Eagle Nest, New Mexico climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Eagle Nest's normal year runs from 5°F January nights to 79°F July afternoons, with 17.2 inches of precipitation a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 5.4°C, January lows of −15°C, July highs of 26°C, 437 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationEagle Nest
- Station IDUSC00292700
- Location36.56°N 105.26°W
- Elevation8,280 ft (2,524 m)
- Population318
On October 23, the normal high in Eagle Nest is 59°F and the normal low 23°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 19%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Eagle Nest.
- Jan 39° 5°
- Feb 42° 10°
- Mar 49° 18°
- Apr 56° 24°
- May 66° 32°
- Jun 77° 38°
- Jul 79° 44°
- Aug 77° 43°
- Sep 72° 35°
- Oct 62° 25°
- Nov 49° 15°
- Dec 39° 6°
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 Eagle Nest each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 79°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 5°F. The most precipitation falls in July (2.89 in), the least in January (0.60 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 39°F | 5°F | 21.7°F | 0.60 | 7 | <1 | 31 | 10 h |
| February | 42°F | 10°F | 25.9°F | 0.95 | 8 | <1 | 28 | 10 h 50 min |
| March | 49°F | 18°F | 33.5°F | 1.26 | 8 | <1 | 30 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 56°F | 24°F | 40.2°F | 1.49 | 8 | <1 | 28 | 13 h 10 min |
| May | 66°F | 32°F | 48.7°F | 1.25 | 7 | <1 | 20 | 14 h 10 min |
| June | 77°F | 38°F | 57.3°F | 1.13 | 8 | <1 | 6 | 14 h 40 min |
| July | 79°F | 44°F | 61.5°F | 2.89 | 15 | <1 | 1 | 14 h 30 min |
| August | 77°F | 43°F | 60.0°F | 2.81 | 15 | <1 | <1 | 13 h 40 min |
| September | 72°F | 35°F | 53.6°F | 1.62 | 9 | <1 | 12 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 62°F | 25°F | 43.4°F | 1.34 | 6 | <1 | 28 | 11 h 20 min |
| November | 49°F | 15°F | 32.1°F | 0.92 | 6 | <1 | 29 | 10 h 20 min |
| December | 39°F | 6°F | 22.8°F | 0.94 | 8 | <1 | 31 | 9 h 40 min |
| Year (annual) | 59°F | 25°F | 41.7°F | 17.20 | 104 | <1 | 243 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 4°C | −15°C | −5.7°C | 15 mm |
| February | 5°C | −12°C | −3.4°C | 24 mm |
| March | 10°C | −8°C | 0.8°C | 32 mm |
| April | 13°C | −4°C | 4.6°C | 38 mm |
| May | 19°C | 0°C | 9.3°C | 32 mm |
| June | 25°C | 3°C | 14.1°C | 29 mm |
| July | 26°C | 7°C | 16.4°C | 73 mm |
| August | 25°C | 6°C | 15.6°C | 71 mm |
| September | 22°C | 2°C | 12.0°C | 41 mm |
| October | 16°C | −4°C | 6.3°C | 34 mm |
| November | 9°C | −9°C | 0.1°C | 23 mm |
| December | 4°C | −14°C | −5.1°C | 24 mm |
NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for this station. The nearest record that keeps one, Angel Fire (11 miles away), gets 124 inches of snow in a normal year; elevation and distance can change that.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00292700; 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 Eagle Nest?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in May, June, July, August and September. Of those, May has the fewest days with rain (7).
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 USC00292700.
When is the last frost in Eagle Nest?
In Eagle Nest, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after June 16 in half of years and after July 5 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before September 14 in half of years and before September 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
- June 161 year in 10 after July 5; 9 in 10 after June 4
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- September 141 year in 10 before September 1; 9 in 10 before September 23
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 87 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 115 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after May 31 in half of springs and before September 23 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Eagle Nest in zone 6a in ZIP code 87718, the nearest ZIP area. By the map's own method, the average of each year's coldest night over 1991-2020, Eagle Nest's NOAA station is in zone 4b: the coldest night of a typical year reaches −23°F (22 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 USC00292700; 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 Eagle Nest?
In a normal year in Eagle Nest, a 90°F day is rare, 243 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 104 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- fewer than 1a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- fewer than 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 243a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 23high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 104a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1929) is 93°F, on June 28, 2013; the lowest is −47°F, on January 6, 1971.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 2015, with 23.68 in; the snowiest season is 2020–21, with 131.1 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00292700; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00292700. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is Eagle Nest?
Over a year 82% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Eagle Nest, 5.3 kWh per square metre a day. October is the sunniest month (86%) and July the cloudiest (77%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 84% | 3.2 |
| February | 82% | 4.1 |
| March | 82% | 5.4 |
| April | 82% | 6.6 |
| May | 82% | 7.3 |
| June | 84% | 7.7 |
| July | 77% | 6.7 |
| August | 80% | 6.2 |
| September | 84% | 5.6 |
| October | 86% | 4.6 |
| November | 85% | 3.4 |
| December | 81% | 2.8 |
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 Eagle Nest need?
A normal year in Eagle Nest brings 8,475 heating degree days, 58% more than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 9 cooling degree days, 99% fewer than the median (908). Nine months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 1,095 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,344 | 0 |
| February | 1,095 | 0 |
| March | 977 | 0 |
| April | 744 | 0 |
| May | 504 | 0 |
| June | 233 | 1 |
| July | 113 | 6 |
| August | 157 | 2 |
| September | 342 | 0 |
| October | 671 | 0 |
| November | 987 | 0 |
| December | 1,310 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 8,475 | 9 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00292700. 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 Eagle Nest been warmer than normal lately?
2024 averaged 43.4°F, 1.7°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 41.7°F. 2 of the 2 complete years since 2023 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 41.9°F | +0.2°F | 18.36 |
| 2024 | 43.4°F | +1.7°F | 19.54 |
Over 46 complete years from 1934 to 2024, the station's annual mean temperature rose at a fitted 0.6°F per century (+0.03°C per decade). A fitted rate summarizes the whole record; single years swing well above and below it.
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00292700; trend: NOAA GHCN-Monthly v4. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Eagle Nest's climate compare?
Eagle Nest is warmer than 2 of the other 97 places with their own NOAA record in New Mexico, and wetter than 81. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 41.7°F is warmer than 9%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Eagle Nest is Dfb: continental, no dry season, warm summer. 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 Eagle Nest share this climate record?
Ute Park has no NOAA station with 1991-2020 normals of its 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.
- Ute Park, NM0 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.
Questions about Eagle Nest's climate
What is the coldest month in Eagle Nest?
January, with a normal high of 39°F and a normal low of 5°F. The warmest is July (79°F by day, 44°F at night).
Does it snow in Eagle Nest?
Yes. NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for Eagle Nest's NOAA station; the nearest record that keeps one, Angel Fire (11 miles away), records 124 inches of snow in a normal year.
What is the rainiest month in Eagle Nest?
July, with 2.89 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is January with 0.60 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Eagle Nest in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Eagle Nest in zone 6a in ZIP code 87718, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at Eagle Nest's NOAA station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches −23°F (22 years, 1991-2020): zone 4b.
How late can frost come in Eagle Nest?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after June 16; in one year in ten it comes after July 5. Waiting until July 5 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
- Angel Fire, NM11 miles from this station, 41.4°F a year
- Red River, NM14 miles from this station, 39.1°F a year
- Cimarron, NM19 miles from this station, 50.1°F a year
- Taos, NM21 miles from this station, 48.5°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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