Faywood, New Mexico climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Faywood's normal year runs from 27°F December nights to 91°F July afternoons, with 12.9 inches of precipitation a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 14.8°C, December lows of −3°C, July highs of 33°C, 327 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationFaywood
- Station IDUSC00293157
- Location32.63°N 107.87°W
- Elevation5,251 ft (1,601 m)
- Population (census place)0
On October 23, the normal high in Faywood is 74°F and the normal low 41°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 13%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Faywood.
- Jan 56° 27°
- Feb 60° 29°
- Mar 68° 34°
- Apr 75° 39°
- May 83° 46°
- Jun 92° 56°
- Jul 91° 61°
- Aug 88° 60°
- Sep 84° 54°
- Oct 76° 44°
- Nov 65° 34°
- Dec 56° 27°
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 Faywood each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 91°F; December the coldest, with normal lows of 27°F. The most precipitation falls in August (2.71 in), the least in April (0.25 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 56°F | 27°F | 41.9°F | 0.94 | 3 | <1 | 25 | 10 h 10 min |
| February | 60°F | 29°F | 44.8°F | 0.74 | 4 | <1 | 19 | 11 h |
| March | 68°F | 34°F | 51.1°F | 0.31 | 2 | <1 | 12 | 12 h |
| April | 75°F | 39°F | 57.3°F | 0.25 | 1 | <1 | 4 | 13 h |
| May | 83°F | 46°F | 64.7°F | 0.37 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 13 h 50 min |
| June | 92°F | 56°F | 74.3°F | 0.74 | 3 | 20 | <1 | 14 h 20 min |
| July | 91°F | 61°F | 76.1°F | 2.55 | 9 | 18 | <1 | 14 h 10 min |
| August | 88°F | 60°F | 74.0°F | 2.71 | 9 | 13 | <1 | 13 h 20 min |
| September | 84°F | 54°F | 69.0°F | 1.63 | 4 | 5 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 76°F | 44°F | 59.8°F | 1.08 | 4 | <1 | 1 | 11 h 30 min |
| November | 65°F | 34°F | 49.2°F | 0.69 | 2 | <1 | 12 | 10 h 30 min |
| December | 56°F | 27°F | 41.5°F | 0.87 | 4 | <1 | 25 | 10 h |
| Year (annual) | 75°F | 43°F | 58.6°F | 12.88 | 47 | 61 | 98 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 14°C | −3°C | 5.5°C | 24 mm |
| February | 16°C | −1°C | 7.1°C | 19 mm |
| March | 20°C | 1°C | 10.6°C | 8 mm |
| April | 24°C | 4°C | 14.1°C | 6 mm |
| May | 28°C | 8°C | 18.2°C | 9 mm |
| June | 34°C | 13°C | 23.5°C | 19 mm |
| July | 33°C | 16°C | 24.5°C | 65 mm |
| August | 31°C | 16°C | 23.3°C | 69 mm |
| September | 29°C | 12°C | 20.6°C | 41 mm |
| October | 24°C | 6°C | 15.4°C | 27 mm |
| November | 18°C | 1°C | 9.6°C | 18 mm |
| December | 13°C | −3°C | 5.3°C | 22 mm |
NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for this station, and no record within 25 miles keeps one, so snow is left out here rather than estimated.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00293157; 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 Faywood?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in March, April, May, September and October. Of those, April has the fewest days with rain (1).
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 USC00293157.
When is the last frost in Faywood?
In Faywood, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after April 21 in half of years and after May 8 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 31 in half of years and before October 17 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 211 year in 10 after May 8; 9 in 10 after April 3
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 311 year in 10 before October 17; 9 in 10 before November 13
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 191 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 218 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after April 4 in half of springs and before November 9 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Faywood in zone 8a in ZIP code 88034, the nearest ZIP area. By the map's own method, the average of each year's coldest night over 1991-2020, Faywood's NOAA station is in zone 8a: the coldest night of a typical year reaches 13°F (15 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 USC00293157; 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 Faywood?
In a normal year in Faywood, 61 days a year reach 90°F (4 of them 100°F or more), 98 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 47 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 61a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 4a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 98a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- fewer than 1high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 47a normal year
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00293157.
How sunny is Faywood?
Over a year 89% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Faywood, 5.8 kWh per square metre a day. May is the sunniest month (93%) and July the cloudiest (86%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 87% | 3.6 |
| February | 87% | 4.6 |
| March | 89% | 6.0 |
| April | 92% | 7.4 |
| May | 93% | 8.1 |
| June | 92% | 8.1 |
| July | 86% | 7.1 |
| August | 86% | 6.6 |
| September | 88% | 5.9 |
| October | 90% | 5.0 |
| November | 89% | 3.9 |
| December | 87% | 3.3 |
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 Faywood need?
A normal year in Faywood brings 3,424 heating degree days, 36% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 1,126 cooling degree days, 24% more than the median (908). Five months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 4,037 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 716 | 0 |
| February | 564 | 0 |
| March | 431 | 0 |
| April | 237 | 5 |
| May | 76 | 67 |
| June | 2 | 279 |
| July | 0 | 346 |
| August | 1 | 278 |
| September | 17 | 138 |
| October | 174 | 13 |
| November | 476 | 0 |
| December | 730 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 3,424 | 1,126 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00293157. 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.
How does Faywood's climate compare?
Faywood is warmer than 68 of the other 97 places with their own NOAA record in New Mexico, and wetter than 47. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 58.6°F is warmer than 71%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Faywood 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 Faywood share this climate record?
2 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.
- San Lorenzo, NM308 people · 12 mi N
- Old Town, NM0 people · 9 mi S
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 Faywood's climate
What is the coldest month in Faywood?
December, with a normal high of 56°F and a normal low of 27°F. The warmest is July (91°F by day, 61°F at night).
What is the rainiest month in Faywood?
August, with 2.71 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is April with 0.25 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Faywood in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Faywood in zone 8a in ZIP code 88034, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at Faywood's NOAA station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches 13°F (15 years, 1991-2020): zone 8a.
How late can frost come in Faywood?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after April 21; in one year in ten it comes after May 8. Waiting until May 8 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
- Fort Bayard, NM20 miles from this station, 59.6°F a year
- Deming, NM27 miles from this station, 61.5°F a year
- Hillsboro, NM27 miles from this station, 58.1°F a year
- White Signal, NM29 miles from this station, 56.7°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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