El Morro National Mon, New Mexico climate: Climate normals at a NOAA weather station
El Morro National Mon's normal year runs from 14°F January nights to 85°F July afternoons, with 13.9 inches of precipitation and 38 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 8.7°C, January lows of −10°C, July highs of 29°C, 353 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationEl Morro National Mon
- Station IDUSC00292785
- Location35.04°N 108.35°W
- Elevation7,223 ft (2,202 m)
On October 23, the normal high in El Morro National Mon is 64°F and the normal low 28°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 17%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for El Morro National Mon.
- Jan 44° 14°
- Feb 47° 19°
- Mar 55° 23°
- Apr 64° 28°
- May 72° 35°
- Jun 83° 43°
- Jul 85° 51°
- Aug 82° 50°
- Sep 77° 43°
- Oct 66° 31°
- Nov 54° 21°
- Dec 44° 14°
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 El Morro National Mon each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 85°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 14°F. The most precipitation falls in August (2.69 in), the least in June (0.50 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 44°F | 14°F | 28.8°F | 0.97 | 11.0 | 6 | <1 | 30 | 10 h |
| February | 47°F | 19°F | 33.1°F | 0.82 | 7.4 | 6 | <1 | 27 | 10 h 50 min |
| March | 55°F | 23°F | 39.3°F | 1.01 | 5.4 | 5 | <1 | 29 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 64°F | 28°F | 45.6°F | 0.69 | 2.1 | 4 | <1 | 24 | 13 h |
| May | 72°F | 35°F | 53.4°F | 0.73 | 0.4 | 4 | <1 | 12 | 14 h |
| June | 83°F | 43°F | 63.1°F | 0.50 | 0.0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 14 h 30 min |
| July | 85°F | 51°F | 68.0°F | 2.27 | 0.0 | 13 | 5 | <1 | 14 h 20 min |
| August | 82°F | 50°F | 66.0°F | 2.69 | 0.0 | 13 | 2 | <1 | 13 h 30 min |
| September | 77°F | 43°F | 59.9°F | 1.41 | 0.0 | 8 | <1 | 2 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 66°F | 31°F | 48.7°F | 1.01 | 1.7 | 6 | <1 | 19 | 11 h 20 min |
| November | 54°F | 21°F | 37.6°F | 0.82 | 4.1 | 5 | <1 | 27 | 10 h 20 min |
| December | 44°F | 14°F | 29.4°F | 0.99 | 5.9 | 6 | <1 | 30 | 9 h 50 min |
| Year (annual) | 64°F | 31°F | 47.7°F | 13.91 | 38.0 | 79 | 10 | 201 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7°C | −10°C | −1.8°C | 25 mm | 28 cm |
| February | 9°C | −7°C | 0.6°C | 21 mm | 19 cm |
| March | 13°C | −5°C | 4.1°C | 26 mm | 14 cm |
| April | 18°C | −2°C | 7.6°C | 18 mm | 5 cm |
| May | 22°C | 1°C | 11.9°C | 19 mm | 1 cm |
| June | 29°C | 6°C | 17.3°C | 13 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 29°C | 11°C | 20.0°C | 58 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 28°C | 10°C | 18.9°C | 68 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 25°C | 6°C | 15.5°C | 36 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 19°C | 0°C | 9.3°C | 26 mm | 4 cm |
| November | 12°C | −6°C | 3.1°C | 21 mm | 10 cm |
| December | 7°C | −10°C | −1.4°C | 25 mm | 15 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00292785; 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 El Morro National Mon?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in May, June, July, August, September and October. Of those, June 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 USC00292785.
When is the last frost at El Morro National Mon?
In El Morro National Mon, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after June 3 in half of years and after June 15 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before September 27 in half of years and before September 14 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 31 year in 10 after June 15; 9 in 10 after May 20
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- September 271 year in 10 before September 14; 9 in 10 before October 7
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 114 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 137 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after May 20 in half of springs and before October 4 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts El Morro National Mon in zone 6a in ZIP code 87321, 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 5b: the coldest night of a typical year reaches −12°F (24 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 USC00292785; 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 El Morro National Mon?
