's climate compare?
Dilia is warmer than 57 of the 98 places with their own NOAA record in New Mexico, and wetter than 65. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 56.0°F is warmer than 64%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Dilia 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 Dilia share this climate record?
3 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.
- Tecolotito, NM432 people · 7 mi NW
- Anton Chico, NM235 people · 5 mi W
- Llano del Medio, NM40 people · 3 mi W
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 Dilia's climate
What is the coldest month at Dilia?
December, with a normal high of 54°F and a normal low of 22°F. The warmest is July (92°F by day, 59°F at night).
Does it snow at Dilia?
Yes: 27 inches in a normal year, falling on 8 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in December (8.0 inches).
What is the rainiest month at Dilia?
July, with 2.74 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is February with 0.48 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Dilia in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Dilia in zone 7a in ZIP code 87724, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at the station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches −1°F (28 years, 1991-2020): zone 6b.
How late can frost come at Dilia?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after May 2; in one year in ten it comes after May 16. Waiting until May 16 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
- Villanueva, NM18 miles from this station, 54.9°F a year
- Santa Rosa, NM25 miles from this station, 58.4°F a year
- Las Vegas, NM33 miles from this station, 50.1°F a year
- Clines Corners (7 mi SE), NM35 miles from this station, 50.5°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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