Springer, NM Climate: Temperature & Rain by Month
Explore NOAA NCEI's 1991–2020 climate normals → and a clearly labeled PlainClimate comfort calculation
30-year climate normals (1991-2020) from Springer's primary NOAA station, SPRINGER.
The climate verdict for Springer
Dryness leads the climate profile for Springer, New Mexico, with 17.1 inches of precipitation a year. NOAA records an annual average of 53°F. At 52/100 (moderate) the climate comfort score falls in the bottom third of the station-mapped U.S. score corpus, exceeding only 24% of scores.
- 53°F
- annual average temperature (NOAA normal)
- 52/100
- comfort score, above 24% of station-mapped location scores
- 17.1"
- annual precipitation
- 164 days
- growing season, frost-free days
Springer: NOAA 1991-2020 normals describe a typical year, not a forecast. Method: /methodology.
Normals record plate
Sheet USC00298501 · Springer, NM 53°F mean · 17.1" precip
TEMP-COOL · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · PRCP-DRY · SWING-MID · COMF-LOW · LOAD-HEAT · STN-1 · BOOK-FULL
- TEMP-COOL 53°F
- RANK-MID #3,636
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Roy
- PRCP-DRY 17.1"
- SWING-MID 40°F
- COMF-LOW 52/100
- LOAD-HEAT 5,084 HDD
- STN-1 USC00298501
- BOOK-FULL 6/6 fields
Nearest mean-temperature peer: Roy, NM (+ 0 °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.
- Springer (this station) 53°F
- Cold Pulaski, VA 53°F
- Hot Radford, VA 53°F
- Near Roy, NM 53°F
- Near Montague Siskiy…, CA 53°F
Climate Living Index · Springer
Springer: 44/100 · grade D
Springer publishes 4 of 6 Living Index dimensions (NOAA annual/seasonal normals · NOAA daily multivariate normals); 2 missing weights rescale to 100.
PlainClimate-derived for Springer, not an official NOAA rating. Rankings still use Comfort Score 52/100 (separate formula). Breakpoints and limits.
| Dimension | Station value | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Annual temperature balance | 52.9°F · 14.6° from 67.5°F | 52/100 · D |
| Normal heat + freeze calendar | 155 calendar days | 43/100 · D |
| Frost-free season | 164 days/year | 37/100 · F |
| Precipitation balance | 17.1 in · 17.9 from 35 in | 36/100 · F |
Springer · 2026-08-04 · NOAA NCEI Climate Normals · method · Comfort Score method.
Springer'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
- 73.2°F
- Coldest month
- 33.0°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 Springer sits across the climate record
Three NOAA fields for Springer's primary station, temperature, precipitation, and seasonal swing, are ranked against every station-mapped normal that carries the same field.
- Annual temperature
- 53rd percentile warmth
- Mid-pack annual mean versus 6,861 station normals.
- Annual precipitation
- Drier than 78%
- Springer's annual total ranks in the drier third of 6,352 measured normals.
- Seasonal temperature swing
- 37th percentile swing
- Typical seasonal amplitude versus 6,861 complete station-years.
How Springer compares across U.S. station-mapped locations
Springer's comfort score vs. all station-mapped locations
PlainClimate composite comfort index (1–100), NOAA 1991–2020 normals
52 24th percentile score exceeds 24% 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%). Below this entry.
- 50–60: 1,329 station-mapped locations (21%). This entry sits in this band.
