Pietown, NM Climate: Temperature & Rain by Month
Pulled from NOAA NCEI 1991–2020 normals →: climate measurements used in PlainClimate's documented score
30-year climate normals (1991-2020) from Pietown's primary NOAA station, PIETOWN 19NE.
The climate verdict for Pietown
Dryness leads the climate profile for Pietown, New Mexico, with 13.4 inches of precipitation a year. NOAA records an annual average of 50°F. At 49/100 (moderate) the climate comfort score falls in the bottom third of the station-mapped U.S. score corpus, exceeding only 18% of scores.
- 50°F
- average temperature, NOAA 1991-2020 normal
- 49/100
- comfort score, above 18% of station-mapped location scores
- 13.4"
- annual precipitation · 41" snow
- 150 days
- frost-free days per growing season
Pietown: NOAA 1991-2020 normals describe a typical year, not a forecast. Method: /methodology.
Normals record plate
Sheet USC00296812 · Pietown, NM 50°F mean · 13.4" precip
TEMP-COOL · RANK-COOL · PHOTO-FINISH · PRCP-DRY · SWING-MID · COMF-LOW · LOAD-HEAT · STN-1 · BOOK-FULL
- TEMP-COOL 50°F
- RANK-COOL #2,607
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Yosemite Village
- PRCP-DRY 13.4"
- SWING-MID 37°F
- COMF-LOW 49/100
- LOAD-HEAT 5,907 HDD
- STN-1 USC00296812
- BOOK-FULL 6/6 fields
Nearest mean-temperature peer: Yosemite Village, CA ( -0.1 °F mean)
Instrument codes from this station's NOAA 1991–2020 normals, mean temperature, corpus warmth rank, photo-finish peer station, precipitation band, seasonal swing, comfort composite, degree-day load, and field book, not a livability rating.
Mean-temperature neighbourhood
Nationwide NOAA normal poles and nearest peers, not a reprint of every NM station list.
- Pietown (this station) 50°F
- Cold Yosemite Village, CA 50°F
- Hot Raton Fltr Plt, NM 50°F
- Near Sandia Park, NM 50°F
- Near Beckley VA Hosp…, WV 50°F
Climate Living Index · Pietown
Pietown: 32/100 · grade F
Pietown publishes 5 of 6 Living Index dimensions (NOAA annual/seasonal normals · NOAA daily multivariate normals); 1 missing weight rescale to 100.
PlainClimate-derived for Pietown, not an official NOAA rating. Rankings still use Comfort Score 49/100 (separate formula). Breakpoints and limits.
| Dimension | Station value | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Annual temperature balance | 49.6°F · 17.9° from 67.5°F | 39/100 · F |
| Normal heat + freeze calendar | 164 calendar days | 36/100 · F |
| Snowfall burden | 41.2 inches/year | 27/100 · F |
| Frost-free season | 150 days/year | 25/100 · F |
| Precipitation balance | 13.4 in · 21.6 from 35 in | 23/100 · F |
Pietown · 2026-08-04 · NOAA NCEI Climate Normals · method · Comfort Score method.
Pietown is a continental Köppen climate: Dsb
Coldest-month mean 31.2°F and warmest-month mean 68.1°F place this station in continental, dry-summer, warm summer climates (Dsb). Class Dsb is the Peel et al. (2007) label for this station's monthly mean temperature and precipitation normals: continental, specifically continental, dry-summer, warm summer.
- Köppen code
- Dsb
- Group
- Continental
- Warmest month
- 68.1°F
- Coldest month
- 31.2°F
Source: official public datasets monthly normals (1991–2020) at the city’s primary station. This is a station classification, not a mapped regional consensus.
National standing · heating-led station
Where Pietown sits across the climate record
Three NOAA fields for Pietown's primary station, temperature, precipitation, and seasonal swing, are ranked against every station-mapped normal that carries the same field.
- Annual temperature
- 38th percentile warmth
- Mid-pack annual mean versus 6,861 station normals.
- Annual precipitation
- Drier than 86%
- Pietown's annual total ranks in the drier third of 6,352 measured normals.
- Seasonal temperature swing
- Narrower than 77%
- Warmest-to-coldest month gap for Pietown is compact versus 6,861 complete station-years.
How Pietown compares across U.S. station-mapped locations
Pietown's comfort score vs. all station-mapped locations
PlainClimate composite comfort index (1–100), NOAA 1991–2020 normals
49 18th percentile score exceeds 18% of 6,189 station-mapped location scores
- 0–10: 0 station-mapped locations (0%). Below this entry.
