Hachita, New Mexico climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Hachita's normal year runs from 25°F January nights to 94°F July afternoons, with 12.1 inches of precipitation a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 15.6°C, January lows of −4°C, July highs of 35°C, 308 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationHachita (1 mi W)
- Station IDUSC00293775
- Location31.92°N 108.34°W
- Elevation4,466 ft (1,361 m)
- Population (census place)13
On October 23, the normal high in Hachita is 77°F and the normal low 40°F.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Hachita.
- Jan 58° 25°
- Feb 63° 28°
- Mar 71° 33°
- Apr 78° 39°
- May 87° 47°
- Jun 96° 57°
- Jul 94° 63°
- Aug 92° 62°
- Sep 88° 55°
- Oct 79° 43°
- Nov 67° 32°
- Dec 58° 25°
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 Hachita each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 94°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 25°F. The most precipitation falls in July (3.13 in), the least in April (0.22 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 58°F | 25°F | 41.4°F | 0.74 | – | <1 | 24 | 10 h 20 min |
| February | 63°F | 28°F | 45.7°F | 0.64 | – | <1 | 17 | 11 h |
| March | 71°F | 33°F | 51.9°F | 0.41 | – | <1 | 12 | 12 h |
| April | 78°F | 39°F | 58.9°F | 0.22 | – | 1 | 4 | 13 h |
| May | 87°F | 47°F | 67.0°F | 0.29 | – | 11 | <1 | 13 h 50 min |
| June | 96°F | 57°F | 76.3°F | 0.61 | – | 27 | <1 | 14 h 10 min |
| July | 94°F | 63°F | 78.8°F | 3.13 | – | 26 | <1 | 14 h |
| August | 92°F | 62°F | 76.5°F | 2.12 | – | 25 | <1 | 13 h 20 min |
| September | 88°F | 55°F | 71.5°F | 1.39 | – | 16 | <1 | 12 h 20 min |
| October | 79°F | 43°F | 61.2°F | 0.90 | – | 3 | 2 | 11 h 30 min |
| November | 67°F | 32°F | 49.6°F | 0.65 | – | <1 | 14 | 10 h 30 min |
| December | 58°F | 25°F | 41.5°F | 1.02 | – | <1 | 23 | 10 h |
| Year (annual) | 78°F | 43°F | 60.0°F | 12.12 | – | 109 | 96 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 15°C | −4°C | 5.2°C | 19 mm |
| February | 17°C | −2°C | 7.6°C | 16 mm |
| March | 22°C | 0°C | 11.1°C | 10 mm |
| April | 26°C | 4°C | 14.9°C | 6 mm |
| May | 30°C | 9°C | 19.4°C | 7 mm |
| June | 35°C | 14°C | 24.6°C | 15 mm |
| July | 35°C | 17°C | 26.0°C | 80 mm |
| August | 33°C | 16°C | 24.7°C | 54 mm |
| September | 31°C | 13°C | 21.9°C | 35 mm |
| October | 26°C | 6°C | 16.2°C | 23 mm |
| November | 20°C | 0°C | 9.8°C | 17 mm |
| December | 14°C | −4°C | 5.3°C | 26 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 USC00293775; 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 Hachita?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in March, April, October and November.
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 USC00293775.
When is the last frost in Hachita?
In Hachita, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after April 23 in half of years and after May 9 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 27 in half of years and before October 13 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 231 year in 10 after May 9; 9 in 10 after April 6
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 271 year in 10 before October 13; 9 in 10 before November 8
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 185 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 209 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after April 7 in half of springs and before November 4 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Hachita in zone 8a in ZIP code 88009, 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 USC00293775; 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 Hachita?
In a normal year in Hachita, 109 days a year reach 90°F (19 of them 100°F or more) and 96 nights fall to 32°F or colder.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 109a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 19a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 96a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- fewer than 1high of 32°F or less
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1911) is 110°F, on June 27, 1994; the lowest is −11°F, on January 11, 1962.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 1931, with 18.02 in; the snowiest season is 1982–83, with 25.5 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00293775; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00293775. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is Hachita?
Over a year 89% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Hachita, 5.9 kWh per square metre a day. May is the sunniest month (94%) and July the cloudiest (85%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 87% | 3.8 |
| February | 88% | 4.8 |
| March | 90% | 6.2 |
| April | 93% | 7.5 |
| May | 94% | 8.2 |
| June | 92% | 8.1 |
| July | 85% | 7.0 |
| August | 86% | 6.5 |
| September | 87% | 5.9 |
| October | 91% | 5.2 |
| November | 90% | 4.1 |
| December | 87% | 3.5 |
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 Hachita need?
A normal year in Hachita brings 3,262 heating degree days, 39% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 1,473 cooling degree days, 62% 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 4,518 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 732 | 0 |
| February | 539 | 0 |
| March | 406 | 0 |
| April | 197 | 12 |
| May | 47 | 109 |
| June | 1 | 342 |
| July | 0 | 428 |
| August | 0 | 357 |
| September | 6 | 200 |
| October | 143 | 25 |
| November | 462 | 1 |
| December | 728 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 3,262 | 1,473 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00293775. 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.
Has Hachita been warmer than normal lately?
Over 34 complete years from 1923 to 2016, the station's annual mean temperature rose at a fitted 3.3°F per century (+0.18°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 Hachita's climate compare?
Hachita is warmer than 77 of the other 97 places with their own NOAA record in New Mexico, and wetter than 37. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 60.0°F is warmer than 75%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Hachita 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 Hachita share this climate record?
Playas has no NOAA station with 1991-2020 normals of its 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.
- Playas, NM27 people · 11 mi W
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 Hachita's climate
What is the coldest month in Hachita?
January, with a normal high of 58°F and a normal low of 25°F. The warmest is July (94°F by day, 63°F at night).
What is the rainiest month in Hachita?
July, with 3.13 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is April with 0.22 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Hachita in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Hachita in zone 8a in ZIP code 88009, the nearest ZIP area.
How late can frost come in Hachita?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after April 23; in one year in ten it comes after May 9. Waiting until May 9 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
- Animas, NM25 miles from this station, 62.2°F a year
- Gage, NM26 miles from this station, 62.1°F a year
- Lordsburg, NM32 miles from this station, 61.3°F a year
- Columbus, NM42 miles from this station, 64.8°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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