La Tuna (1 mi S), Texas climate: Climate normals at a NOAA weather station
La Tuna (1 mi S)'s normal year runs from 34°F December nights to 94°F July afternoons, with 9.1 inches of precipitation a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 18.4°C, December lows of 1°C, July highs of 35°C, 232 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationLa Tuna (1 mi S)
- Station IDUSC00414931
- Location31.98°N 106.59°W
- Elevation3,870 ft (1,180 m)
On October 23, the normal high in La Tuna (1 mi S) is 76°F and the normal low 51°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 8%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for La Tuna (1 mi S).
- Jan 57° 34°
- Feb 63° 39°
- Mar 70° 45°
- Apr 79° 51°
- May 88° 61°
- Jun 95° 70°
- Jul 94° 73°
- Aug 92° 72°
- Sep 87° 66°
- Oct 78° 54°
- Nov 66° 41°
- Dec 56° 34°
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 La Tuna (1 mi S) each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 94°F; December the coldest, with normal lows of 34°F. The most precipitation falls in July (2.43 in), the least in April (0.03 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 57°F | 34°F | 45.6°F | 0.54 | 2 | <1 | 18 | 10 h 20 min |
| February | 63°F | 39°F | 50.8°F | 0.31 | 2 | <1 | 8 | 11 h |
| March | 70°F | 45°F | 57.5°F | 0.15 | 1 | <1 | 3 | 12 h |
| April | 79°F | 51°F | 64.8°F | 0.03 | 1 | 2 | <1 | 13 h |
| May | 88°F | 61°F | 74.1°F | 0.28 | 1 | 15 | <1 | 13 h 50 min |
| June | 95°F | 70°F | 82.4°F | 0.70 | 2 | 27 | <1 | 14 h 10 min |
| July | 94°F | 73°F | 83.6°F | 2.43 | 5 | 27 | <1 | 14 h |
| August | 92°F | 72°F | 81.9°F | 1.61 | 5 | 26 | <1 | 13 h 20 min |
| September | 87°F | 66°F | 76.5°F | 1.42 | 4 | 14 | <1 | 12 h 20 min |
| October | 78°F | 54°F | 66.1°F | 0.72 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 h 30 min |
| November | 66°F | 41°F | 53.5°F | 0.43 | 2 | <1 | 7 | 10 h 30 min |
| December | 56°F | 34°F | 44.9°F | 0.52 | 2 | <1 | 18 | 10 h |
| Year (annual) | 77°F | 53°F | 65.1°F | 9.14 | 30 | 114 | 53 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 14°C | 1°C | 7.6°C | 14 mm |
| February | 17°C | 4°C | 10.4°C | 8 mm |
| March | 21°C | 7°C | 14.2°C | 4 mm |
| April | 26°C | 10°C | 18.2°C | 1 mm |
| May | 31°C | 16°C | 23.4°C | 7 mm |
| June | 35°C | 21°C | 28.0°C | 18 mm |
| July | 35°C | 23°C | 28.7°C | 62 mm |
| August | 33°C | 22°C | 27.7°C | 41 mm |
| September | 31°C | 19°C | 24.7°C | 36 mm |
| October | 26°C | 12°C | 18.9°C | 18 mm |
| November | 19°C | 5°C | 11.9°C | 11 mm |
| December | 13°C | 1°C | 7.2°C | 13 mm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00414931; 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 La Tuna (1 mi S)?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in March, April, October and November. Of those, April has the fewest days with rain (1).
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 USC00414931.
When is the last frost at La Tuna (1 mi S)?
In La Tuna (1 mi S), the last spring frost (32°F) comes after February 28 in half of years and after March 17 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before November 20 in half of years and before November 5 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
- February 281 year in 10 after March 17; 9 in 10 after February 7
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- November 201 year in 10 before November 5; 9 in 10 before December 3
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 264 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 294 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after February 10 in half of springs and before December 1 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts La Tuna (1 mi S) in zone 8b in ZIP code 79821, 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 8b: the coldest night of a typical year reaches 18°F (18 complete years).
Frost dates for every NOAA station in Texas · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00414931; 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 La Tuna (1 mi S)?
In a normal year in La Tuna (1 mi S), 114 days a year reach 90°F (19 of them 100°F or more), 53 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 30 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 114a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 19a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 53a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- fewer than 1high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 30a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1943) is 112°F, on June 22, 1981; the lowest is −5°F, on January 12, 1962.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 1972, with 16.72 in; the snowiest season is 1943–44, with 8.7 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00414931; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00414931. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is it at La Tuna (1 mi S)?
Over a year 90% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds at La Tuna (1 mi S), 5.9 kWh per square metre a day. June is the sunniest month (94%) and December the cloudiest (86%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 87% | 3.7 |
| February | 88% | 4.7 |
| March | 90% | 6.1 |
| April | 92% | 7.4 |
| May | 94% | 8.1 |
| June | 94% | 8.1 |
| July | 89% | 7.3 |
| August | 89% | 6.8 |
| September | 90% | 6.0 |
| October | 91% | 5.1 |
| November | 89% | 4.0 |
| December | 86% | 3.4 |
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 La Tuna (1 mi S) record?
A normal year at La Tuna (1 mi S) brings 2,360 heating degree days, 56% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 2,436 cooling degree days, 2.7 times the median (908). Four months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 6,001 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 601 | 0 |
| February | 396 | 0 |
| March | 243 | 8 |
| April | 78 | 72 |
| May | 5 | 287 |
| June | 0 | 523 |
| July | 0 | 577 |
| August | 0 | 522 |
| September | 2 | 347 |
| October | 64 | 96 |
| November | 350 | 3 |
| December | 621 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 2,360 | 2,436 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00414931. 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 La Tuna (1 mi S)'s climate compare?
La Tuna (1 mi S) is warmer than 138 of the 321 places with their own NOAA record in Texas, and wetter than 4. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 65.1°F is warmer than 88%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, La Tuna (1 mi S) is BWh: hot desert. 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 La Tuna (1 mi S) share this climate record?
11 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.
- Sunland Park, NM18,185 people · 11 mi S
- Chaparral, NM16,642 people · 12 mi E
- Anthony, NM8,910 people · 2 mi N
- Anthony, TX4,542 people · 0 mi NW
- Vado, NM3,185 people · 11 mi N
- Berino, NM1,429 people · 6 mi N
- La Union, NM917 people · 5 mi SW
- San Miguel, NM707 people · 14 mi NW
- Chamberino, NM601 people · 6 mi NW
- Mesquite, NM584 people · 14 mi NW
- La Mesa, NM548 people · 12 mi NW
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 La Tuna (1 mi S)'s climate
What is the coldest month at La Tuna (1 mi S)?
December, with a normal high of 56°F and a normal low of 34°F. The warmest is July (94°F by day, 73°F at night).
Does it snow at La Tuna (1 mi S)?
Rarely: NOAA's normal is no measurable snow a year.
What is the rainiest month at La Tuna (1 mi S)?
July, with 2.43 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is April with 0.03 in.
What plant hardiness zone is La Tuna (1 mi S) in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts La Tuna (1 mi S) in zone 8b in ZIP code 79821, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at the station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches 18°F (18 years, 1991-2020): zone 8b.
How late can frost come at La Tuna (1 mi S)?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after February 28; in one year in ten it comes after March 17. Waiting until March 17 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Texas climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Santa Teresa, NM10 miles from this station, 63.1°F a year
- El Paso, TX17 miles from this station, 66.2°F a year
- Las Cruces, NM23 miles from this station, 63.2°F a year
- Orogrande, NM40 miles from this station, 63.2°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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