Valmora, New Mexico climate: Climate normals at a NOAA weather station
Valmora's normal year runs from 14°F January nights to 88°F July afternoons, with 15.9 inches of precipitation and 24 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 10.2°C, January lows of −10°C, July highs of 31°C, 403 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationValmora
- Station IDUSC00299330
- Location35.82°N 104.92°W
- Elevation6,325 ft (1,928 m)
On October 23, the normal high in Valmora is 69°F and the normal low 29°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 9%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Valmora.
- Jan 51° 14°
- Feb 54° 17°
- Mar 60° 22°
- Apr 67° 29°
- May 75° 38°
- Jun 85° 46°
- Jul 88° 52°
- Aug 85° 51°
- Sep 80° 43°
- Oct 71° 32°
- Nov 60° 21°
- Dec 51° 15°
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 Valmora each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 88°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 14°F. The most precipitation falls in July (3.07 in), the least in January (0.40 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 51°F | 14°F | 32.7°F | 0.40 | 4.2 | 2 | <1 | 30 | 10 h |
| February | 54°F | 17°F | 35.4°F | 0.60 | 4.7 | 2 | <1 | 27 | 10 h 50 min |
| March | 60°F | 22°F | 41.4°F | 0.69 | 3.4 | 2 | <1 | 28 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 67°F | 29°F | 48.1°F | 0.79 | 2.4 | 3 | <1 | 21 | 13 h |
| May | 75°F | 38°F | 56.5°F | 1.50 | 0.1 | 4 | <1 | 5 | 14 h |
| June | 85°F | 46°F | 65.6°F | 1.71 | 0.0 | 6 | 6 | <1 | 14 h 30 min |
| July | 88°F | 52°F | 69.9°F | 3.07 | 0.0 | 9 | 10 | <1 | 14 h 20 min |
| August | 85°F | 51°F | 68.0°F | 2.75 | 0.0 | 9 | 4 | <1 | 13 h 30 min |
| September | 80°F | 43°F | 61.5°F | 2.10 | 0.0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 71°F | 32°F | 51.3°F | 1.21 | 0.8 | 3 | <1 | 18 | 11 h 20 min |
| November | 60°F | 21°F | 40.9°F | 0.53 | 2.7 | 2 | <1 | 28 | 10 h 20 min |
| December | 51°F | 15°F | 32.8°F | 0.52 | 5.4 | 2 | <1 | 30 | 9 h 50 min |
| Year (annual) | 69°F | 32°F | 50.3°F | 15.87 | 23.7 | 49 | 21 | 189 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 11°C | −10°C | 0.4°C | 10 mm | 11 cm |
| February | 12°C | −8°C | 1.9°C | 15 mm | 12 cm |
| March | 16°C | −5°C | 5.2°C | 18 mm | 9 cm |
| April | 20°C | −2°C | 8.9°C | 20 mm | 6 cm |
| May | 24°C | 3°C | 13.6°C | 38 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 29°C | 8°C | 18.7°C | 43 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 31°C | 11°C | 21.1°C | 78 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 30°C | 10°C | 20.0°C | 70 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 27°C | 6°C | 16.4°C | 53 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 22°C | 0°C | 10.7°C | 31 mm | 2 cm |
| November | 16°C | −6°C | 4.9°C | 13 mm | 7 cm |
| December | 10°C | −9°C | 0.4°C | 13 mm | 14 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00299330; 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 Valmora?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in April, May, June, September and October. Of those, April has the fewest days with rain (3).
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 USC00299330.
When is the last frost at Valmora?
In Valmora, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after May 18 in half of years and after June 3 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 1 in half of years and before September 21 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
- May 181 year in 10 after June 3; 9 in 10 after May 4
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 11 year in 10 before September 21; 9 in 10 before October 12
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 135 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 155 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after May 5 in half of springs and before October 9 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Valmora in zone 6a in ZIP code 87750, 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 USC00299330; 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 at Valmora?
In a normal year in Valmora, 21 days a year reach 90°F, 189 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 49 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 21a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- fewer than 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 189a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 7high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 49a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 8a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1917) is 101°F, on June 22, 1981; the lowest is −35°F, on January 13, 1963.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 1919, with 27.28 in; the snowiest season is 1984–85, with 90.0 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00299330; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00299330. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is it at Valmora?
Over a year 86% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds at Valmora, 5.5 kWh per square metre a day. June is the sunniest month (88%) and December the cloudiest (83%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 85% | 3.3 |
| February | 83% | 4.2 |
| March | 85% | 5.5 |
| April | 85% | 6.7 |
| May | 86% | 7.5 |
| June | 88% | 7.8 |
| July | 86% | 7.3 |
| August | 86% | 6.6 |
| September | 87% | 5.7 |
| October | 87% | 4.6 |
| November | 87% | 3.5 |
| December | 83% | 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 many heating and cooling degree days does Valmora record?
A normal year at Valmora brings 5,683 heating degree days, 6% more than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 358 cooling degree days, 61% fewer than the median (908). Seven months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 2,398 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,003 | 0 |
| February | 829 | 0 |
| March | 733 | 0 |
| April | 507 | 0 |
| May | 271 | 6 |
| June | 51 | 70 |
| July | 6 | 157 |
| August | 13 | 105 |
| September | 122 | 19 |
| October | 428 | 2 |
| November | 723 | 0 |
| December | 998 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 5,683 | 358 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00299330. 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 Valmora been warmer than normal?
Over 49 complete years from 1918 to 2017, the station's annual mean temperature rose at a fitted 0.8°F per century (+0.04°C per decade). A fitted rate summarizes the whole record; single years swing well above and below it.
Source: trend: NOAA GHCN-Monthly v4. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Valmora's climate compare?
Valmora is warmer than 29 of the 98 places with their own NOAA record in New Mexico, and wetter than 67. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 50.3°F is warmer than 42%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Valmora 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 Valmora share this climate record?
2 places have no NOAA station with 1991-2020 normals of their 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.
- Wagon Mound, NM263 people · 18 mi NE
- Watrous, NM0 people · 4 mi SW
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 Valmora's climate
What is the coldest month at Valmora?
January, with a normal high of 51°F and a normal low of 14°F. The warmest is July (88°F by day, 52°F at night).
Does it snow at Valmora?
Yes: 24 inches in a normal year, falling on 10 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in December (5.4 inches).
What is the rainiest month at Valmora?
July, with 3.07 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is January with 0.40 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Valmora in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Valmora in zone 6a in ZIP code 87750, the nearest ZIP area.
How late can frost come at Valmora?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after May 18; in one year in ten it comes after June 3. Waiting until June 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
- Las Vegas, NM17 miles from this station, 50.1°F a year
- Ocate (2 mi NW), NM27 miles from this station, 47.3°F a year
- Gascon, NM30 miles from this station, 45.6°F a year
- Springer, NM42 miles from this station, 52.9°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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