Gran Quivira National Mon, New Mexico climate: Climate normals at a NOAA weather station
Gran Quivira National Mon's normal year runs from 23°F December nights to 88°F July afternoons, with 15.3 inches of precipitation and 11 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 12.3°C, December lows of −5°C, July highs of 31°C, 390 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationGran Quivira National Mon
- Station IDUSC00293649
- Location34.26°N 106.09°W
- Elevation6,600 ft (2,012 m)
On October 23, the normal high in Gran Quivira National Mon is 68°F and the normal low 37°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 17%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Gran Quivira National Mon.
- Jan 49° 23°
- Feb 54° 26°
- Mar 62° 31°
- Apr 70° 36°
- May 78° 45°
- Jun 88° 54°
- Jul 88° 57°
- Aug 86° 56°
- Sep 80° 50°
- Oct 70° 40°
- Nov 58° 29°
- Dec 48° 23°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
What is the weather like at Gran Quivira National Mon each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 88°F; December the coldest, with normal lows of 23°F. The most precipitation falls in August (3.01 in), the least in February (0.53 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 49°F | 23°F | 35.8°F | 0.61 | 2.2 | 4 | <1 | 28 | 10 h 10 min |
| February | 54°F | 26°F | 40.0°F | 0.53 | 2.7 | 4 | <1 | 22 | 11 h |
| March | 62°F | 31°F | 46.1°F | 0.56 | 1.6 | 4 | <1 | 19 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 70°F | 36°F | 52.9°F | 0.56 | 0.3 | 3 | <1 | 10 | 13 h |
| May | 78°F | 45°F | 61.5°F | 0.95 | 0.0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 14 h |
| June | 88°F | 54°F | 70.9°F | 1.04 | 0.0 | 6 | 15 | <1 | 14 h 30 min |
| July | 88°F | 57°F | 72.7°F | 2.82 | 0.0 | 11 | 15 | <1 | 14 h 10 min |
| August | 86°F | 56°F | 70.8°F | 3.01 | 0.0 | 11 | 9 | <1 | 13 h 30 min |
| September | 80°F | 50°F | 65.0°F | 1.93 | 0.0 | 7 | 2 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 70°F | 40°F | 54.9°F | 1.73 | 1.1 | 6 | <1 | 6 | 11 h 20 min |
| November | 58°F | 29°F | 43.5°F | 0.65 | 1.2 | 4 | <1 | 19 | 10 h 20 min |
| December | 48°F | 23°F | 35.6°F | 0.96 | 1.4 | 5 | <1 | 28 | 9 h 50 min |
| Year (annual) | 69°F | 39°F | 54.1°F | 15.35 | 10.5 | 69 | 43 | 133 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 10°C | −5°C | 2.1°C | 15 mm | 6 cm |
| February | 12°C | −3°C | 4.4°C | 13 mm | 7 cm |
| March | 16°C | −1°C | 7.8°C | 14 mm | 4 cm |
| April | 21°C | 2°C | 11.6°C | 14 mm | 1 cm |
| May | 26°C | 7°C | 16.4°C | 24 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 31°C | 12°C | 21.6°C | 26 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 31°C | 14°C | 22.6°C | 72 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 30°C | 13°C | 21.6°C | 76 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 27°C | 10°C | 18.3°C | 49 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 21°C | 4°C | 12.7°C | 44 mm | 3 cm |
| November | 14°C | −1°C | 6.4°C | 17 mm | 3 cm |
| December | 9°C | −5°C | 2.0°C | 24 mm | 4 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00293649; 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.
Which months are mildest at Gran Quivira National Mon?
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 USC00293649.
When is the last frost at Gran Quivira National Mon?
In Gran Quivira National Mon, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after May 2 in half of years and after May 15 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 15 in half of years and before October 1 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 21 year in 10 after May 15; 9 in 10 after April 19
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 151 year in 10 before October 1; 9 in 10 before October 28
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 164 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 185 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after April 21 in half of springs and before October 24 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Gran Quivira National Mon in zone 7a in ZIP code 87036, the nearest ZIP area. By the map's own method, the average of each year's coldest night over 1991-2020, the station is in zone 7a: the coldest night of a typical year reaches 4°F (16 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 USC00293649; 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 at Gran Quivira National Mon?
In a normal year in Gran Quivira National Mon, 43 days a year reach 90°F (1 of them 100°F or more), 133 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 69 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 43a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 133a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 2high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 69a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 5a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1930) is 104°F, on June 25, 1990; the lowest is −26°F, on January 6, 1971.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 1991, with 23.53 in; the snowiest season is 1972–73, with 84.5 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00293649; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00293649. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is it at Gran Quivira National Mon?
Over a year 87% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds at Gran Quivira National Mon, 5.7 kWh per square metre a day. June is the sunniest month (91%) and December the cloudiest (83%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 84% | 3.4 |
| February | 84% | 4.3 |
| March | 86% | 5.8 |
| April | 88% | 7.0 |
| May | 89% | 7.8 |
| June | 91% | 8.1 |
| July | 86% | 7.3 |
| August | 87% | 6.7 |
| September | 88% | 5.9 |
| October | 90% | 4.9 |
| November | 87% | 3.7 |
| December | 83% | 3.0 |
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 many heating and cooling degree days does Gran Quivira National Mon record?
A normal year at Gran Quivira National Mon brings 4,653 heating degree days, 13% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 711 cooling degree days, 22% 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 3,171 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 905 | 0 |
| February | 701 | 0 |
| March | 588 | 0 |
| April | 366 | 1 |
| May | 144 | 37 |
| June | 10 | 187 |
| July | 1 | 238 |
| August | 3 | 183 |
| September | 61 | 63 |
| October | 316 | 2 |
| November | 645 | 0 |
| December | 913 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 4,653 | 711 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00293649. 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.
Have recent years at Gran Quivira National Mon been warmer than normal?
Over 44 complete years from 1947 to 2020, the station's annual mean temperature rose at a fitted 5.6°F per century (+0.31°C per decade). A fitted rate summarizes the whole record; single years swing well above and below it.
Source: trend: NOAA GHCN-Monthly v4. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Gran Quivira National Mon's climate compare?
Gran Quivira National Mon is warmer than 50 of the 98 places with their own NOAA record in New Mexico, and wetter than 64. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 54.1°F is warmer than 57%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Gran Quivira National Mon is Csa: temperate, dry-summer, hot summer. 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.
Questions about Gran Quivira National Mon's climate
What is the coldest month at Gran Quivira National Mon?
December, with a normal high of 48°F and a normal low of 23°F. The warmest is July (88°F by day, 57°F at night).
Does it snow at Gran Quivira National Mon?
Yes: 11 inches in a normal year, falling on 7 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in February (2.7 inches).
What is the rainiest month at Gran Quivira National Mon?
August, with 3.01 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is February with 0.53 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Gran Quivira National Mon in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Gran Quivira National Mon in zone 7a in ZIP code 87036, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at the station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches 4°F (16 years, 1991-2020): zone 7a.
How late can frost come at Gran Quivira National Mon?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after May 2; in one year in ten it comes after May 15. Waiting until May 15 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
- Mountainair, NM21 miles from this station, 53.7°F a year
- Corona (10 mi SW), NM24 miles from this station, 53.3°F a year
- Bingham (2 mi NE), NM28 miles from this station, 56.8°F a year
- Estancia, NM39 miles from this station, 51.4°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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