- 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 | Freeze Days | 90°F+ Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 51°F (10°C) | 18°F (-8°C) | 34°F (1°C) | 0.6" | 30.0 | 0.0 |
| February | 53°F (12°C) | 20°F (-7°C) | 36°F (2°C) | 0.4" | 26.7 | 0.0 |
| March | 62°F (17°C) | 28°F (-2°C) | 45°F (7°C) | 0.9" | 24.0 | 0.0 |
| April | 68°F (20°C) | 35°F (2°C) | 51°F (11°C) | 1.2" | 14.2 | 0.0 |
| May | 76°F (24°C) | 45°F (7°C) | 60°F (16°C) | 1.5" | 1.5 | 1.7 |
| June | 86°F (30°C) | 53°F (12°C) | 69°F (21°C) | 2.0" | 0.1 | 10.5 |
| July | 89°F (32°C) | 57°F (14°C) | 73°F (23°C) | 3.0" | 0.0 | 15.7 |
| August | 86°F (30°C) | 56°F (13°C) | 71°F (22°C) | 3.0" | 0.0 | 8.5 |
| September | 80°F (27°C) | 48°F (9°C) | 64°F (18°C) | 2.1" | 1.0 | 2.2 |
| October | 71°F (22°C) | 37°F (3°C) | 54°F (12°C) | 1.2" | 12.6 | 0.1 |
| November | 60°F (16°C) | 25°F (-4°C) | 43°F (6°C) | 0.6" | 25.4 | 0.0 |
| December | 49°F (10°C) | 17°F (-9°C) | 33°F (1°C) | 0.6" | 30.3 | 0.0 |
The year, day by day
Summer here tops out rather than builds: the warmest normal high is 89°F around July 7, short of 90°F on every date, while 155 dates carry a normal low at or below freezing, the coldest 16°F near December 17.
The freezing stretch
The normal low stays at or below 32°F into April 1, then returns to freezing around October 30, covering 155 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.
The widest day
November 5 carries the biggest normal gap between afternoon and dawn, 35°F between the normal high and the normal low.
Look up any date
Any date's 1991–2020 normal for Springer.
Where Springer Stands Nationally
Daily temperature swings run wider than most of the country, peaking near 35°F between the normal high and low.
Springer earns one nationally notable standing (outer quintile) against 6,860 NOAA 1991–2020 normals stations, middle-of-the-pack metrics stay silent here.
Monthly Precipitation
Average monthly rainfall
Springer runs a summer-peaked wet season
46% of Springer'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 3.0", on a 40.2°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, September, taking 47% of the annual total between them.
- Driest month: February at 0.4".
- Winter share: 9% 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.
Frost Dates & Growing Season
First Fall Freeze
October 11
50% probability date
Last Spring Freeze
April 30
50% probability date
Growing Season
164 days
Heating & Cooling Degree Days
Annual totals indicate energy demand for heating and cooling
Heating Degree Days
5,084
Higher = more heating needed
Cooling Degree Days
691
Higher = more cooling needed
Warmest Month
July
Coldest Month
December
Nationwide similar cities
Other rankable U.S. places outside NM closest to Springer 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 (53°F here).
- Chambersburg, PA 53°F · 0.0°F off
- Concordia, KS 53°F · 0.0°F off
- Harrisville, WV 53°F · 0.0°F off
- Langlois, OR 53°F · 0.0°F off
Closest by annual precipitation
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual precipitation (17.1" here), excluding temperature-peer places.
- St John, WA 17.1" · 0.0" off
- Morgan, UT 17.1" · 0.0" off
- Stratford, TX 17.1" · 0.0" off
- Bowman, ND 17.1" · 0.0" off
Data-derived climate profile
How Springer's climate pattern fits together
heating led · dry · mid swing
Springer's energy balance leans toward cold weather: 5,084 annual heating degree days against 691 for cooling. Its 40.2°F seasonal range still makes the monthly rows more useful than the annual average alone.
Springer's frost-free season lasts about 164 days, a middle-length window whose endpoints matter more than the annual average. It describes freeze probability, not year-specific planting conditions.
July and December mark the typical warm and cold ends of the calendar in Springer's middle-range seasonal profile. The measured spread is 40.2°F. The annual average is 53°F. Neither the annual mean nor one extreme month represents the full calendar on its own.
Springer's cold-season load does not imply a wet climate. Annual precipitation is 17.1 inches, which places the station in PlainClimate's dry range. Snowfall is not added to the interpretation because its annual value is missing. The snowfall and rainfall fields should be read separately rather than inferred from temperature.
These labels group NOAA 1991-2020 normals from Springer's primary station, so the winter figures are a thirty-year average and not a floor: a single hard season can run well below them. Treat each band as a descriptive range for Springer, not an official NOAA class or a year-ahead forecast.
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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 Springer's primary station: SPRINGER (USC00298501). For informational purposes only.
Place identity: U.S. Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer places. The 2024 Census Gazetteer identifies the exact name-and-state match as an incorporated place (GEOID 3574800). Match rule for Springer: exact normalized name + state only, no fuzzy expansion, so nearby differently spelled facilities stay unmatched.
On this page every temperature, precipitation, and derived score for Springer 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.