Lindrith, New Mexico climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Lindrith's normal year runs from 12°F January nights to 85°F July afternoons, with 15.5 inches of precipitation and 50 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 7.9°C, January lows of −11°C, July highs of 30°C, 393 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationLindrith (1 mi WSW)
- Station IDUSC00294960
- Location36.30°N 107.05°W
- Elevation7,220 ft (2,201 m)
- Population (census place)170
On October 22, the normal high in Lindrith is 61°F and the normal low 28°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 12%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Lindrith.
- Jan 40° 12°
- Feb 43° 16°
- Mar 52° 22°
- Apr 60° 27°
- May 70° 37°
- Jun 82° 46°
- Jul 85° 53°
- Aug 82° 51°
- Sep 75° 43°
- Oct 63° 31°
- Nov 50° 21°
- Dec 40° 12°
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 Lindrith each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 85°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 12°F. The most precipitation falls in July (2.60 in), the least in June (0.72 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 40°F | 12°F | 25.7°F | 1.09 | 12.5 | 5 | <1 | 31 | 10 h |
| February | 43°F | 16°F | 29.7°F | 1.15 | 9.3 | 5 | <1 | 28 | 10 h 50 min |
| March | 52°F | 22°F | 37.2°F | 1.13 | 6.6 | 5 | <1 | 29 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 60°F | 27°F | 43.8°F | 0.95 | 2.9 | 3 | <1 | 22 | 13 h |
| May | 70°F | 37°F | 53.0°F | 1.12 | 0.1 | 3 | <1 | 8 | 14 h |
| June | 82°F | 46°F | 64.3°F | 0.72 | 0.0 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 14 h 40 min |
| July | 85°F | 53°F | 69.0°F | 2.60 | 0.0 | 9 | 10 | <1 | 14 h 30 min |
| August | 82°F | 51°F | 66.5°F | 2.09 | 0.0 | 8 | 5 | <1 | 13 h 40 min |
| September | 75°F | 43°F | 59.0°F | 1.29 | 0.0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 63°F | 31°F | 46.9°F | 1.19 | 2.3 | 4 | <1 | 17 | 11 h 20 min |
| November | 50°F | 21°F | 35.1°F | 0.88 | 5.8 | 3 | <1 | 28 | 10 h 20 min |
| December | 40°F | 12°F | 25.8°F | 1.26 | 10.9 | 4 | <1 | 31 | 9 h 40 min |
| Year (annual) | 62°F | 31°F | 46.3°F | 15.47 | 50.4 | 58 | 22 | 196 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 4°C | −11°C | −3.5°C | 28 mm | 32 cm |
| February | 6°C | −9°C | −1.3°C | 29 mm | 24 cm |
| March | 11°C | −5°C | 2.9°C | 29 mm | 17 cm |
| April | 16°C | −3°C | 6.6°C | 24 mm | 7 cm |
| May | 21°C | 3°C | 11.7°C | 28 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 28°C | 8°C | 17.9°C | 18 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 30°C | 12°C | 20.6°C | 66 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 28°C | 10°C | 19.2°C | 53 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 24°C | 6°C | 15.0°C | 33 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 17°C | −1°C | 8.3°C | 30 mm | 6 cm |
| November | 10°C | −6°C | 1.7°C | 22 mm | 15 cm |
| December | 4°C | −11°C | −3.4°C | 32 mm | 28 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00294960; 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 Lindrith?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in May, June, August and September. Of those, May 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 USC00294960.
When is the last frost in Lindrith?
In Lindrith, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after May 28 in half of years and after June 12 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before September 27 in half of years and before September 15 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 281 year in 10 after June 12; 9 in 10 after May 13
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- September 271 year in 10 before September 15; 9 in 10 before October 8
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 121 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 142 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after May 15 in half of springs and before October 5 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Lindrith in zone 5b in ZIP code 87029, 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 USC00294960; 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 Lindrith?
In a normal year in Lindrith, 22 days a year reach 90°F, 196 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 58 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 22a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- fewer than 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 196a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 14high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 58a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 17a normal year
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00294960.
How sunny is Lindrith?
Over a year 85% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Lindrith, 5.5 kWh per square metre a day. June is the sunniest month (91%) and December the cloudiest (76%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 79% | 3.0 |
| February | 79% | 3.9 |
| March | 83% | 5.4 |
| April | 84% | 6.7 |
| May | 87% | 7.7 |
| June | 91% | 8.3 |
| July | 86% | 7.4 |
| August | 87% | 6.7 |
| September | 88% | 5.8 |
| October | 87% | 4.6 |
| November | 84% | 3.4 |
| December | 76% | 2.6 |
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 Lindrith need?
A normal year in Lindrith brings 7,069 heating degree days, 32% more than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 292 cooling degree days, 68% fewer than the median (908). Eight months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 2,039 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,218 | 0 |
| February | 988 | 0 |
| March | 862 | 0 |
| April | 638 | 0 |
| May | 376 | 4 |
| June | 84 | 63 |
| July | 11 | 135 |
| August | 31 | 78 |
| September | 190 | 12 |
| October | 560 | 0 |
| November | 896 | 0 |
| December | 1,215 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 7,069 | 292 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00294960. 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 Lindrith's climate compare?
Lindrith is warmer than 7 of the other 97 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 46.3°F is warmer than 25%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Lindrith is Dfb: continental, no dry season, warm 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 Lindrith share this climate record?
2 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.
- Gallina, NM273 people · 13 mi E
- Regina, NM33 people · 10 mi SE
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 Lindrith's climate
What is the coldest month in Lindrith?
January, with a normal high of 40°F and a normal low of 12°F. The warmest is July (85°F by day, 53°F at night).
Does it snow in Lindrith?
Yes: 50 inches in a normal year, falling on 20 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in January (12.5 inches).
What is the rainiest month in Lindrith?
July, with 2.60 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is June with 0.72 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Lindrith in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Lindrith in zone 5b in ZIP code 87029, the nearest ZIP area.
How late can frost come in Lindrith?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after May 28; in one year in ten it comes after June 12. Waiting until June 12 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
- Cuba, NM22 miles from this station, 48.7°F a year
- Johnson Ranch, NM24 miles from this station, 48.1°F a year
- El Vado Dam, NM27 miles from this station, 44.7°F a year
- Lybrook, NM28 miles from this station, 48.5°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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