Fruitland, New Mexico climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Fruitland's normal year runs from 16°F January nights to 92°F July afternoons, with 7.3 inches of precipitation and 8 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 10.8°C, January lows of −9°C, July highs of 33°C, 186 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationFruitland
- Station IDUSC00293340
- Location36.74°N 108.35°W
- Elevation5,130 ft (1,564 m)
- Population (census place)521
On October 23, the normal high in Fruitland is 67°F and the normal low 32°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 16%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Fruitland.
- Jan 43° 16°
- Feb 51° 18°
- Mar 60° 26°
- Apr 68° 31°
- May 78° 40°
- Jun 88° 49°
- Jul 92° 57°
- Aug 89° 56°
- Sep 82° 47°
- Oct 70° 34°
- Nov 56° 22°
- Dec 44° 16°
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 Fruitland each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 92°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 16°F. The most precipitation falls in August (1.03 in), the least in June (0.16 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43°F | 16°F | 29.8°F | 0.59 | 1.9 | 5 | <1 | 29 | 9 h 50 min |
| February | 51°F | 18°F | 34.5°F | 0.53 | 2.1 | 4 | <1 | 25 | 10 h 50 min |
| March | 60°F | 26°F | 43.0°F | 0.49 | 0.7 | 5 | <1 | 22 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 68°F | 31°F | 49.6°F | 0.53 | 0.2 | 3 | <1 | 14 | 13 h 10 min |
| May | 78°F | 40°F | 59.2°F | 0.34 | 0.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 14 h 10 min |
| June | 88°F | 49°F | 68.4°F | 0.16 | 0.0 | 3 | 14 | <1 | 14 h 40 min |
| July | 92°F | 57°F | 74.6°F | 0.73 | 0.0 | 5 | 24 | <1 | 14 h 30 min |
| August | 89°F | 56°F | 72.7°F | 1.03 | 0.0 | 6 | 18 | <1 | 13 h 40 min |
| September | 82°F | 47°F | 64.5°F | 0.95 | 0.0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 70°F | 34°F | 52.1°F | 0.84 | 0.5 | 5 | <1 | 10 | 11 h 20 min |
| November | 56°F | 22°F | 38.9°F | 0.53 | 0.9 | 4 | <1 | 24 | 10 h 10 min |
| December | 44°F | 16°F | 29.9°F | 0.62 | 1.5 | 5 | <1 | 29 | 9 h 40 min |
| Year (annual) | 68°F | 34°F | 51.4°F | 7.34 | 7.8 | 52 | 62 | 156 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6°C | −9°C | −1.2°C | 15 mm | 5 cm |
| February | 10°C | −8°C | 1.4°C | 13 mm | 5 cm |
| March | 16°C | −4°C | 6.1°C | 12 mm | 2 cm |
| April | 20°C | 0°C | 9.8°C | 13 mm | 1 cm |
| May | 26°C | 5°C | 15.1°C | 9 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 31°C | 9°C | 20.2°C | 4 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 33°C | 14°C | 23.7°C | 19 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 32°C | 13°C | 22.6°C | 26 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 28°C | 8°C | 18.1°C | 24 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 21°C | 1°C | 11.2°C | 21 mm | 1 cm |
| November | 13°C | −5°C | 3.8°C | 13 mm | 2 cm |
| December | 7°C | −9°C | −1.2°C | 16 mm | 4 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00293340; 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 Fruitland?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in April, May, September and October. Of those, April has the fewest days with rain (3).
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 USC00293340.
When is the last frost in Fruitland?
In Fruitland, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after May 12 in half of years and after May 29 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 4 in half of years and before September 21 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
- May 121 year in 10 after May 29; 9 in 10 after April 29
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 41 year in 10 before September 21; 9 in 10 before October 20
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 143 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 167 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after April 29 in half of springs and before October 15 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Fruitland in zone 7a in ZIP code 87417, the nearest ZIP area.
Frost dates for every NOAA station in New Mexico · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00293340; USDA 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map, ZIP listings: PRISM Group, Oregon State University, https://prism.oregonstate.edu, accessed October 8, 2026. 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 Fruitland?
In a normal year in Fruitland, 62 days a year reach 90°F (2 of them 100°F or more), 156 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 52 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 62a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 2a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 156a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 5high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 52a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 3a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1893) is 110°F, on July 25, 1902; the lowest is −21°F, on January 3, 1919.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 1986, with 15.43 in; the snowiest season is 1972–73, with 39.6 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00293340; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00293340. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is Fruitland?
Over a year 87% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Fruitland, 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 much heating and cooling does Fruitland need?
A normal year in Fruitland brings 5,671 heating degree days, 6% more than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 750 cooling degree days, 17% fewer 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 2,963 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,091 | 0 |
| February | 854 | 0 |
| March | 682 | 0 |
| April | 462 | 0 |
| May | 199 | 17 |
| June | 31 | 132 |
| July | 1 | 297 |
| August | 3 | 240 |
| September | 78 | 62 |
| October | 401 | 1 |
| November | 781 | 0 |
| December | 1,088 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 5,671 | 750 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00293340. 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 Fruitland's climate compare?
Fruitland is warmer than 32 of the other 97 places with their own NOAA record in New Mexico, and wetter than 0. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 51.4°F is warmer than 47%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Fruitland 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 Fruitland 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.
- Upper Fruitland, NM1,496 people · 2 mi SE
- Waterflow, NM1,215 people · 7 mi W
- Kirtland, NM574 people · 2 mi NW
- Nenahnezad, NM451 people · 5 mi W
- Ojo Amarillo, NM380 people · 3 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 Fruitland's climate
What is the coldest month in Fruitland?
January, with a normal high of 43°F and a normal low of 16°F. The warmest is July (92°F by day, 57°F at night).
Does it snow in Fruitland?
Yes: 8 inches in a normal year, falling on 6 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in February (2.1 inches).
What is the rainiest month in Fruitland?
August, with 1.03 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is June with 0.16 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Fruitland in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Fruitland in zone 7a in ZIP code 87417, the nearest ZIP area.
How late can frost come in Fruitland?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after May 12; in one year in ten it comes after May 29. Waiting until May 29 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
- Farmington Agricultural Science Center, NM4 miles from this station, 52.8°F a year
- Farmington, NM7 miles from this station, 53.2°F a year
- Aztec, NM21 miles from this station, 53.3°F a year
- Bloomfield, NM22 miles from this station, 54.4°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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