Gran Quivira Natl Mon, NM Climate: Temperature & Rain by Month
Pulled from NOAA NCEI 1991–2020 normals →: climate measurements used in PlainClimate's documented score
30-year climate normals (1991-2020) from Gran Quivira Natl Mon's primary NOAA station, GRAN QUIVIRA NATL MON.
The climate verdict for Gran Quivira Natl Mon
Dryness leads the climate profile for Gran Quivira Natl Mon, New Mexico, with 15.3 inches of precipitation a year. NOAA records an annual average of 54°F. At 54/100 (moderate) the climate comfort score falls in the bottom third of the station-mapped U.S. score corpus, exceeding only 31% of scores.
- 54°F
- average temperature, NOAA 1991-2020 normal
- 54/100
- comfort score, above 31% of station-mapped location scores
- 15.3"
- annual precipitation · 11" snow
- 166 days
- frost-free days per growing season
Gran Quivira Natl Mon: NOAA 1991-2020 normals describe a typical year, not a forecast. Method: /methodology.
Normals record plate
Sheet USC00293649 · Gran Quivira Natl Mon, NM 54°F mean · 15.3" precip
TEMP-COOL · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · PRCP-DRY · SWING-MID · COMF-LOW · LOAD-HEAT · STN-1 · BOOK-FULL
- TEMP-COOL 54°F
- RANK-MID #3,911
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Meadows of Dan
- PRCP-DRY 15.3"
- SWING-MID 37°F
- COMF-LOW 54/100
- LOAD-HEAT 4,653 HDD
- STN-1 USC00293649
- BOOK-FULL 6/6 fields
Nearest mean-temperature peer: Meadows of Dan, VA (+ 0.1 °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.
- Gran Quivira Na… (this station) 54°F
- Cold Walnut Creek, AZ 54°F
- Hot Marshall, NC 54°F
- Near Meadows of Dan, VA 54°F
- Near Whitesburg, KY 54°F
Climate Living Index · Gran Quivira Natl Mon
Gran Quivira Natl Mon: 49/100 · grade D
Gran Quivira Natl Mon publishes 5 of 6 Living Index dimensions (NOAA annual/seasonal normals · NOAA daily multivariate normals); 1 missing weight rescale to 100.
PlainClimate-derived for Gran Quivira Natl Mon, not an official NOAA rating. Rankings still use Comfort Score 54/100 (separate formula). Breakpoints and limits.
| Dimension | Station value | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Snowfall burden | 10.5 inches/year | 63/100 · C |
| Annual temperature balance | 54.1°F · 13.4° from 67.5°F | 56/100 · C |
| Normal heat + freeze calendar | 140 calendar days | 53/100 · D |
| Frost-free season | 166 days/year | 38/100 · F |
| Precipitation balance | 15.3 in · 19.6 from 35 in | 30/100 · F |
Gran Quivira Natl Mon · 2026-08-04 · NOAA NCEI Climate Normals · method · Comfort Score method.
Gran Quivira Natl Mon is a temperate Köppen climate: Csa
Coldest-month mean 35.6°F and warmest-month mean 72.7°F place this station in temperate, dry-summer, hot summer climates (Csa). Class Csa is the Peel et al. (2007) label for this station's monthly mean temperature and precipitation normals: temperate, specifically temperate, dry-summer, hot summer.
- Köppen code
- Csa
- Group
- Temperate
- Warmest month
- 72.7°F
- Coldest month
- 35.6°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 Gran Quivira Natl Mon sits across the climate record
Three NOAA fields for Gran Quivira Natl Mon's primary station, temperature, precipitation, and seasonal swing, are ranked against every station-mapped normal that carries the same field.
- Annual temperature
- 57th percentile warmth
- Mid-pack annual mean versus 6,861 station normals.
- Annual precipitation
- Drier than 82%
- Gran Quivira Natl Mon's annual total ranks in the drier third of 6,352 measured normals.
