Faywood, NM Climate: Temperature & Rain by Month
Temperature and precipitation from NOAA NCEI 1991–2020 normals →, plus PlainClimate's derived comfort score
30-year climate normals (1991-2020) from Faywood's primary NOAA station, FAYWOOD.
The climate verdict for Faywood
Dryness leads the climate profile for Faywood, New Mexico, with 12.9 inches of precipitation a year. NOAA records an annual average of 59°F. Its climate comfort score of 68/100 (good) lands mid-pack nationally, exceeding 56% of station-mapped location scores.
- 59°F
- average temperature, NOAA 1991-2020 normal
- 68/100
- comfort score, above 56% of station-mapped location scores
- 12.9"
- precipitation, annual total
- 193 days
- frost-free days per growing season
Faywood: NOAA 1991-2020 normals describe a typical year, not a forecast. Method: /methodology.
Normals record plate
Sheet USC00293157 · Faywood, NM 59°F mean · 12.9" precip
TEMP-MILD · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · PRCP-DRY · SWING-MID · COMF-MID · LOAD-HEAT · STN-1 · BOOK-FULL
- TEMP-MILD 59°F
- RANK-UPPER #4,871
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Picacho
- PRCP-DRY 12.9"
- SWING-MID 35°F
- COMF-MID 68/100
- LOAD-HEAT 3,424 HDD
- STN-1 USC00293157
- BOOK-FULL 6/6 fields
Nearest mean-temperature peer: Picacho, NM (+ 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.
- Faywood (this station) 59°F
- Hot Gadsden, AL 59°F
- Near Picacho, NM 59°F
- Near N Fork Ranger S…, CA 59°F
- Cold Mt Wilson Cbs, CA 58°F
Climate Living Index · Faywood
Faywood: 51/100 · grade D
Faywood publishes 4 of 6 Living Index dimensions (NOAA annual/seasonal normals · NOAA daily multivariate normals); 2 missing weights rescale to 100.
PlainClimate-derived for Faywood, not an official NOAA rating. Rankings still use Comfort Score 68/100 (separate formula). Breakpoints and limits.
| Dimension | Station value | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Annual temperature balance | 58.6°F · 8.9° from 67.5°F | 72/100 · B |
| Frost-free season | 193 days/year | 59/100 · C |
| Normal heat + freeze calendar | 152 calendar days | 45/100 · D |
| Precipitation balance | 12.9 in · 22.1 from 35 in | 21/100 · F |
Faywood · 2026-08-04 · NOAA NCEI Climate Normals · method · Comfort Score method.
Faywood'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
- 76.1°F
- Coldest month
- 41.5°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 Faywood sits across the climate record
Three NOAA fields for Faywood's primary station, temperature, precipitation, and seasonal swing, are ranked against every station-mapped normal that carries the same field.
- Annual temperature
- Top 29% warmest
- Among 6,861 stations, Faywood sits in the warmer third of annual means.
- Annual precipitation
- Drier than 88%
- Faywood's annual total ranks in the drier third of 6,352 measured normals.
- Seasonal temperature swing
- Narrower than 83%
- Warmest-to-coldest month gap for Faywood is compact versus 6,861 complete station-years.
How Faywood compares across U.S. station-mapped locations
Faywood's comfort score vs. all station-mapped locations
PlainClimate composite comfort index (1–100), NOAA 1991–2020 normals
68 Top 44% score exceeds 56% 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%). Below this entry.
- 50–60: 1,329 station-mapped locations (21%). Below this entry.
- 60–70: 1,236 station-mapped locations (20%). This entry sits in this band.
- 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
Monthly Temperatures
Average daily high and low temperatures by month
| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Mean | Precip | Freeze Days | 90°F+ Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 56°F (14°C) | 27°F (-3°C) | 42°F (5°C) | 0.9" | 24.8 | 0.0 |
| February | 60°F (16°C) | 29°F (-1°C) | 45°F (7°C) | 0.7" | 18.6 | 0.0 |
| March | 68°F (20°C) | 34°F (1°C) | 51°F (11°C) | 0.3" | 11.8 | 0.0 |
| April | 75°F (24°C) | 39°F (4°C) | 57°F (14°C) | 0.3" | 3.9 | 0.4 |
| May | 83°F (28°C) | 46°F (8°C) | 65°F (18°C) | 0.4" | 0.5 | 4.7 |
| June | 92°F (34°C) | 56°F (13°C) | 74°F (24°C) | 0.7" | 0.0 | 20.0 |
| July | 91°F (33°C) | 61°F (16°C) | 76°F (24°C) | 2.5" | 0.0 | 18.4 |
| August | 88°F (31°C) | 60°F (16°C) | 74°F (23°C) | 2.7" | 0.0 | 12.6 |
| September | 84°F (29°C) | 54°F (12°C) | 69°F (21°C) | 1.6" | 0.0 | 4.6 |
| October | 76°F (24°C) | 44°F (6°C) | 60°F (15°C) | 1.1" | 1.4 | 0.2 |
| November | 65°F (18°C) | 34°F (1°C) | 49°F (10°C) | 0.7" | 12.0 | 0.0 |
| December | 56°F (13°C) | 27°F (-3°C) | 42°F (5°C) | 0.9" | 24.5 | 0.0 |
The year, day by day
Faywood works both ends of the calendar. Normal highs climb to 94°F by June 22 and hold at or above 90°F on 48 dates, then normal lows drop to freezing or below on 104 dates, bottoming at 26°F around December 21.
