Raton Fltr Plt, NM Climate: Temperature & Rain by Month
Average temperature and precipitation from NOAA NCEI 1991–2020 normals →, with a derived climate comfort score
30-year climate normals (1991-2020) from Raton Fltr Plt's primary NOAA station, RATON FLTR PLT.
The climate verdict for Raton Fltr Plt
Dryness leads the climate profile for Raton Fltr Plt, New Mexico, with 18.6 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
- yearly average temperature, NOAA normal
- 49/100
- comfort score, above 18% of station-mapped location scores
- 18.6"
- annual precipitation · 29" snow
- 157 days
- frost-free growing season
Raton Fltr Plt: NOAA 1991-2020 normals describe a typical year, not a forecast. Method: /methodology.
Normals record plate
Sheet USC00297279 · Raton Fltr Plt, NM 50°F mean · 18.6" 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 ≈ Pietown
- PRCP-DRY 18.6"
- SWING-MID 36°F
- COMF-LOW 49/100
- LOAD-HEAT 5,874 HDD
- STN-1 USC00297279
- BOOK-FULL 6/6 fields
Nearest mean-temperature peer: Pietown, NM ( -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.
- Raton Fltr Plt (this station) 50°F
- Cold Yosemite Village, CA 50°F
- Hot Richwood, WV 50°F
- Near Pietown, NM 50°F
- Near Sandia Park, NM 50°F
Climate Living Index · Raton Fltr Plt
Raton Fltr Plt: 39/100 · grade F
Raton Fltr Plt publishes 5 of 6 Living Index dimensions (NOAA annual/seasonal normals · NOAA daily multivariate normals); 1 missing weight rescale to 100.
PlainClimate-derived for Raton Fltr Plt, not an official NOAA rating. Rankings still use Comfort Score 49/100 (separate formula). Breakpoints and limits.
| Dimension | Station value | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Precipitation balance | 18.6 in · 16.4 from 35 in | 42/100 · D |
| Normal heat + freeze calendar | 158 calendar days | 41/100 · D |
| Snowfall burden | 28.8 inches/year | 40/100 · D |
| Annual temperature balance | 49.7°F · 17.8° from 67.5°F | 39/100 · F |
| Frost-free season | 157 days/year | 31/100 · F |
Raton Fltr Plt · 2026-08-04 · NOAA NCEI Climate Normals · method · Comfort Score method.
Raton Fltr Plt's normals sit in a dry climate class: BSk
Precipitation is low relative to temperature but above true desert thresholds: cold semi-arid steppe (BSk). Class BSk is the Peel et al. (2007) label for this station's monthly mean temperature and precipitation normals: dry (arid or semi-arid), specifically cold semi-arid steppe.
- Köppen code
- BSk
- Group
- Dry (arid or semi-arid)
- Warmest month
- 68.9°F
- Coldest month
- 32.9°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 Raton Fltr Plt sits across the climate record
Three NOAA fields for Raton Fltr Plt'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 75%
- Raton Fltr Plt's annual total ranks in the drier third of 6,352 measured normals.
- Seasonal temperature swing
- Narrower than 80%
- Warmest-to-coldest month gap for Raton Fltr Plt is compact versus 6,861 complete station-years.
How Raton Fltr Plt compares across U.S. station-mapped locations
Raton Fltr Plt'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
Raton Fltr Plt's measured station temperature trend
MethodologyAcross 51 complete annual observations from 1954 to 2025, RATON FLTR PLT warmed at a fitted rate of 0.19°C per decade. The line shows the fitted change relative to its first year, not raw year-to-year temperatures or a forecast.
- Raton Fltr Plt primary station fitted change +0.19 °C/decade
Monthly Temperatures
Average daily high and low temperatures by month
| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Mean | Precip | Snow | Freeze Days | 90°F+ Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 45°F (7°C) | 21°F (-6°C) | 33°F (1°C) | 0.5" | 5.7" | 29.0 | 0.0 |
| February | 47°F (8°C) | 22°F (-6°C) | 35°F (1°C) | 0.4" | 4.3" | 25.2 | 0.0 |
| March | 54°F (12°C) | 28°F (-2°C) | 41°F (5°C) | 1.2" | 5.8" | 22.9 | 0.0 |
| April | 60°F (15°C) | 33°F (1°C) | 46°F (8°C) | 1.3" | 1.9" | 13.1 | 0.0 |
| May | 69°F (20°C) | 43°F (6°C) | 56°F (13°C) | 2.1" | 0.3" | 2.2 | 0.2 |
| June | 78°F (26°C) | 52°F (11°C) | 65°F (18°C) | 2.0" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 2.5 |
| July | 81°F (27°C) | 56°F (14°C) | 69°F (21°C) | 3.5" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 4.4 |
| August | 79°F (26°C) | 55°F (13°C) | 67°F (19°C) | 3.5" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 1.8 |
| September | 74°F (23°C) | 49°F (9°C) | 61°F (16°C) | 1.6" | 0.0" | 0.8 | 0.0 |
| October | 64°F (18°C) | 38°F (3°C) | 51°F (10°C) | 1.3" | 1.7" | 7.3 | 0.0 |
| November | 53°F (11°C) | 29°F (-2°C) | 41°F (5°C) | 0.6" | 3.8" | 20.3 | 0.0 |
| December | 45°F (7°C) | 21°F (-6°C) | 33°F (0°C) | 0.6" | 5.3" | 28.5 | 0.0 |
The year, day by day
Summer here tops out rather than builds: the warmest normal high is 82°F around July 13, short of 90°F on every date, while 158 dates carry a normal low at or below freezing, the coldest 20°F near December 24.
