Lordsburg, New Mexico climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Lordsburg's normal year runs from 25°F December nights to 99°F July afternoons, with 11.3 inches of precipitation a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 16.3°C, December lows of −4°C, July highs of 37°C, 288 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationLordsburg (4 mi SE)
- Station IDUSC00295079
- Location32.31°N 108.65°W
- Elevation4,244 ft (1,294 m)
- From the center4 miles
- Population2,203
On October 23, the normal high in Lordsburg is 80°F and the normal low 39°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 10%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Lordsburg.
- Jan 61° 24°
- Feb 66° 27°
- Mar 73° 32°
- Apr 82° 37°
- May 91° 47°
- Jun 100° 57°
- Jul 99° 64°
- Aug 96° 62°
- Sep 91° 55°
- Oct 82° 42°
- Nov 70° 30°
- Dec 59° 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 Lordsburg each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 99°F; December the coldest, with normal lows of 25°F. The most precipitation falls in August (2.17 in), the least in April (0.25 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 61°F | 24°F | 42.3°F | 0.88 | 5 | <1 | 27 | 10 h 10 min |
| February | 66°F | 27°F | 46.3°F | 0.79 | 5 | <1 | 21 | 11 h |
| March | 73°F | 32°F | 52.6°F | 0.60 | 3 | <1 | 17 | 12 h |
| April | 82°F | 37°F | 59.5°F | 0.25 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 h |
| May | 91°F | 47°F | 68.8°F | 0.25 | 2 | 19 | 1 | 13 h 50 min |
| June | 100°F | 57°F | 78.3°F | 0.34 | 2 | 29 | <1 | 14 h 20 min |
| July | 99°F | 64°F | 81.4°F | 2.12 | 8 | 29 | <1 | 14 h 10 min |
| August | 96°F | 62°F | 79.2°F | 2.17 | 8 | 28 | <1 | 13 h 20 min |
| September | 91°F | 55°F | 73.3°F | 1.21 | 4 | 20 | <1 | 12 h 20 min |
| October | 82°F | 42°F | 62.4°F | 0.73 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 11 h 30 min |
| November | 70°F | 30°F | 49.9°F | 0.79 | 2 | <1 | 19 | 10 h 30 min |
| December | 59°F | 25°F | 41.8°F | 1.19 | 4 | <1 | 26 | 10 h |
| Year (annual) | 81°F | 42°F | 61.3°F | 11.32 | 49 | 134 | 122 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 16°C | −4°C | 5.7°C | 22 mm |
| February | 19°C | −3°C | 7.9°C | 20 mm |
| March | 23°C | 0°C | 11.4°C | 15 mm |
| April | 28°C | 3°C | 15.3°C | 6 mm |
| May | 33°C | 8°C | 20.4°C | 6 mm |
| June | 38°C | 14°C | 25.7°C | 9 mm |
| July | 37°C | 18°C | 27.4°C | 54 mm |
| August | 36°C | 17°C | 26.2°C | 55 mm |
| September | 33°C | 13°C | 22.9°C | 31 mm |
| October | 28°C | 6°C | 16.9°C | 19 mm |
| November | 21°C | −1°C | 9.9°C | 20 mm |
| December | 15°C | −4°C | 5.4°C | 30 mm |
NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for this station. The nearest record that keeps one, White Signal (24 miles away), gets 13 inches of snow in a normal year; elevation and distance can change that.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00295079; 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 Lordsburg?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in February, March, April, October and November. Of those, April has the fewest days with rain (2).
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 USC00295079.
When is the last frost in Lordsburg?
In Lordsburg, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after April 27 in half of years and after May 10 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 25 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 271 year in 10 after May 10; 9 in 10 after April 13
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 251 year in 10 before October 13; 9 in 10 before November 4
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 179 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 198 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after April 15 in half of springs and before November 1 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Lordsburg in zone 8a in ZIP code 88045, 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 USC00295079; 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 Lordsburg?
In a normal year in Lordsburg, 134 days a year reach 90°F (41 of them 100°F or more), 122 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 49 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 134a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 41a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 122a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- fewer than 1high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 49a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1904) is 114°F, on June 27, 1994; the lowest is −14°F, on December 9, 1978.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 1905, with 19.50 in; the snowiest season is 1912–13, with 22.8 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00295079; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00295079. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is Lordsburg?
Over a year 89% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Lordsburg, 5.8 kWh per square metre a day. May is the sunniest month (93%) and July the cloudiest (85%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 86% | 3.6 |
| February | 86% | 4.6 |
| March | 89% | 6.0 |
| April | 92% | 7.4 |
| May | 93% | 8.2 |
| June | 93% | 8.2 |
| July | 85% | 7.1 |
| August | 87% | 6.6 |
| September | 88% | 5.9 |
| October | 91% | 5.1 |
| November | 89% | 3.9 |
| December | 86% | 3.3 |
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 Lordsburg need?
A normal year in Lordsburg brings 3,125 heating degree days, 42% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 1,811 cooling degree days, 100% 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 4,921 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 702 | 0 |
| February | 522 | 0 |
| March | 387 | 1 |
| April | 182 | 18 |
| May | 33 | 151 |
| June | 1 | 399 |
| July | 0 | 507 |
| August | 0 | 440 |
| September | 5 | 252 |
| October | 123 | 42 |
| November | 452 | 1 |
| December | 719 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 3,125 | 1,811 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00295079. 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 Lordsburg's climate compare?
Lordsburg is warmer than 82 of the other 97 places with their own NOAA record in New Mexico, and wetter than 28. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 61.3°F is warmer than 78%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Lordsburg 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 Lordsburg share this climate record?
Glen Acres 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.
- Glen Acres, NM306 people · 6 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 Lordsburg's climate
What is the coldest month in Lordsburg?
December, with a normal high of 59°F and a normal low of 25°F. The warmest is July (99°F by day, 64°F at night).
Does it snow in Lordsburg?
Yes. NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for Lordsburg's NOAA station; the nearest record that keeps one, White Signal (24 miles away), records 13 inches of snow in a normal year.
What is the rainiest month in Lordsburg?
August, with 2.17 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is April with 0.25 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Lordsburg in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Lordsburg in zone 8a in ZIP code 88045, the nearest ZIP area.
How late can frost come in Lordsburg?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after April 27; in one year in ten it comes after May 10. Waiting until May 10 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
- White Signal, NM24 miles from this station, 56.7°F a year
- Animas, NM27 miles from this station, 62.2°F a year
- Redrock, NM28 miles from this station, 59.8°F a year
- Hachita, NM32 miles from this station, 60.0°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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