Farmington, NM Climate: Temperature & Rain by Month
Annual temperature and rainfall from NOAA NCEI's 1991–2020 normals →; comfort score computed by PlainClimate
30-year climate normals (1991-2020) from Farmington's primary NOAA station, FARMINGTON RGNL AP.
The climate verdict for Farmington
Dryness leads the climate profile for Farmington, New Mexico, with 7.8 inches of precipitation a year. NOAA records an annual average of 53°F. At 40/100 (moderate) the climate comfort score falls in the bottom third of the station-mapped U.S. score corpus, exceeding only 6% of scores.
- 53°F
- average temperature, NOAA 1991-2020 normal
- 40/100
- comfort score, above 6% of station-mapped location scores
- 7.8"
- yearly precipitation total
- 164 days
- growing season, frost-free days
Farmington: NOAA 1991-2020 normals describe a typical year, not a forecast. Method: /methodology.
Normals record plate
Sheet USW00023090 · Farmington, NM 53°F mean · 7.8" precip
TEMP-COOL · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · PRCP-ARID · SWING-WIDE · COMF-LOW · LOAD-HEAT · STN-1 · BOOK-FULL
- TEMP-COOL 53°F
- RANK-MID #3,705
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Lancaster
- PRCP-ARID 7.8"
- SWING-WIDE 46°F
- COMF-LOW 40/100
- LOAD-HEAT 5,268 HDD
- STN-1 USW00023090
- BOOK-FULL 6/6 fields
Nearest mean-temperature peer: Lancaster, OH (+ 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.
- Farmington (this station) 53°F
- Cold Lambertville, NJ 53°F
- Hot Shippensburg, PA 53°F
- Near Lancaster, OH 53°F
- Near Caldwell Essex…, NJ 53°F
Climate Living Index · Farmington
Farmington: 30/100 · grade F
Farmington publishes 5 of 6 Living Index dimensions (NOAA annual/seasonal normals · NOAA daily multivariate normals · NOAA hourly normals); 1 missing weight rescale to 100.
PlainClimate-derived for Farmington, not an official NOAA rating. Rankings still use Comfort Score 40/100 (separate formula). Breakpoints and limits.
| Dimension | Station value | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Annual temperature balance | 53.2°F · 14.3° from 67.5°F | 53/100 · D |
| Summer moisture balance | 42.6°F mean dew point | 47/100 · D |
| Frost-free season | 164 days/year | 37/100 · F |
| Normal heat + freeze calendar | 210 calendar days | 9/100 · F |
| Precipitation balance | 7.8 in · 27.2 from 35 in | 7/100 · F |
Farmington · 2026-08-04 · NOAA NCEI Climate Normals · method · Comfort Score method.
Farmington'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
- 77.1°F
- Coldest month
- 31.1°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 Farmington sits across the climate record
Three NOAA fields for Farmington's primary station, temperature, precipitation, and seasonal swing, are ranked against every station-mapped normal that carries the same field.
- Annual temperature
- 54th percentile warmth
- Mid-pack annual mean versus 6,861 station normals.
- Annual precipitation
- Drier than 97%
- Farmington's annual total ranks in the drier third of 6,352 measured normals.
- Seasonal temperature swing
- 64th percentile swing
- Typical seasonal amplitude versus 6,861 complete station-years.
How Farmington compares across U.S. station-mapped locations
Farmington's comfort score vs. all station-mapped locations
PlainClimate composite comfort index (1–100), NOAA 1991–2020 normals
40 6th percentile score exceeds 6% 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%). This entry sits in this band.
- 50–60: 1,329 station-mapped locations (21%). Above this entry.
- 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
Farmington's measured station temperature trend
MethodologyAcross 55 complete annual observations from 1950 to 2025, FARMINGTON RGNL AP warmed at a fitted rate of 0.18°C per decade. The line shows the fitted change relative to its first year, not raw year-to-year temperatures or a forecast.
- Farmington primary station fitted change +0.18 °C/decade
Monthly Temperatures
Average daily high and low temperatures by month
| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Mean | Precip | Freeze Days | 90°F+ Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43°F (6°C) | 19°F (-7°C) | 31°F (0°C) | 0.7" | 29.8 | 0.0 |
| February | 50°F (10°C) | 24°F (-5°C) | 37°F (3°C) | 0.7" | 25.7 | 0.0 |
| March | 60°F (16°C) | 30°F (-1°C) | 45°F (7°C) | 0.6" | 20.9 | 0.0 |
| April | 67°F (20°C) | 35°F (2°C) | 51°F (11°C) | 0.6" | 10.5 | 0.0 |
| May | 77°F (25°C) | 44°F (6°C) | 60°F (16°C) | 0.5" | 1.8 | 2.3 |
| June | 89°F (32°C) | 53°F (11°C) | 71°F (22°C) | 0.2" | 0.0 | 18.1 |
| July | 93°F (34°C) | 61°F (16°C) | 77°F (25°C) | 0.6" | 0.0 | 25.9 |
| August | 90°F (32°C) | 60°F (15°C) | 75°F (24°C) | 0.8" | 0.0 | 18.2 |
| September | 82°F (28°C) | 51°F (10°C) | 66°F (19°C) | 1.1" | 0.4 | 4.1 |
| October | 69°F (20°C) | 38°F (3°C) | 53°F (12°C) | 0.8" | 6.9 | 0.0 |
| November | 55°F (13°C) | 27°F (-3°C) | 41°F (5°C) | 0.7" | 23.2 | 0.0 |
| December | 43°F (6°C) | 19°F (-7°C) | 31°F (0°C) | 0.6" | 29.5 | 0.0 |
The year, day by day
Farmington works both ends of the calendar. Normal highs climb to 94°F by July 8 and hold at or above 90°F on 59 dates, then normal lows drop to freezing or below on 151 dates, bottoming at 18°F around January 1.