- Seasonal temperature swing
- Narrower than 76%
- Warmest-to-coldest month gap for Gran Quivira Natl Mon is compact versus 6,861 complete station-years.
How Gran Quivira Natl Mon compares across U.S. station-mapped locations
Gran Quivira Natl Mon's comfort score vs. all station-mapped locations
PlainClimate composite comfort index (1–100), NOAA 1991–2020 normals
54 31st percentile score exceeds 31% 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%). This entry sits in this band.
- 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
Gran Quivira Natl Mon's measured station temperature trend
MethodologyAcross 44 complete annual observations from 1947 to 2020, GRAN QUIVIRA NATL MON warmed at a fitted rate of 0.31°C per decade. The line shows the fitted change relative to its first year, not raw year-to-year temperatures or a forecast.
- Gran Quivira Natl Mon primary station fitted change +0.31 °C/decade
Monthly Temperatures
Average daily high and low temperatures by month
| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Mean | Precip | Snow | Freeze Days | 90°F+ Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 49°F (10°C) | 23°F (-5°C) | 36°F (2°C) | 0.6" | 2.2" | 28.4 | 0.0 |
| February | 54°F (12°C) | 26°F (-3°C) | 40°F (4°C) | 0.5" | 2.7" | 22.3 | 0.0 |
| March | 62°F (16°C) | 31°F (-1°C) | 46°F (8°C) | 0.6" | 1.6" | 18.5 | 0.0 |
| April | 70°F (21°C) | 36°F (2°C) | 53°F (12°C) | 0.6" | 0.3" | 9.5 | 0.0 |
| May | 78°F (26°C) | 45°F (7°C) | 62°F (16°C) | 0.9" | 0.0" | 1.3 | 1.5 |
| June | 88°F (31°C) | 54°F (12°C) | 71°F (22°C) | 1.0" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 14.6 |
| July | 88°F (31°C) | 57°F (14°C) | 73°F (23°C) | 2.8" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 15.4 |
| August | 86°F (30°C) | 56°F (13°C) | 71°F (22°C) | 3.0" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 9.2 |
| September | 80°F (27°C) | 50°F (10°C) | 65°F (18°C) | 1.9" | 0.0" | 0.2 | 2.1 |
| October | 70°F (21°C) | 40°F (4°C) | 55°F (13°C) | 1.7" | 1.1" | 5.5 | 0.0 |
| November | 58°F (14°C) | 29°F (-1°C) | 44°F (6°C) | 0.7" | 1.2" | 19.4 | 0.0 |
| December | 48°F (9°C) | 23°F (-5°C) | 36°F (2°C) | 1.0" | 1.4" | 28.3 | 0.0 |
The year, day by day
Summer here tops out rather than builds: the warmest normal high is 90°F around June 25, short of 90°F on every date, while 140 dates carry a normal low at or below freezing, the coldest 22°F near January 1.
The freezing stretch
The normal low stays at or below 32°F into March 25, then returns to freezing around November 7, covering 140 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 27, when 38% of years recorded at least a hundredth of an inch. The driest is April 16 at 11%. Summed across the calendar, that is about 70 wet dates a year.
The widest day
June 7 carries the biggest normal gap between afternoon and dawn, 34°F between the normal high and the normal low.
Look up any date
Any date's 1991–2020 normal for Gran Quivira Natl Mon.
Where Gran Quivira Natl Mon Stands Nationally
A drier-than-most normal water year — around 15 inches, below what four out of five ranked stations collect.
Daily temperature swings run wider than most of the country, peaking near 34°F between the normal high and low.
Gran Quivira Natl Mon earns 2 nationally notable standings (outer quintiles) against 6,860 NOAA 1991–2020 normals stations; only those extremes render.
