Jemez Springs, New Mexico climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Jemez Springs's normal year runs from 19°F December nights to 89°F July afternoons, with 15.2 inches of precipitation and 23 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 11.2°C, December lows of −7°C, July highs of 31°C, 385 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationJemez Springs
- Station IDUSC00294369
- Location35.78°N 106.69°W
- Elevation6,262 ft (1,909 m)
- Population204
On October 23, the normal high in Jemez Springs is 67°F and the normal low 34°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 14%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Jemez Springs.
- Jan 48° 19°
- Feb 52° 22°
- Mar 60° 28°
- Apr 68° 33°
- May 76° 41°
- Jun 87° 50°
- Jul 89° 55°
- Aug 86° 54°
- Sep 80° 47°
- Oct 70° 36°
- Nov 56° 26°
- Dec 47° 19°
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 Jemez Springs each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 89°F; December the coldest, with normal lows of 19°F. The most precipitation falls in August (2.62 in), the least in June (0.68 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 48°F | 19°F | 33.2°F | 1.02 | 6.1 | 4 | <1 | 30 | 10 h |
| February | 52°F | 22°F | 37.1°F | 0.83 | 2.7 | 4 | <1 | 26 | 10 h 50 min |
| March | 60°F | 28°F | 43.9°F | 0.99 | 3.5 | 4 | <1 | 24 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 68°F | 33°F | 50.1°F | 0.86 | 1.6 | 3 | <1 | 14 | 13 h |
| May | 76°F | 41°F | 58.6°F | 0.78 | 0.0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 h |
| June | 87°F | 50°F | 68.6°F | 0.68 | 0.0 | 3 | 14 | <1 | 14 h 30 min |
| July | 89°F | 55°F | 71.9°F | 2.61 | 0.0 | 10 | 16 | <1 | 14 h 20 min |
| August | 86°F | 54°F | 70.1°F | 2.62 | 0.0 | 10 | 10 | <1 | 13 h 30 min |
| September | 80°F | 47°F | 63.6°F | 1.57 | 0.0 | 5 | 2 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 70°F | 36°F | 53.2°F | 1.37 | 0.4 | 4 | <1 | 8 | 11 h 20 min |
| November | 56°F | 26°F | 41.3°F | 0.88 | 2.6 | 4 | <1 | 25 | 10 h 20 min |
| December | 47°F | 19°F | 33.0°F | 0.94 | 5.9 | 4 | <1 | 30 | 9 h 50 min |
| Year (annual) | 68°F | 36°F | 52.1°F | 15.15 | 22.8 | 59 | 42 | 160 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9°C | −7°C | 0.7°C | 26 mm | 15 cm |
| February | 11°C | −5°C | 2.8°C | 21 mm | 7 cm |
| March | 16°C | −2°C | 6.6°C | 25 mm | 9 cm |
| April | 20°C | 0°C | 10.1°C | 22 mm | 4 cm |
| May | 25°C | 5°C | 14.8°C | 20 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 31°C | 10°C | 20.3°C | 17 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 31°C | 13°C | 22.2°C | 66 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 30°C | 12°C | 21.2°C | 67 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 27°C | 8°C | 17.6°C | 40 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 21°C | 2°C | 11.8°C | 35 mm | 1 cm |
| November | 14°C | −3°C | 5.2°C | 22 mm | 7 cm |
| December | 8°C | −7°C | 0.6°C | 24 mm | 15 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00294369; 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 Jemez Springs?
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 USC00294369.
When is the last frost in Jemez Springs?
In Jemez Springs, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after May 9 in half of years and after May 23 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 11 in half of years and before September 28 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 91 year in 10 after May 23; 9 in 10 after April 26
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 111 year in 10 before September 28; 9 in 10 before October 22
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 153 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 177 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after April 26 in half of springs and before October 21 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Jemez Springs in zone 7a in ZIP code 87044, 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 USC00294369; 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 Jemez Springs?
In a normal year in Jemez Springs, 42 days a year reach 90°F, 160 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 59 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 42a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- fewer than 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 160a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 3high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 59a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 7a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1910) is 102°F, on July 13, 2003; the lowest is −18°F, on January 6, 1971.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 1957, with 28.72 in; the snowiest season is 1940–41, with 80.2 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00294369; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00294369. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is Jemez Springs?
Over a year 86% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Jemez Springs, 5.5 kWh per square metre a day. June is the sunniest month (90%) and December the cloudiest (81%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 83% | 3.2 |
| February | 82% | 4.1 |
| March | 85% | 5.6 |
| April | 85% | 6.8 |
| May | 87% | 7.7 |
| June | 90% | 8.1 |
| July | 85% | 7.2 |
| August | 86% | 6.6 |
| September | 87% | 5.8 |
| October | 88% | 4.7 |
| November | 86% | 3.5 |
| December | 81% | 2.8 |
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 Jemez Springs need?
A normal year in Jemez Springs brings 5,255 heating degree days, 2% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 565 cooling degree days, 38% 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 2,786 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 984 | 0 |
| February | 781 | 0 |
| March | 654 | 0 |
| April | 447 | 0 |
| May | 213 | 17 |
| June | 23 | 130 |
| July | 1 | 217 |
| August | 4 | 162 |
| September | 81 | 39 |
| October | 365 | 1 |
| November | 710 | 0 |
| December | 992 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 5,255 | 565 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00294369. 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 Jemez Springs's climate compare?
Jemez Springs is warmer than 37 of the other 97 places with their own NOAA record in New Mexico, and wetter than 59. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 52.1°F is warmer than 50%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Jemez Springs is Cfa: temperate, no dry season, 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.
Which places near Jemez Springs 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.
- Jemez Pueblo, NM2,273 people · 12 mi S
- Cañon, NM424 people · 8 mi SW
- Ponderosa, NM252 people · 9 mi S
- San Ysidro, NM171 people · 16 mi S
- La Cueva, NM82 people · 7 mi N
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 Jemez Springs's climate
What is the coldest month in Jemez Springs?
December, with a normal high of 47°F and a normal low of 19°F. The warmest is July (89°F by day, 55°F at night).
Does it snow in Jemez Springs?
Yes: 23 inches in a normal year, falling on 9 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in January (6.1 inches).
What is the rainiest month in Jemez Springs?
August, with 2.62 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is June with 0.68 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Jemez Springs in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Jemez Springs in zone 7a in ZIP code 87044, the nearest ZIP area.
How late can frost come in Jemez Springs?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after May 9; in one year in ten it comes after May 23. Waiting until May 23 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
- Wolf Canyon, NM12 miles from this station, 41.5°F a year
- Los Alamos, NM21 miles from this station, 49.8°F a year
- Cuba, NM22 miles from this station, 48.7°F a year
- Cochiti, NM22 miles from this station, 55.9°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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