Tres Piedras, NM Climate

Climate Insight: Tres Piedras, NM

The NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals describe Tres Piedras, New Mexico as a location with an annual average temperature of 44°F, ranging from a mean daily high of 59°F to a mean daily low of 28°F. July is typically the warmest month of the year, while January is the coldest. These thirty-year averages, computed from station USC00299085, smooth out year-to-year variability and give a baseline expectation for typical conditions in any given month.

Rainfall (and snow, where it falls) shapes day-to-day life here as much as temperature does. Tres Piedras sees about an uncharted amount of precipitation a year, predominantly as rainfall. The frost-free season averages 120 days, which directly shapes the planting calendar and growing potential for the area, with the last spring freeze near May 31 and the first fall freeze near September 28. On the energy side, 7,866 heating degree days and 69 cooling degree days tell the story of how often furnaces and air conditioners run during a normal year.

On PlainClimate's composite comfort index, Tres Piedras scores 39/100 (Below Average), a blended measure that weighs temperature mildness, precipitation moderation, and extreme-weather frequency against one another. The monthly tables above turn that into a planning tool: expect the mildest highs and lows in the shoulder seasons, July-driven heat at the peak of summer, and January-driven cold at the depth of winter. Every number here is a thirty-year average, not a forecast, so any given year can and does run warmer, cooler, wetter, or drier than the normal.