Farmington Agricultural Science Center, New Mexico climate: Climate normals at a NOAA weather station
Farmington Agricultural Science Center's normal year runs from 20°F January nights to 90°F July afternoons, with 8.0 inches of precipitation and 9 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 11.6°C, January lows of −7°C, July highs of 32°C, 202 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationFarmington Agricultural Science Center
- Station IDUSC00293142
- Location36.69°N 108.31°W
- Elevation5,625 ft (1,715 m)
On October 22, the normal high in Farmington Agricultural Science Center is 65°F and the normal low 38°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 Farmington Agricultural Science Center.
- Jan 41° 20°
- Feb 48° 25°
- Mar 58° 31°
- Apr 65° 37°
- May 75° 45°
- Jun 86° 55°
- Jul 90° 61°
- Aug 87° 60°
- Sep 80° 52°
- Oct 68° 40°
- Nov 53° 29°
- Dec 42° 21°
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 Farmington Agricultural Science Center each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 90°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 20°F. The most precipitation falls in September (1.09 in), the least in June (0.26 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 41°F | 20°F | 30.6°F | 0.54 | 2.2 | 5 | <1 | 30 | 9 h 50 min |
| February | 48°F | 25°F | 36.3°F | 0.52 | 2.0 | 5 | <1 | 24 | 10 h 50 min |
| March | 58°F | 31°F | 44.1°F | 0.59 | 0.9 | 5 | <1 | 19 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 65°F | 37°F | 50.9°F | 0.62 | 0.3 | 4 | <1 | 9 | 13 h 10 min |
| May | 75°F | 45°F | 60.2°F | 0.60 | 0.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 h 10 min |
| June | 86°F | 55°F | 70.5°F | 0.26 | 0.0 | 3 | 13 | <1 | 14 h 40 min |
| July | 90°F | 61°F | 75.8°F | 0.77 | 0.0 | 7 | 21 | <1 | 14 h 30 min |
| August | 87°F | 60°F | 73.5°F | 0.98 | 0.0 | 7 | 13 | <1 | 13 h 40 min |
| September | 80°F | 52°F | 66.0°F | 1.09 | 0.0 | 6 | 2 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 68°F | 40°F | 53.8°F | 0.84 | 0.5 | 6 | <1 | 6 | 11 h 20 min |
| November | 53°F | 29°F | 41.1°F | 0.59 | 0.7 | 5 | <1 | 21 | 10 h 10 min |
| December | 42°F | 21°F | 31.2°F | 0.55 | 2.0 | 5 | <1 | 29 | 9 h 40 min |
| Year (annual) | 66°F | 40°F | 52.8°F | 7.95 | 8.6 | 62 | 50 | 140 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5°C | −7°C | −0.8°C | 14 mm | 6 cm |
| February | 9°C | −4°C | 2.4°C | 13 mm | 5 cm |
| March | 14°C | −1°C | 6.7°C | 15 mm | 2 cm |
| April | 19°C | 3°C | 10.5°C | 16 mm | 1 cm |
| May | 24°C | 7°C | 15.7°C | 15 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 30°C | 13°C | 21.4°C | 7 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 32°C | 16°C | 24.3°C | 20 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 31°C | 15°C | 23.1°C | 25 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 27°C | 11°C | 18.9°C | 28 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 20°C | 5°C | 12.1°C | 21 mm | 1 cm |
| November | 12°C | −2°C | 5.1°C | 15 mm | 2 cm |
| December | 5°C | −6°C | −0.4°C | 14 mm | 5 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00293142; 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 Farmington Agricultural Science Center?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in April, May, September and October. Of those, May 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 USC00293142.
When is the last frost at Farmington Agricultural Science Center?
In Farmington Agricultural Science Center, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after April 29 in half of years and after May 13 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 15 in half of years and before October 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
- April 291 year in 10 after May 13; 9 in 10 after April 15
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 151 year in 10 before October 1; 9 in 10 before October 29
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 167 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 190 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after April 17 in half of springs and before October 26 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Farmington Agricultural Science Center in zone 7a in ZIP code 87417, 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 7a: the coldest night of a typical year reaches 2°F (26 complete years).