When the heat sits
Normal highs reach 90°F from June 17 through August 14, covering 59 dates. The broader mild season, normal highs of 70°F or more, runs April 27 to October 13.
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 30, then returns to freezing around November 1, covering 151 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 28, when 22% of years recorded at least a hundredth of an inch. The driest is June 7 at 7%. Summed across the calendar, that is about 61 wet dates a year.
The widest day
June 11 carries the biggest normal gap between afternoon and dawn, 37°F between the normal high and the normal low.
Look up any date
Any date's 1991–2020 normal for Farmington.
Where Farmington Stands Nationally
Aridity defines the water calendar: about 8 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 37°F, sharper than nine in ten ranked stations see.
Farmington earns 2 nationally notable standings (outer quintiles) against 6,860 NOAA 1991–2020 normals stations; only those extremes render.
Monthly Precipitation
Average monthly rainfall
6.4 days with precipitation
5.5 days with precipitation
4.9 days with precipitation
4.3 days with precipitation
3.4 days with precipitation
1.9 days with precipitation
6.2 days with precipitation
6.1 days with precipitation
5.3 days with precipitation
6.0 days with precipitation
4.6 days with precipitation
5.7 days with precipitation
Farmington spreads its precipitation across the year
Neither half of the year dominates here: June through August take 21% of the annual total and December through February 25%, with neither reaching the 35% that would mark a distinct wet season. Farmington has no dry season to plan around, though it does carry a wide 46°F gap between its warmest and coldest month.
The gap between the wettest and driest month still matters: September averages 1.1" and June 0.2". The three wettest months together take 34% of the year, against the 25% a perfectly flat distribution would give them.
Shares are computed from this station's own 1991-2020 monthly precipitation normals. "Spread across the year" means neither the June-August nor the December-February share reaches 35%; it describes an average year, not the variability of any single one.
Farmington is dry, and what does fall arrives gently
Only about 60 days a year record measurable precipitation here, 17% of the calendar, and they carry 7.8" between them. At roughly 0.13 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 January at about 6 wet days; the driest is June at about 2.
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.
Frost Dates & Growing Season
First Fall Freeze
October 13
50% probability date
Last Spring Freeze
May 2
50% probability date
Growing Season
164 days
Heating & Cooling Degree Days
Annual totals indicate energy demand for heating and cooling
Heating Degree Days
5,268
Higher = more heating needed
Cooling Degree Days
995
Higher = more cooling needed
Warmest Month
July
Coldest Month
January
Humidity & Wind
Monthly averages from hourly observations
| Month | Humidity | Wind (mph) | Clear Sky % | Overcast % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 61% | 7.3 | 65% | 15% |
| February | 49% | 8.4 | 60% | 14% |
| March | 37% | 9.4 | 63% | 10% |
| April | 31% | 9.3 | 65% | 6% |
| May | 26% | 9.0 | 76% | 3% |
| June | 25% | 8.5 | 78% | 2% |
| July | 40% | 7.9 | 63% | 6% |
| August | 39% | 7.4 | 69% | 4% |
| September | 39% | 7.6 | 75% | 4% |
| October | 47% | 7.4 | 71% | 8% |
| November | 57% | 7.3 | 73% | 10% |
| December | 66% | 6.8 | 64% | 18% |
Nationwide similar cities
Other rankable U.S. places outside NM closest to Farmington 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 (53°F here).
- Alton, KS 53°F · 0.0°F off
- Bandon, OR 53°F · 0.0°F off
- Dayville, OR 53°F · 0.0°F off
- Horton, KS 53°F · 0.0°F off
Closest by annual precipitation
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual precipitation (7.8" here), excluding temperature-peer places.
- Manassa, CO 7.8" · 0.0" off
- Worland, WY 7.7" · 0.0" off
- Gerlach, NV 7.8" · 0.0" off
- Rachel, NV 7.8" · 0.0" off
Scarce-water calendar
Where Farmington's limited precipitation lands
heating led · dry · mid swing
Farmington's energy balance leans toward cold weather: 5,268 annual heating degree days against 995 for cooling. Its 46.0°F seasonal range still makes the monthly rows more useful than the annual average alone.
Farmington's frost-free season lasts about 164 days, a middle-length window whose endpoints matter more than the annual average. It describes freeze probability, not year-specific planting conditions.
July and January mark the typical warm and cold ends of the calendar in Farmington's middle-range seasonal profile. The measured spread is 46.0°F. The annual average is 53°F. Neither the annual mean nor one extreme month represents the full calendar on its own.
Farmington's cold-season load does not imply a wet climate. Annual precipitation is 7.8 inches, which places the station in PlainClimate's dry range. Snowfall is not added to the interpretation because its annual value is missing. The snowfall and rainfall fields should be read separately rather than inferred from temperature.
Farmington wettest normal
September
September concentrates the scarce annual total (7.8 inches).
Farmington driest normal
June
June 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 Farmington's primary station: FARMINGTON RGNL AP (USW00023090). 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 3525800). Match rule for Farmington: 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 Farmington 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.