- 10–20: 0 station-mapped locations (0%). Below this entry.
- 20–30: 96 station-mapped locations (2%). Below this entry.
- 30–40: 280 station-mapped locations (5%). Below this entry.
- 40–50: 1,113 station-mapped locations (18%). This entry sits in this band.
- 50–60: 1,329 station-mapped locations (21%). Above this entry.
- 60–70: 1,236 station-mapped locations (20%). Above this entry.
- 70–80: 650 station-mapped locations (11%). Above this entry.
- 80–90: 921 station-mapped locations (15%). Above this entry.
- 90–100: 564 station-mapped locations (9%). Above this entry.
Source NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, PlainClimate comfort index · 1991–2020
Monthly Temperatures
Average daily high and low temperatures by month
| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Mean | Precip | Snow | Freeze Days | 90°F+ Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43°F (6°C) | 20°F (-7°C) | 31°F (0°C) | 0.8" | 9.8" | 29.7 | 0.0 |
| February | 47°F (8°C) | 23°F (-5°C) | 35°F (2°C) | 0.7" | 6.4" | 26.3 | 0.0 |
| March | 56°F (13°C) | 27°F (-3°C) | 41°F (5°C) | 0.7" | 5.1" | 24.6 | 0.0 |
| April | 64°F (18°C) | 33°F (0°C) | 48°F (9°C) | 0.3" | 1.4" | 14.4 | 0.0 |
| May | 73°F (23°C) | 41°F (5°C) | 57°F (14°C) | 0.8" | 0.1" | 4.2 | 0.2 |
| June | 83°F (28°C) | 50°F (10°C) | 67°F (19°C) | 0.6" | 0.0" | 0.2 | 2.6 |
| July | 83°F (28°C) | 53°F (12°C) | 68°F (20°C) | 2.6" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 2.5 |
| August | 80°F (27°C) | 52°F (11°C) | 66°F (19°C) | 2.6" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| September | 75°F (24°C) | 46°F (8°C) | 61°F (16°C) | 1.5" | 0.0" | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| October | 64°F (18°C) | 37°F (3°C) | 51°F (10°C) | 1.0" | 2.5" | 9.7 | 0.0 |
| November | 52°F (11°C) | 27°F (-3°C) | 39°F (4°C) | 0.8" | 6.0" | 23.6 | 0.0 |
| December | 43°F (6°C) | 20°F (-7°C) | 31°F (0°C) | 1.0" | 9.9" | 29.1 | 0.0 |
The year, day by day
Summer here tops out rather than builds: the warmest normal high is 85°F around June 25, short of 90°F on every date, while 164 dates carry a normal low at or below freezing, the coldest 19°F near December 25.
The freezing stretch
The normal low stays at or below 32°F into April 13, then returns to freezing around November 2, covering 164 dates in all.
Derived from the normal daily minimum. This is a different measure from the 50%-probability frost dates shown elsewhere on this page, which come from NOAA’s frost product.
Where the wet dates fall
The likeliest wet date is August 2, when 43% of years recorded at least a hundredth of an inch. The driest is April 16 at 10%. Summed across the calendar, that is about 72 wet dates a year.
The widest day
June 9 carries the biggest normal gap between afternoon and dawn, 33°F between the normal high and the normal low.
Look up any date
Any date's 1991–2020 normal for Pietown.
Where Pietown Stands Nationally
A drier-than-most normal water year — around 13 inches, below what four out of five ranked stations collect.
Daily temperature swings run wider than most of the country, peaking near 33°F between the normal high and low.
Pietown earns 2 nationally notable standings (outer quintiles) against 6,860 NOAA 1991–2020 normals stations; only those extremes render.
Monthly Precipitation
Average monthly rainfall and snowfall
Snow: 9.8"
5.0 days with precipitation
Snow: 6.4"
5.2 days with precipitation
Snow: 5.1"
4.7 days with precipitation
Snow: 1.4"
2.7 days with precipitation
Snow: 0.1"
4.3 days with precipitation
4.0 days with precipitation
11.5 days with precipitation
12.7 days with precipitation
7.2 days with precipitation
Snow: 2.5"
5.1 days with precipitation
Snow: 6.0"
4.2 days with precipitation
Snow: 9.9"
4.9 days with precipitation
Pietown runs a summer-peaked wet season
43% of Pietown's yearly precipitation falls in June, July and August alone, against the 25% an evenly spread year would give those three months. The wettest month is August at 2.6", on a 36.9°F seasonal spread. Warm-season convection and, across the Southwest, the North American monsoon produce this shape: rain arrives in short heavy bursts during the hottest part of the year rather than as long cool-season soaking.
