Navajo Dam, New Mexico climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Navajo Dam's normal year runs from 22°F December nights to 92°F July afternoons, with 12.1 inches of precipitation and 8 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 11.9°C, December lows of −6°C, July highs of 33°C, 307 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationNavajo Dam
- Station IDUSC00296061
- Location36.80°N 107.62°W
- Elevation5,770 ft (1,759 m)
- Population (census place)240
On October 23, the normal high in Navajo Dam is 66°F and the normal low 37°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 16%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Navajo Dam.
- Jan 42° 21°
- Feb 48° 24°
- Mar 59° 30°
- Apr 67° 36°
- May 76° 46°
- Jun 88° 54°
- Jul 92° 61°
- Aug 89° 60°
- Sep 82° 52°
- Oct 69° 40°
- Nov 53° 29°
- Dec 41° 22°
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 Navajo Dam each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 92°F; December the coldest, with normal lows of 22°F. The most precipitation falls in July (1.69 in), the least in June (0.43 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 42°F | 21°F | 31.6°F | 0.88 | 2.8 | 5 | <1 | 29 | 9 h 50 min |
| February | 48°F | 24°F | 36.1°F | 0.74 | 1.6 | 5 | <1 | 26 | 10 h 50 min |
| March | 59°F | 30°F | 44.4°F | 0.83 | 0.3 | 5 | <1 | 21 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 67°F | 36°F | 51.2°F | 0.86 | 0.0 | 4 | <1 | 9 | 13 h 10 min |
| May | 76°F | 46°F | 60.9°F | 0.76 | 0.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 h 10 min |
| June | 88°F | 54°F | 70.9°F | 0.43 | 0.0 | 2 | 13 | <1 | 14 h 40 min |
| July | 92°F | 61°F | 76.7°F | 1.69 | 0.0 | 6 | 24 | <1 | 14 h 30 min |
| August | 89°F | 60°F | 74.7°F | 1.39 | 0.0 | 8 | 16 | <1 | 13 h 40 min |
| September | 82°F | 52°F | 66.8°F | 1.41 | 0.0 | 6 | 3 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 69°F | 40°F | 54.2°F | 1.12 | 0.5 | 5 | <1 | 4 | 11 h 20 min |
| November | 53°F | 29°F | 41.2°F | 0.92 | 0.4 | 4 | <1 | 21 | 10 h 10 min |
| December | 41°F | 22°F | 31.5°F | 1.05 | 2.1 | 5 | <1 | 30 | 9 h 40 min |
| Year (annual) | 67°F | 40°F | 53.4°F | 12.08 | 7.7 | 59 | 57 | 141 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5°C | −6°C | −0.2°C | 22 mm | 7 cm |
| February | 9°C | −5°C | 2.3°C | 19 mm | 4 cm |
| March | 15°C | −1°C | 6.9°C | 21 mm | 1 cm |
| April | 19°C | 2°C | 10.7°C | 22 mm | 0 cm |
| May | 25°C | 8°C | 16.1°C | 19 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 31°C | 12°C | 21.6°C | 11 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 33°C | 16°C | 24.8°C | 43 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 32°C | 16°C | 23.7°C | 35 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 28°C | 11°C | 19.3°C | 36 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 20°C | 4°C | 12.3°C | 28 mm | 1 cm |
| November | 12°C | −1°C | 5.1°C | 23 mm | 1 cm |
| December | 5°C | −6°C | −0.3°C | 27 mm | 5 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00296061; 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 Navajo Dam?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in April, May, September and October. Of those, May has the fewest days with rain (4).
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 USC00296061.
When is the last frost in Navajo Dam?
In Navajo Dam, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after April 27 in half of years and after May 9 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 19 in half of years and before October 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
- April 271 year in 10 after May 9; 9 in 10 after April 16
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 191 year in 10 before October 5; 9 in 10 before November 2
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 174 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 195 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after April 16 in half of springs and before October 29 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Navajo Dam in zone 6b in ZIP code 87419, 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 USC00296061; 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 Navajo Dam?
In a normal year in Navajo Dam, 57 days a year reach 90°F (2 of them 100°F or more), 141 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 59 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 57a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 2a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 141a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 7high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 59a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 4a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1963) is 104°F, on August 2, 1980; the lowest is −16°F, on January 6, 1971.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 1985, with 20.11 in; the snowiest season is 1987–88, with 32.0 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00296061; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00296061. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is Navajo Dam?
Over a year 85% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Navajo Dam, 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 Navajo Dam need?
A normal year in Navajo Dam brings 5,214 heating degree days, 3% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 1,001 cooling degree days, 10% more 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 3,382 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,035 | 0 |
| February | 809 | 0 |
| March | 639 | 0 |
| April | 416 | 1 |
| May | 160 | 33 |
| June | 16 | 195 |
| July | 0 | 363 |
| August | 1 | 302 |
| September | 50 | 106 |
| October | 338 | 3 |
| November | 713 | 0 |
| December | 1,037 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 5,214 | 1,001 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00296061. 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 Navajo Dam been warmer than normal lately?
2025 averaged 56.2°F, 2.8°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 53.4°F. 2 of the 3 complete years since 2023 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 53.4°F | at normal | 7.92 | – |
| 2024 | 55.3°F | +1.9°F | 11.39 | 16.0 |
| 2025 | 56.2°F | +2.8°F | 9.65 | – |
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00296061. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Navajo Dam's climate compare?
Navajo Dam is warmer than 45 of the other 97 places with their own NOAA record in New Mexico, and wetter than 34. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 53.4°F is warmer than 55%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Navajo Dam 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 Navajo Dam share this climate record?
Blanco 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.
- Blanco, NM427 people · 9 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 Navajo Dam's climate
What is the coldest month in Navajo Dam?
December, with a normal high of 41°F and a normal low of 22°F. The warmest is July (92°F by day, 61°F at night).
Does it snow in Navajo Dam?
Yes: 8 inches in a normal year, falling on 6 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in January (2.8 inches).
What is the rainiest month in Navajo Dam?
July, with 1.69 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is June with 0.43 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Navajo Dam in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Navajo Dam in zone 6b in ZIP code 87419, the nearest ZIP area.
How late can frost come in Navajo Dam?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after April 27; 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
- Ignacio, CO20 miles from this station, 46.5°F a year
- Bloomfield, NM21 miles from this station, 54.4°F a year
- Aztec, NM21 miles from this station, 53.3°F a year
- Durango, CO25 miles from this station, 46.4°F a year
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