Frost dates for every NOAA station in New Mexico · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00293142; 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 Farmington Agricultural Science Center?
In a normal year in Farmington Agricultural Science Center, 50 days a year reach 90°F (1 of them 100°F or more), 140 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 62 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 50a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 140a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 9high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 62a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 4a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1978) is 103°F, on July 7, 1989; the lowest is −14°F, on February 7, 1989.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 1986, with 14.58 in; the snowiest season is 1988–89, with 31.0 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00293142; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00293142. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is it at Farmington Agricultural Science Center?
Over a year 87% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds at Farmington Agricultural Science Center, 5.5 kWh per square metre a day. June is the sunniest month (92%) and December the cloudiest (79%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 80% | 3.0 |
| February | 81% | 4.0 |
| March | 85% | 5.5 |
| April | 86% | 6.8 |
| May | 88% | 7.8 |
| June | 92% | 8.4 |
| July | 88% | 7.5 |
| August | 87% | 6.8 |
| September | 89% | 5.9 |
| October | 89% | 4.7 |
| November | 87% | 3.4 |
| December | 79% | 2.6 |
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 Farmington Agricultural Science Center record?
A normal year at Farmington Agricultural Science Center brings 5,321 heating degree days, 1% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 911 cooling degree days, 0% more than the median (908). Seven months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 3,275 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,068 | 0 |
| February | 805 | 0 |
| March | 646 | 0 |
| April | 422 | 1 |
| May | 180 | 31 |
| June | 21 | 186 |
| July | 1 | 334 |
| August | 2 | 265 |
| September | 62 | 92 |
| October | 351 | 3 |
| November | 719 | 0 |
| December | 1,046 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 5,321 | 911 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00293142. 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 Farmington Agricultural Science Center been warmer than normal?
2024 averaged 56.1°F, 3.3°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 52.8°F. 4 of the 4 complete years since 2021 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 53.2°F | +0.4°F | 6.00 | 14.6 |
| 2022 | 55.4°F | +2.6°F | 9.12 | 9.0 |
| 2023 | 54.7°F | +1.9°F | 5.53 | 4.8 |
| 2024 | 56.1°F | +3.3°F | 8.68 | 14.6 |
Over 34 complete years from 1979 to 2024, the station's annual mean temperature rose at a fitted 8.9°F per century (+0.49°C per decade). A fitted rate summarizes the whole record; single years swing well above and below it.
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00293142; trend: NOAA GHCN-Monthly v4. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Farmington Agricultural Science Center's climate compare?
Farmington Agricultural Science Center is warmer than 40 of the 98 places with their own NOAA record in New Mexico, and wetter than 2. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 52.8°F is warmer than 53%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Farmington Agricultural Science Center 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 Farmington Agricultural Science Center share this climate record?
Napi Headquarters 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.
- Napi Headquarters, NM691 people · 6 mi SE
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 Farmington Agricultural Science Center's climate
What is the coldest month at Farmington Agricultural Science Center?
January, with a normal high of 41°F and a normal low of 20°F. The warmest is July (90°F by day, 61°F at night).
Does it snow at Farmington Agricultural Science Center?
Yes: 9 inches in a normal year, falling on 9 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in January (2.2 inches).
What is the rainiest month at Farmington Agricultural Science Center?
September, with 1.09 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is June with 0.26 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Farmington Agricultural Science Center in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Farmington Agricultural Science Center in zone 7a in ZIP code 87417, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at the station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches 2°F (26 years, 1991-2020): zone 7a.
How late can frost come at Farmington Agricultural Science Center?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after April 29; in one year in ten it comes after May 13. Waiting until May 13 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
- Fruitland, NM4 miles from this station, 51.4°F a year
- Farmington, NM6 miles from this station, 53.2°F a year
- Bloomfield, NM19 miles from this station, 54.4°F a year
- Aztec, NM20 miles from this station, 53.3°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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