- Wettest three months: August, July, September, taking 50% of the annual total between them.
- Driest month: April at 0.3".
- Winter share: 19% falls in December, January and February.
Shares are computed from this station's own 1991-2020 monthly precipitation normals. A summer-peaked label means the June-August share reaches 35%; it describes timing across an average year, not any single season, and says nothing about how heavy an individual storm can be.
Pietown is dry, and what does fall arrives gently
Only about 72 days a year record measurable precipitation here, 20% of the calendar, and they carry 13.4" between them. At roughly 0.19 inches on an average wet day, this is not the damp drizzle of a marine climate; it is an arid record in which precipitation is both uncommon and light when it appears.
The wettest month by count is August at about 13 wet days; the driest is April at about 3.
A low per-event average in a dry record is a statement about typical days only. Arid regions can still take a large share of a year's total from a single convective storm, which a normal cannot show.
A wet day is one recording at least 0.01 inches. These are 1991-2020 normals: they describe an average year, not the extremes within it.
Winter brings real snow to Pietown
Pietown averages 41.2 inches of snowfall a year, with December the snowiest month on the normals, spread across roughly 17 days that record measurable snow. That is depth accumulating on the ground, which is why it can exceed the annual precipitation figure: precipitation counts the liquid the snow melts down to, and fresh snow is mostly air.
- Annual snowfall: 41.2 inches of depth.
- Days recording measurable snow: about 17 a year.
- At a rough ten-to-one melt ratio, snow accounts for on the order of 31% of the year's precipitation.
NOAA 1991-2020 normals. The ten-to-one ratio is a convention, not a measurement: real ratios vary with temperature, so treat the share as an order of magnitude rather than an exact split.
Frost Dates & Growing Season
First Fall Freeze
October 9
50% probability date
Last Spring Freeze
May 12
50% probability date
Growing Season
150 days
Heating & Cooling Degree Days
Annual totals indicate energy demand for heating and cooling
Heating Degree Days
5,907
Higher = more heating needed
Cooling Degree Days
299
Higher = more cooling needed
Warmest Month
July
Coldest Month
December
Nationwide similar cities
Other rankable U.S. places outside NM closest to Pietown on two NOAA annual-normal axes (mean temperature and annual precipitation). Chip rows use distinct link sets.
Closest by average temperature
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual mean temperature (50°F here).
- Altoona, PA 50°F · 0.0°F off
- Castle Rock, CO 50°F · 0.0°F off
- Donegal, PA 50°F · 0.0°F off
- Hershey, NE 50°F · 0.0°F off
Closest by annual precipitation
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual precipitation (13.4" here), excluding temperature-peer places.
- Briggsdale, CO 13.4" · 0.0" off
- Glendo, WY 13.4" · 0.0" off
- Chinook, MT 13.4" · 0.0" off
- Glasgow, MT 13.4" · 0.0" off
Snow and freeze rhythm
When cold and snow define Pietown
heating led · dry · mid swing
Pietown's energy balance leans toward cold weather: 5,907 annual heating degree days against 299 for cooling. Its 36.9°F seasonal range still makes the monthly rows more useful than the annual average alone.
Pietown's frost-free season lasts about 150 days, a middle-length window whose endpoints matter more than the annual average. It describes freeze probability, not year-specific planting conditions.
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1. Pietown coldest normal
December
The monthly mean of 31°F (0°C) sits near freezing, so cold nights and above-freezing afternoons share the same month.
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2. Pietown typical freeze period
January through December
The station reports average freezing days from January through December.
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3. Pietown snow peak
December
Pietown averages 41.2 inches of snow a year, with December the snowiest month on the normals.
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Data Sources
Data source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals v1.0.1 (1991-2020). All figures on this page are from Pietown's primary station: PIETOWN 19NE (USC00296812). For informational purposes only.
Place identity: U.S. Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer places. The conservative exact name-and-state crosswalk finds no Census place match, so PlainClimate treats this as a station-mapped location and does not claim it is a municipality. No exact Gazetteer row for Pietown; facility counts that depend on place identity are therefore an upper bound, not a municipal census.
On this page every temperature, precipitation, and derived score for Pietown comes from its primary NOAA station record. No figure on this page is typed in by an editor - each value is rendered from NOAA 1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 1991–2020 normals.