In a normal year in El Morro National Mon, 10 days a year reach 90°F, 201 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 79 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 10a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- fewer than 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 201a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 10high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 79a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 14a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1938) is 100°F, on June 28, 1953; the lowest is −38°F, on January 13, 1963.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 1986, with 19.55 in; the snowiest season is 1972–73, with 98.0 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00292785; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00292785. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is it at El Morro National Mon?
Over a year 85% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds at El Morro National Mon, 5.5 kWh per square metre a day. June is the sunniest month (91%) and December the cloudiest (79%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 82% | 3.2 |
| February | 81% | 4.1 |
| March | 85% | 5.6 |
| April | 86% | 6.9 |
| May | 87% | 7.8 |
| June | 91% | 8.3 |
| July | 82% | 7.0 |
| August | 83% | 6.5 |
| September | 86% | 5.8 |
| October | 89% | 4.8 |
| November | 86% | 3.6 |
| December | 79% | 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 many heating and cooling degree days does El Morro National Mon record?
A normal year at El Morro National Mon brings 6,486 heating degree days, 21% more than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 214 cooling degree days, 76% fewer than the median (908). Eight months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 1,987 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,122 | 0 |
| February | 892 | 0 |
| March | 798 | 0 |
| April | 584 | 0 |
| May | 361 | 2 |
| June | 95 | 38 |
| July | 11 | 104 |
| August | 28 | 61 |
| September | 162 | 11 |
| October | 507 | 0 |
| November | 824 | 0 |
| December | 1,104 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 6,486 | 214 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00292785. 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 El Morro National Mon been warmer than normal?
2022 averaged 47.4°F, 0.3°F below the 1991-2020 normal of 47.7°F. 1 of the 2 complete years since 2021 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 48.0°F | +0.3°F | – | – |
| 2022 | 47.4°F | −0.3°F | – | – |
Over 52 complete years from 1944 to 2022, the station's annual mean temperature rose at a fitted 1.8°F per century (+0.10°C per decade). A fitted rate summarizes the whole record; single years swing well above and below it.
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00292785; trend: NOAA GHCN-Monthly v4. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does El Morro National Mon's climate compare?
El Morro National Mon is warmer than 10 of the 98 places with their own NOAA record in New Mexico, and wetter than 55. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 47.7°F is warmer than 31%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, El Morro National Mon 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 El Morro National Mon share this climate record?
5 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.
- Pinehill, NM466 people · 11 mi S
- Ramah, NM458 people · 11 mi NW
- Mountain View, NM98 people · 4 mi SW
- El Morro Valley, NM49 people · 1 mi E
- Candy Kitchen, NM23 people · 12 mi SW
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 El Morro National Mon's climate
What is the coldest month at El Morro National Mon?
January, with a normal high of 44°F and a normal low of 14°F. The warmest is July (85°F by day, 51°F at night).
Does it snow at El Morro National Mon?
Yes: 38 inches in a normal year, falling on 21 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in January (11.0 inches).
What is the rainiest month at El Morro National Mon?
August, with 2.69 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is June with 0.50 in.
What plant hardiness zone is El Morro National Mon in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts El Morro National Mon in zone 6a in ZIP code 87321, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at the station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches −12°F (24 years, 1991-2020): zone 5b.
How late can frost come at El Morro National Mon?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after June 3; in one year in ten it comes after June 15. Waiting until June 15 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
- McGaffey, NM21 miles from this station, 46.3°F a year
- Thoreau (12 mi SE), NM21 miles from this station, 49.7°F a year
- Grants, NM27 miles from this station, 50.1°F a year
- Zuni, NM28 miles from this station, 51.2°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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