The freezing stretch
The normal low stays at or below 32°F into April 10, then returns to freezing around November 5, covering 158 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 1, when 44% of years recorded at least a hundredth of an inch. The driest is January 8 at 11%. Summed across the calendar, that is about 79 wet dates a year.
The widest day
April 1 carries the biggest normal gap between afternoon and dawn, 26°F between the normal high and the normal low.
Look up any date
Any date's 1991–2020 normal for Raton Fltr Plt.
Monthly Precipitation
Average monthly rainfall and snowfall
Snow: 5.7"
3.5 days with precipitation
Snow: 4.3"
3.5 days with precipitation
Snow: 5.8"
5.3 days with precipitation
Snow: 1.9"
6.0 days with precipitation
Snow: 0.3"
7.2 days with precipitation
9.0 days with precipitation
12.1 days with precipitation
12.4 days with precipitation
7.4 days with precipitation
Snow: 1.7"
4.8 days with precipitation
Snow: 3.8"
3.4 days with precipitation
Snow: 5.3"
4.0 days with precipitation
Raton Fltr Plt runs a summer-peaked wet season
48% of Raton Fltr Plt'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 July at 3.5", on a 36°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: July, August, May, taking 49% of the annual total between them.
- Driest month: February at 0.4".
- Winter share: 8% 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.
How Raton Fltr Plt's precipitation splits across the calendar
About 79 days a year record measurable precipitation here, carrying 18.6" between them, or roughly 0.24 inches on a typical wet day. That sits in the middle band: neither the many-light-days pattern of the Pacific Northwest and the Great Lakes, nor the few-heavy-events pattern of the Gulf and the desert Southwest.
A wet day is one recording at least 0.01 inches. These are 1991-2020 normals: they describe an average year and say nothing about the heaviest single storm on record.
Winter brings real snow to Raton Fltr Plt
Raton Fltr Plt averages 28.8 inches of snowfall a year, with March the snowiest month on the normals, spread across roughly 16 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: 28.8 inches of depth.
- Days recording measurable snow: about 16 a year.
- At a rough ten-to-one melt ratio, snow accounts for on the order of 15% 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 5
50% probability date
Growing Season
157 days
Heating & Cooling Degree Days
Annual totals indicate energy demand for heating and cooling
Heating Degree Days
5,874
Higher = more heating needed
Cooling Degree Days
326
Higher = more cooling needed
Warmest Month
July
Coldest Month
December
Nationwide similar cities
Other rankable U.S. places outside NM closest to Raton Fltr Plt 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).
- Ashland, OH 50°F · 0.0°F off
- Baring, WA 50°F · 0.0°F off
- Benton Harbor, MI 50°F · 0.0°F off
- Big Springs, NE 50°F · 0.0°F off
Closest by annual precipitation
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual precipitation (18.6" here), excluding temperature-peer places.
- Grand Lake, CO 18.6" · 0.0" off
- Hot Springs, SD 18.6" · 0.0" off
- Big Horn, WY 18.6" · 0.0" off
- Cortez, CO 18.6" · 0.0" off
Snow and freeze rhythm
When cold and snow define Raton Fltr Plt
heating led · dry · mid swing
Raton Fltr Plt's energy balance leans toward cold weather: 5,874 annual heating degree days against 326 for cooling. Its 36.0°F seasonal range still makes the monthly rows more useful than the annual average alone.
Raton Fltr Plt's frost-free season lasts about 157 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. Raton Fltr Plt coldest normal
December
The monthly mean of 33°F (0°C) sits near freezing, so cold nights and above-freezing afternoons share the same month.
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2. Raton Fltr Plt typical freeze period
January through December
The station reports average freezing days from January through December.
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3. Raton Fltr Plt snow peak
March
Raton Fltr Plt averages 28.8 inches of snow a year, with March 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 Raton Fltr Plt's primary station: RATON FLTR PLT (USC00297279). 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 Raton Fltr Plt; 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 Raton Fltr Plt 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.