Pietown (19 mi NE), New Mexico climate: Climate normals at a NOAA weather station
Pietown (19 mi NE)'s normal year runs from 20°F December nights to 83°F July afternoons, with 13.4 inches of precipitation and 41 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 9.8°C, December lows of −7°C, July highs of 28°C, 341 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationPietown (19 mi NE)
- Station IDUSC00296812
- Location34.49°N 107.89°W
- Elevation7,961 ft (2,427 m)
On October 23, the normal high in Pietown (19 mi NE) is 61°F and the normal low 35°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 15%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Pietown (19 mi NE).
- Jan 43° 20°
- Feb 47° 23°
- Mar 56° 27°
- Apr 64° 33°
- May 73° 41°
- Jun 83° 50°
- Jul 83° 53°
- Aug 80° 52°
- Sep 75° 46°
- Oct 64° 37°
- Nov 52° 27°
- Dec 43° 20°
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 Pietown (19 mi NE) each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 83°F; December the coldest, with normal lows of 20°F. The most precipitation falls in August (2.62 in), the least in April (0.33 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43°F | 20°F | 31.4°F | 0.83 | 9.8 | 5 | <1 | 30 | 10 h |
| February | 47°F | 23°F | 34.7°F | 0.69 | 6.4 | 5 | <1 | 26 | 11 h |
| March | 56°F | 27°F | 41.3°F | 0.74 | 5.1 | 5 | <1 | 25 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 64°F | 33°F | 48.1°F | 0.33 | 1.4 | 3 | <1 | 14 | 13 h |
| May | 73°F | 41°F | 56.8°F | 0.75 | 0.1 | 4 | <1 | 4 | 14 h |
| June | 83°F | 50°F | 66.5°F | 0.57 | 0.0 | 4 | 3 | <1 | 14 h 30 min |
| July | 83°F | 53°F | 68.1°F | 2.58 | 0.0 | 12 | 3 | <1 | 14 h 20 min |
| August | 80°F | 52°F | 66.0°F | 2.62 | 0.0 | 13 | <1 | <1 | 13 h 30 min |
| September | 75°F | 46°F | 60.6°F | 1.50 | 0.0 | 7 | <1 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 64°F | 37°F | 50.6°F | 1.00 | 2.5 | 5 | <1 | 10 | 11 h 20 min |
| November | 52°F | 27°F | 39.3°F | 0.83 | 6.0 | 4 | <1 | 24 | 10 h 20 min |
| December | 43°F | 20°F | 31.2°F | 0.98 | 9.9 | 5 | <1 | 29 | 9 h 50 min |
| Year (annual) | 63°F | 36°F | 49.6°F | 13.42 | 41.2 | 72 | 6 | 162 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6°C | −7°C | −0.3°C | 21 mm | 25 cm |
| February | 8°C | −5°C | 1.5°C | 18 mm | 16 cm |
| March | 13°C | −3°C | 5.2°C | 19 mm | 13 cm |
| April | 18°C | 0°C | 8.9°C | 8 mm | 4 cm |
| May | 23°C | 5°C | 13.8°C | 19 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 28°C | 10°C | 19.2°C | 14 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 28°C | 12°C | 20.1°C | 66 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 27°C | 11°C | 18.9°C | 67 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 24°C | 8°C | 15.9°C | 38 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 18°C | 3°C | 10.3°C | 25 mm | 6 cm |
| November | 11°C | −3°C | 4.1°C | 21 mm | 15 cm |
| December | 6°C | −7°C | −0.4°C | 25 mm | 25 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00296812; 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 Pietown (19 mi NE)?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in May, June, July, August and September. Of those, June 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 USC00296812.
When is the last frost at Pietown (19 mi NE)?
In Pietown (19 mi NE), the last spring frost (32°F) comes after May 12 in half of years and after May 31 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 9 in half of years and before September 27 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 121 year in 10 after May 31; 9 in 10 after April 27
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 91 year in 10 before September 27; 9 in 10 before October 23
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 149 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 170 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after April 30 in half of springs and before October 19 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Pietown (19 mi NE) in zone 5b in ZIP code 87827, 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 6b: the coldest night of a typical year reaches 0°F (19 complete years); the map interpolates between stations and terrain, so the station and the ZIP area can differ by half a zone.
Frost dates for every NOAA station in New Mexico · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00296812; 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 Pietown (19 mi NE)?
In a normal year in Pietown (19 mi NE), 6 days a year reach 90°F, 162 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 72 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 6a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- fewer than 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 162a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 13high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 72a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 14a normal year
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00296812.
How sunny is it at Pietown (19 mi NE)?
Over a year 85% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds at Pietown (19 mi NE), 5.5 kWh per square metre a day. October is the sunniest month (89%) and July the cloudiest (82%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 84% | 3.3 |
| February | 84% | 4.3 |
| March | 86% | 5.7 |
| April | 87% | 7.0 |
| May | 88% | 7.7 |
| June | 88% | 7.9 |
| July | 82% | 6.9 |
| August | 82% | 6.3 |
| September | 85% | 5.7 |
| October | 89% | 4.8 |
| November | 87% | 3.7 |
| December | 83% | 3.0 |
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 Pietown (19 mi NE) record?
A normal year at Pietown (19 mi NE) brings 5,907 heating degree days, 10% more than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 299 cooling degree days, 67% fewer 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 2,286 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,042 | 0 |
| February | 848 | 0 |
| March | 735 | 0 |
| April | 507 | 0 |
| May | 266 | 11 |
| June | 49 | 93 |
| July | 17 | 114 |
| August | 34 | 65 |
| September | 146 | 14 |
| October | 447 | 0 |
| November | 771 | 0 |
| December | 1,046 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 5,907 | 299 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00296812. 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 Pietown (19 mi NE)'s climate compare?
Pietown (19 mi NE) is warmer than 21 of the 98 places with their own NOAA record in New Mexico, and wetter than 51. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 49.6°F is warmer than 38%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Pietown (19 mi NE) is Dsb: continental, dry-summer, 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 Pietown (19 mi NE) share this climate record?
Alamo 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.
- Alamo, NM1,242 people · 22 mi E
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 Pietown (19 mi NE)'s climate
What is the coldest month at Pietown (19 mi NE)?
December, with a normal high of 43°F and a normal low of 20°F. The warmest is July (83°F by day, 53°F at night).
Does it snow at Pietown (19 mi NE)?
Yes: 41 inches in a normal year, falling on 17 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in December (9.9 inches).
What is the rainiest month at Pietown (19 mi NE)?
August, with 2.62 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is April with 0.33 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Pietown (19 mi NE) in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Pietown (19 mi NE) in zone 5b in ZIP code 87827, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at the station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches 0°F (19 years, 1991-2020): zone 6b.
How late can frost come at Pietown (19 mi NE)?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after May 12; in one year in ten it comes after May 31. Waiting until May 31 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
- Augustine (2 mi E), NM33 miles from this station, 49.3°F a year
- Quemado, NM36 miles from this station, 48.5°F a year
- El Morro National Mon, NM46 miles from this station, 47.7°F a year
- Fence Lake, NM46 miles from this station, 49.2°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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