Rosebud (7 mi NW), New Mexico climate: Climate normals at a NOAA weather station
Rosebud (7 mi NW)'s normal year runs from 23°F January nights to 90°F July afternoons, with 15.6 inches of precipitation and 14 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 12.9°C, January lows of −5°C, July highs of 32°C, 395 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationRosebud (7 mi NW)
- Station IDUSC00297585
- Location35.90°N 103.53°W
- Elevation4,780 ft (1,457 m)
On October 23, the normal high in Rosebud (7 mi NW) is 68°F and the normal low 39°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 Rosebud (7 mi NW).
- Jan 49° 23°
- Feb 53° 25°
- Mar 61° 31°
- Apr 68° 38°
- May 77° 48°
- Jun 87° 58°
- Jul 90° 63°
- Aug 87° 62°
- Sep 81° 54°
- Oct 70° 42°
- Nov 59° 31°
- Dec 50° 23°
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 Rosebud (7 mi NW) each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 90°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 23°F. The most precipitation falls in August (3.71 in), the least in February (0.32 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 49°F | 23°F | 36.0°F | 0.40 | 2.6 | 2 | <1 | 28 | 10 h |
| February | 53°F | 25°F | 38.8°F | 0.32 | 2.7 | 2 | <1 | 25 | 10 h 50 min |
| March | 61°F | 31°F | 46.1°F | 0.83 | 2.2 | 2 | <1 | 16 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 68°F | 38°F | 52.7°F | 0.97 | 0.6 | 4 | <1 | 7 | 13 h |
| May | 77°F | 48°F | 62.6°F | 1.24 | 0.1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 14 h |
| June | 87°F | 58°F | 72.2°F | 1.71 | 0.0 | 5 | 15 | <1 | 14 h 30 min |
| July | 90°F | 63°F | 76.0°F | 2.04 | 0.0 | 7 | 18 | <1 | 14 h 20 min |
| August | 87°F | 62°F | 74.4°F | 3.71 | 0.0 | 9 | 14 | <1 | 13 h 30 min |
| September | 81°F | 54°F | 67.2°F | 2.05 | 0.0 | 4 | 5 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 70°F | 42°F | 56.1°F | 1.26 | 1.2 | 4 | <1 | 4 | 11 h 20 min |
| November | 59°F | 31°F | 44.8°F | 0.49 | 1.5 | 2 | <1 | 17 | 10 h 20 min |
| December | 50°F | 23°F | 36.4°F | 0.55 | 3.4 | 2 | <1 | 28 | 9 h 40 min |
| Year (annual) | 69°F | 41°F | 55.3°F | 15.57 | 14.3 | 47 | 55 | 126 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 10°C | −5°C | 2.2°C | 10 mm | 7 cm |
| February | 12°C | −4°C | 3.8°C | 8 mm | 7 cm |
| March | 16°C | 0°C | 7.8°C | 21 mm | 6 cm |
| April | 20°C | 3°C | 11.5°C | 25 mm | 2 cm |
| May | 25°C | 9°C | 17.0°C | 31 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 30°C | 14°C | 22.3°C | 43 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 32°C | 17°C | 24.4°C | 52 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 31°C | 16°C | 23.6°C | 94 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 27°C | 12°C | 19.6°C | 52 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 21°C | 5°C | 13.4°C | 32 mm | 3 cm |
| November | 15°C | −1°C | 7.1°C | 12 mm | 4 cm |
| December | 10°C | −5°C | 2.4°C | 14 mm | 9 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00297585; 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 Rosebud (7 mi NW)?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in April, May, September and October. Of those, April 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 USC00297585.
When is the last frost at Rosebud (7 mi NW)?
In Rosebud (7 mi NW), the last spring frost (32°F) comes after April 21 in half of years and after May 3 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 24 in half of years and before October 8 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 211 year in 10 after May 3; 9 in 10 after April 8
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 241 year in 10 before October 8; 9 in 10 before November 6
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 185 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 205 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after April 10 in half of springs and before November 1 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Rosebud (7 mi NW) in zone 6b in ZIP code 88410, 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 7a: the coldest night of a typical year reaches 1°F (15 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 USC00297585; 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 Rosebud (7 mi NW)?
In a normal year in Rosebud (7 mi NW), 55 days a year reach 90°F (2 of them 100°F or more), 126 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 47 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 55a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 2a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 126a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 11high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 47a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 6a normal year
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00297585.
How sunny is it at Rosebud (7 mi NW)?
Over a year 87% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds at Rosebud (7 mi NW), 5.5 kWh per square metre a day. June is the sunniest month (90%) and December the cloudiest (82%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 84% | 3.2 |
| February | 83% | 4.1 |
| March | 84% | 5.4 |
| April | 86% | 6.7 |
| May | 87% | 7.5 |
| June | 90% | 7.9 |
| July | 90% | 7.5 |
| August | 89% | 6.7 |
| September | 89% | 5.8 |
| October | 86% | 4.5 |
| November | 86% | 3.5 |
| December | 82% | 2.8 |
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 Rosebud (7 mi NW) record?
A normal year at Rosebud (7 mi NW) brings 4,579 heating degree days, 15% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 1,063 cooling degree days, 17% more than the median (908). Six months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 3,642 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 897 | 0 |
| February | 732 | 0 |
| March | 588 | 0 |
| April | 374 | 5 |
| May | 142 | 66 |
| June | 9 | 225 |
| July | 0 | 341 |
| August | 2 | 294 |
| September | 51 | 118 |
| October | 291 | 14 |
| November | 605 | 0 |
| December | 888 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 4,579 | 1,063 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00297585. 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.
Have recent years at Rosebud (7 mi NW) been warmer than normal?
2025 averaged 56.7°F, 1.4°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 55.3°F. 3 of the 4 complete years since 2021 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 55.8°F | +0.5°F | 14.51 | 10.0 |
| 2022 | 55.2°F | −0.1°F | 13.48 | 9.0 |
| 2023 | 56.2°F | +0.9°F | 17.32 | 5.0 |
| 2025 | 56.7°F | +1.4°F | 13.68 | 6.0 |
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00297585. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Rosebud (7 mi NW)'s climate compare?
Rosebud (7 mi NW) is warmer than 55 of the 98 places with their own NOAA record in New Mexico, and wetter than 65. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 55.3°F is warmer than 61%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Rosebud (7 mi NW) 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.
Questions about Rosebud (7 mi NW)'s climate
What is the coldest month at Rosebud (7 mi NW)?
January, with a normal high of 49°F and a normal low of 23°F. The warmest is July (90°F by day, 63°F at night).
Does it snow at Rosebud (7 mi NW)?
Yes: 14 inches in a normal year, falling on 7 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in December (3.4 inches).
What is the rainiest month at Rosebud (7 mi NW)?
August, with 3.71 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is February with 0.32 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Rosebud (7 mi NW) in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Rosebud (7 mi NW) in zone 6b in ZIP code 88410, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at the station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches 1°F (15 years, 1991-2020): zone 7a.
How late can frost come at Rosebud (7 mi NW)?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after April 21; in one year in ten it comes after May 3. Waiting until May 3 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
- Amistad (5 mi SSW), NM19 miles from this station, 54.7°F a year
- McCarty Ranch, NM23 miles from this station, 56.5°F a year
- Mosquero, NM24 miles from this station, 54.3°F a year
- Pasamonte, NM30 miles from this station, 50.9°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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