Monthly Precipitation
Average monthly rainfall and snowfall
Snow: 2.2"
4.0 days with precipitation
Snow: 2.7"
3.8 days with precipitation
Snow: 1.6"
4.0 days with precipitation
Snow: 0.3"
3.4 days with precipitation
4.5 days with precipitation
5.7 days with precipitation
11.1 days with precipitation
11.0 days with precipitation
7.3 days with precipitation
Snow: 1.1"
5.6 days with precipitation
Snow: 1.2"
3.9 days with precipitation
Snow: 1.4"
5.1 days with precipitation
Gran Quivira Natl Mon runs a summer-peaked wet season
45% of Gran Quivira Natl Mon'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 3.0", on a 37.1°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 51% of the annual total between them.
- Driest month: February at 0.5".
- Winter share: 14% 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 Gran Quivira Natl Mon's precipitation splits across the calendar
About 69 days a year record measurable precipitation here, carrying 15.4" between them, or roughly 0.22 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.
Snow reaches Gran Quivira Natl Mon, but rarely amounts to much
The normals record 10.5 inches of snow a year here, most likely in February. That is a real but marginal amount: enough that snow is part of the local record, not enough to define the winter.
A figure in this range usually reflects a handful of events that melt quickly rather than a season of accumulation; about 7 days a year record any measurable snow at all.
NOAA 1991-2020 normals. An average across thirty years can smooth away a single heavy winter, so a small annual figure does not mean a significant snowfall is impossible.
Frost Dates & Growing Season
First Fall Freeze
October 15
50% probability date
Last Spring Freeze
May 2
50% probability date
Growing Season
166 days
Heating & Cooling Degree Days
Annual totals indicate energy demand for heating and cooling
Heating Degree Days
4,653
Higher = more heating needed
Cooling Degree Days
711
Higher = more cooling needed
Warmest Month
July
Coldest Month
December
Nationwide similar cities
Other rankable U.S. places outside NM closest to Gran Quivira Natl Mon 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 (54°F here).
- Brunswick, MO 54°F · 0.0°F off
- Casey, IL 54°F · 0.0°F off
- Cole Camp, MO 54°F · 0.0°F off
- Columbus, IN 54°F · 0.0°F off
Closest by annual precipitation
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual precipitation (15.3" here), excluding temperature-peer places.
- Hugo, CO 15.3" · 0.0" off
- Bynum, MT 15.3" · 0.0" off
- Carpenter, WY 15.3" · 0.0" off
- Elgin, AZ 15.4" · 0.0" off
Data-derived climate profile
How Gran Quivira Natl Mon's climate pattern fits together
heating led · dry · mid swing
Gran Quivira Natl Mon's energy balance leans toward cold weather: 4,653 annual heating degree days against 711 for cooling. Its 37.1°F seasonal range still makes the monthly rows more useful than the annual average alone.
Gran Quivira Natl Mon's frost-free season lasts about 166 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 Gran Quivira Natl Mon's middle-range seasonal profile. The measured spread is 37.1°F. The annual average is 54°F. Neither the annual mean nor one extreme month represents the full calendar on its own.
Gran Quivira Natl Mon's cold-season load does not imply a wet climate. Annual precipitation is 15.3 inches, which places the station in PlainClimate's dry range. Annual snowfall totals 10.5 inches. The snowfall and rainfall fields should be read separately rather than inferred from temperature.
These labels group NOAA 1991-2020 normals from Gran Quivira Natl Mon's primary station, so the winter figures are a thirty-year average and not a floor: a single hard season can run well below them. Treat each band as a descriptive range for Gran Quivira Natl Mon, not an official NOAA class or a year-ahead forecast.
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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 Gran Quivira Natl Mon's primary station: GRAN QUIVIRA NATL MON (USC00293649). For informational purposes only.
Place identity: U.S. Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer places. The conservative exact name-and-state crosswalk finds no Census place match, so PlainClimate treats this as a station-mapped location and does not claim it is a municipality. No exact Gazetteer row for Gran Quivira Natl Mon; facility counts that depend on place identity are therefore an upper bound, not a municipal census.
On this page every temperature, precipitation, and derived score for Gran Quivira Natl Mon 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.