When the heat sits
Normal highs reach 90°F from June 4 through July 21, covering 48 dates. The broader mild season, normal highs of 70°F or more, runs March 24 to November 2.
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 3, then returns to freezing around November 21, covering 104 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 29, when 32% of years recorded at least a hundredth of an inch. The driest is April 20 at 3%. Summed across the calendar, that is about 47 wet dates a year.
The widest day
June 2 carries the biggest normal gap between afternoon and dawn, 38°F between the normal high and the normal low.
Look up any date
Any date's 1991–2020 normal for Faywood.
Where Faywood Stands Nationally
Day-to-night contrast is extreme by national standards — the widest normal daily swing reaches about 38°F, sharper than nine in ten ranked stations see.
A drier-than-most normal water year — around 13 inches, below what four out of five ranked stations collect.
Faywood earns 2 nationally notable standings (outer quintiles) against 6,860 NOAA 1991–2020 normals stations; only those extremes render.
Monthly Precipitation
Average monthly rainfall
3.4 days with precipitation
3.7 days with precipitation
2.1 days with precipitation
1.2 days with precipitation
1.3 days with precipitation
2.5 days with precipitation
8.7 days with precipitation
8.9 days with precipitation
4.4 days with precipitation
4.3 days with precipitation
2.3 days with precipitation
3.7 days with precipitation
Faywood runs a summer-peaked wet season
47% of Faywood's yearly precipitation falls in June, July and August alone, against the 25% an evenly spread year would give those three months. The wettest month is August at 2.7", on a 34.6°F seasonal spread. Warm-season convection and, across the Southwest, the North American monsoon produce this shape: rain arrives in short heavy bursts during the hottest part of the year rather than as long cool-season soaking.
- Wettest three months: August, July, September, taking 53% of the annual total between them.
- Driest month: April at 0.3".
- Winter share: 20% falls in December, January and February.
Shares are computed from this station's own 1991-2020 monthly precipitation normals. A summer-peaked label means the June-August share reaches 35%; it describes timing across an average year, not any single season, and says nothing about how heavy an individual storm can be.
How Faywood's precipitation splits across the calendar
About 46 days a year record measurable precipitation here, carrying 12.9" between them, or roughly 0.28 inches on a typical wet day. That sits in the middle band: neither the many-light-days pattern of the Pacific Northwest and the Great Lakes, nor the few-heavy-events pattern of the Gulf and the desert Southwest.
A wet day is one recording at least 0.01 inches. These are 1991-2020 normals: they describe an average year and say nothing about the heaviest single storm on record.
Frost Dates & Growing Season
First Fall Freeze
October 31
50% probability date
Last Spring Freeze
April 21
50% probability date
Growing Season
193 days
Heating & Cooling Degree Days
Annual totals indicate energy demand for heating and cooling
Heating Degree Days
3,424
Higher = more heating needed
Cooling Degree Days
1,126
Higher = more cooling needed
Warmest Month
July
Coldest Month
December
Nationwide similar cities
Other rankable U.S. places outside NM closest to Faywood 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 (59°F here).
- Alva, OK 59°F · 0.0°F off
- Billings, OK 59°F · 0.0°F off
- Chase City, VA 59°F · 0.0°F off
- Clarkesville, GA 59°F · 0.0°F off
Closest by annual precipitation
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual precipitation (12.9" here), excluding temperature-peer places.
- Blanding, UT 12.9" · 0.0" off
- Redlands, CA 12.9" · 0.0" off
- Pioche, NV 12.9" · 0.0" off
- Green Valley, AZ 12.8" · 0.0" off
Scarce-water calendar
Where Faywood's limited precipitation lands
heating led · dry · mid swing
Faywood's energy balance leans toward cold weather: 3,424 annual heating degree days against 1,126 for cooling. Its 34.6°F seasonal range still makes the monthly rows more useful than the annual average alone.
Faywood's frost-free season lasts about 193 days, a middle-length window whose endpoints matter more than the annual average. It describes freeze probability, not year-specific planting conditions.
July and December mark the typical warm and cold ends of the calendar in Faywood's middle-range seasonal profile. The measured spread is 34.6°F. The annual average is 59°F. Neither the annual mean nor one extreme month represents the full calendar on its own.
Faywood's cold-season load does not imply a wet climate. Annual precipitation is 12.9 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.
Faywood wettest normal
August
August concentrates the scarce annual total (12.9 inches).
Faywood driest normal
April
April 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 Faywood's primary station: FAYWOOD (USC00293157). 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 a census-designated place (GEOID 3525870), not an incorporated municipality. Match rule for Faywood: 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 Faywood 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.