Quemado, New Mexico climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Quemado's normal year runs from 15°F January nights to 85°F July afternoons, with 11.4 inches of precipitation and 18 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 9.2°C, January lows of −10°C, July highs of 29°C, 289 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationQuemado
- Station IDUSC00297180
- Location34.34°N 108.49°W
- Elevation6,878 ft (2,096 m)
- Population (census place)309
On October 23, the normal high in Quemado is 66°F and the normal low 28°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 Quemado.
- Jan 46° 15°
- Feb 50° 19°
- Mar 58° 23°
- Apr 66° 27°
- May 75° 34°
- Jun 84° 43°
- Jul 85° 52°
- Aug 82° 51°
- Sep 77° 43°
- Oct 68° 31°
- Nov 56° 22°
- Dec 46° 16°
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 Quemado each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 85°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 15°F. The most precipitation falls in August (2.92 in), the least in May (0.12 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 46°F | 15°F | 30.4°F | 0.47 | 3.8 | 3 | <1 | 30 | 10 h 10 min |
| February | 50°F | 19°F | 34.3°F | 0.55 | 3.9 | 3 | <1 | 27 | 11 h |
| March | 58°F | 23°F | 40.4°F | 0.64 | 1.8 | 2 | <1 | 28 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 66°F | 27°F | 46.4°F | 0.39 | 0.3 | 2 | <1 | 23 | 13 h |
| May | 75°F | 34°F | 54.3°F | 0.12 | 0.2 | 1 | <1 | 13 | 14 h |
| June | 84°F | 43°F | 63.4°F | 0.58 | 0.0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 14 h 30 min |
| July | 85°F | 52°F | 68.3°F | 1.88 | 0.0 | 7 | 7 | <1 | 14 h 20 min |
| August | 82°F | 51°F | 66.2°F | 2.92 | 0.0 | 9 | 2 | <1 | 13 h 30 min |
| September | 77°F | 43°F | 59.7°F | 1.89 | 0.0 | 4 | <1 | 2 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 68°F | 31°F | 49.5°F | 0.92 | 0.6 | 3 | <1 | 19 | 11 h 20 min |
| November | 56°F | 22°F | 38.6°F | 0.49 | 1.4 | 3 | <1 | 26 | 10 h 20 min |
| December | 46°F | 16°F | 30.8°F | 0.51 | 5.6 | 3 | <1 | 30 | 9 h 50 min |
| Year (annual) | 66°F | 31°F | 48.5°F | 11.36 | 17.6 | 42 | 16 | 200 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8°C | −10°C | −0.9°C | 12 mm | 10 cm |
| February | 10°C | −7°C | 1.3°C | 14 mm | 10 cm |
| March | 14°C | −5°C | 4.7°C | 16 mm | 5 cm |
| April | 19°C | −3°C | 8.0°C | 10 mm | 1 cm |
| May | 24°C | 1°C | 12.4°C | 3 mm | 1 cm |
| June | 29°C | 6°C | 17.4°C | 15 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 29°C | 11°C | 20.2°C | 48 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 28°C | 10°C | 19.0°C | 74 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 25°C | 6°C | 15.4°C | 48 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 20°C | 0°C | 9.7°C | 23 mm | 2 cm |
| November | 13°C | −6°C | 3.7°C | 12 mm | 4 cm |
| December | 8°C | −9°C | −0.7°C | 13 mm | 14 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00297180; 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 Quemado?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in April, May, June, July, August, September and October. Of those, May has the fewest days with rain (1).
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 USC00297180.
When is the last frost in Quemado?
In Quemado, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after June 1 in half of years and after June 14 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before September 29 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
- June 11 year in 10 after June 14; 9 in 10 after May 20
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- September 291 year in 10 before September 15; 9 in 10 before October 10
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 117 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 138 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after May 21 in half of springs and before October 6 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Quemado in zone 6a in ZIP code 87829, 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 USC00297180; 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 Quemado?
In a normal year in Quemado, 16 days a year reach 90°F, 200 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 42 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 16a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- fewer than 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 200a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 7high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 42a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 6a normal year
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00297180.
How sunny is Quemado?
Over a year 84% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Quemado, 5.5 kWh per square metre a day. June is the sunniest month (89%) and July the cloudiest (78%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 82% | 3.3 |
| February | 81% | 4.2 |
| March | 85% | 5.7 |
| April | 87% | 7.0 |
| May | 88% | 7.8 |
| June | 89% | 8.0 |
| July | 78% | 6.7 |
| August | 80% | 6.3 |
| September | 84% | 5.7 |
| October | 88% | 4.8 |
| November | 86% | 3.6 |
| December | 80% | 2.9 |
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 Quemado need?
A normal year in Quemado brings 6,210 heating degree days, 16% more than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 233 cooling degree days, 74% 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 2,048 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,071 | 0 |
| February | 860 | 0 |
| March | 763 | 0 |
| April | 558 | 0 |
| May | 336 | 6 |
| June | 85 | 37 |
| July | 9 | 113 |
| August | 29 | 66 |
| September | 168 | 10 |
| October | 480 | 1 |
| November | 792 | 0 |
| December | 1,060 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 6,210 | 233 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00297180. 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 Quemado's climate compare?
Quemado is warmer than 11 of the other 97 places with their own NOAA record in New Mexico, and wetter than 29. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 48.5°F is warmer than 34%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Quemado 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 Quemado share this climate record?
Pie Town 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.
- Pie Town, NM188 people · 18 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 Quemado's climate
What is the coldest month in Quemado?
January, with a normal high of 46°F and a normal low of 15°F. The warmest is July (85°F by day, 52°F at night).
Does it snow in Quemado?
Yes: 18 inches in a normal year, falling on 8 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in December (5.6 inches).
What is the rainiest month in Quemado?
August, with 2.92 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is May with 0.12 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Quemado in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Quemado in zone 6a in ZIP code 87829, the nearest ZIP area.
How late can frost come in Quemado?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after June 1; in one year in ten it comes after June 14. Waiting until June 14 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
- Fence Lake, NM24 miles from this station, 49.2°F a year
- Pietown (19 mi NE), NM36 miles from this station, 49.6°F a year
- Luna, NM44 miles from this station, 48.2°F a year
- Reserve, NM47 miles from this station, 53.7°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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