Villanueva, New Mexico climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Villanueva's normal year runs from 24°F December nights to 90°F July afternoons, with 17.0 inches of precipitation and 25 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 12.7°C, December lows of −5°C, July highs of 32°C, 432 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationVillanueva
- Station IDUSC00299496
- Location35.27°N 105.36°W
- Elevation5,765 ft (1,757 m)
- From the centerunder 1 mile
- Population (census place)250
On October 23, the normal high in Villanueva is 69°F and the normal low 38°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 11%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Villanueva.
- Jan 51° 24°
- Feb 53° 26°
- Mar 61° 32°
- Apr 69° 37°
- May 78° 45°
- Jun 88° 54°
- Jul 90° 59°
- Aug 88° 57°
- Sep 82° 50°
- Oct 71° 40°
- Nov 60° 30°
- Dec 50° 24°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
What is the weather like in Villanueva each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 90°F; December the coldest, with normal lows of 24°F. The most precipitation falls in July (3.19 in), the least in February (0.45 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 51°F | 24°F | 37.6°F | 0.54 | 4.7 | 3 | <1 | 27 | 10 h |
| February | 53°F | 26°F | 39.7°F | 0.45 | 4.2 | 3 | <1 | 23 | 10 h 50 min |
| March | 61°F | 32°F | 46.5°F | 0.84 | 3.6 | 3 | <1 | 18 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 69°F | 37°F | 52.6°F | 0.97 | 0.5 | 3 | <1 | 9 | 13 h |
| May | 78°F | 45°F | 61.5°F | 1.45 | 0.1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 h |
| June | 88°F | 54°F | 71.2°F | 1.63 | 0.0 | 5 | 17 | <1 | 14 h 30 min |
| July | 90°F | 59°F | 74.5°F | 3.19 | 0.0 | 9 | 19 | <1 | 14 h 20 min |
| August | 88°F | 57°F | 72.4°F | 2.83 | 0.0 | 9 | 14 | <1 | 13 h 30 min |
| September | 82°F | 50°F | 65.9°F | 2.09 | 0.0 | 5 | 4 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 71°F | 40°F | 55.5°F | 1.32 | 1.0 | 4 | <1 | 6 | 11 h 20 min |
| November | 60°F | 30°F | 45.0°F | 0.73 | 3.7 | 2 | <1 | 19 | 10 h 20 min |
| December | 50°F | 24°F | 36.7°F | 0.98 | 7.2 | 3 | <1 | 27 | 9 h 50 min |
| Year (annual) | 70°F | 40°F | 54.9°F | 17.02 | 25.0 | 51 | 56 | 129 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 10°C | −4°C | 3.1°C | 14 mm | 12 cm |
| February | 12°C | −3°C | 4.3°C | 11 mm | 11 cm |
| March | 16°C | 0°C | 8.1°C | 21 mm | 9 cm |
| April | 20°C | 3°C | 11.4°C | 25 mm | 1 cm |
| May | 26°C | 7°C | 16.4°C | 37 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 31°C | 12°C | 21.8°C | 41 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 32°C | 15°C | 23.6°C | 81 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 31°C | 14°C | 22.4°C | 72 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 28°C | 10°C | 18.8°C | 53 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 22°C | 4°C | 13.1°C | 34 mm | 3 cm |
| November | 15°C | −1°C | 7.2°C | 19 mm | 9 cm |
| December | 10°C | −5°C | 2.6°C | 25 mm | 18 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00299496; 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.
When is the best weather to visit Villanueva?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in April, May, 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 USC00299496.
When is the last frost in Villanueva?
In Villanueva, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after April 24 in half of years and after May 7 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 20 in half of years and before October 5 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 241 year in 10 after May 7; 9 in 10 after April 10
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 201 year in 10 before October 5; 9 in 10 before November 3
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 176 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 202 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after April 10 in half of springs and before October 31 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Villanueva in zone 6b in ZIP code 87583.
Frost dates for every NOAA station in New Mexico · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00299496; 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 in Villanueva?
In a normal year in Villanueva, 56 days a year reach 90°F (2 of them 100°F or more), 129 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 51 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 56a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 2a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 129a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 5high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 51a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 7a normal year
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00299496.
How sunny is Villanueva?
Over a year 84% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Villanueva, 5.4 kWh per square metre a day. October is the sunniest month (87%) and July the cloudiest (80%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 85% | 3.3 |
| February | 83% | 4.2 |
| March | 84% | 5.5 |
| April | 84% | 6.8 |
| May | 85% | 7.5 |
| June | 87% | 7.8 |
| July | 80% | 6.9 |
| August | 83% | 6.4 |
| September | 85% | 5.7 |
| October | 87% | 4.7 |
| November | 86% | 3.5 |
| December | 82% | 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 much heating and cooling does Villanueva need?
A normal year in Villanueva brings 4,504 heating degree days, 16% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 859 cooling degree days, 5% 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 3,364 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 851 | 0 |
| February | 708 | 0 |
| March | 572 | 0 |
| April | 373 | 1 |
| May | 150 | 43 |
| June | 9 | 194 |
| July | 1 | 296 |
| August | 3 | 232 |
| September | 59 | 86 |
| October | 301 | 7 |
| November | 600 | 0 |
| December | 877 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 4,504 | 859 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00299496. 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.
Has Villanueva been warmer than normal lately?
2023 averaged 55.2°F, 0.3°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 54.9°F. 2 of the 3 complete years since 2021 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 55.4°F | +0.5°F | 16.36 | – |
| 2022 | 54.8°F | −0.1°F | 14.01 | 13.0 |
| 2023 | 55.2°F | +0.3°F | 13.92 | 28.0 |
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00299496. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Villanueva's climate compare?
Villanueva is warmer than 53 of the other 97 places with their own NOAA record in New Mexico, and wetter than 79. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 54.9°F is warmer than 60%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Villanueva 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 Villanueva share this climate record?
6 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.
- Ribera, NM324 people · 9 mi NW
- Soham, NM275 people · 13 mi NW
- Sena, NM157 people · 3 mi NW
- San Jose, NM52 people · 11 mi NW
- Pueblo, NM39 people · 6 mi NW
- Tecolote, NM35 people · 14 mi N
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 Villanueva's climate
What is the coldest month in Villanueva?
December, with a normal high of 50°F and a normal low of 24°F. The warmest is July (90°F by day, 59°F at night).
Does it snow in Villanueva?
Yes: 25 inches in a normal year, falling on 7 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in December (7.2 inches).
What is the rainiest month in Villanueva?
July, with 3.19 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is February with 0.45 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Villanueva in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Villanueva in zone 6b in ZIP code 87583.
How late can frost come in Villanueva?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after April 24; in one year in ten it comes after May 7. Waiting until May 7 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
- Dilia, NM18 miles from this station, 56.0°F a year
- Clines Corners, NM25 miles from this station, 50.4°F a year
- Clines Corners (7 mi SE), NM27 miles from this station, 50.5°F a year
- Pecos, NM27 miles from this station, 50.0°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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