New Mexico climate: Statewide normals, its places and each month, NOAA 1991-2020
New Mexico's statewide normal is 54.5°F a year with 13.8 inches of precipitation (NOAA nClimDiv, 1991-2020); it has warmed 2.0°F per century since 1895, and 2017 was its warmest year.
- Statewide normal temperature
- 54.5°Fyear, 1991-2020
- Statewide normal precipitation
- 13.8 inyear, 1991-2020
- Last five years against normal
- +1.1°F2021-2025 mean 55.6°F
- Places with normals
- 17598 Census places, 77 other stations
What is New Mexico's weather like each month?
Statewide, July is the warmest month and December the coldest. Each month has its own page with the warmest and coolest places that month:
- Jan50°22°
- Feb54°25°
- Mar62°30°
- Apr69°37°
- May78°45°
- Jun88°54°
- Jul89°59°
- Aug86°58°
- Sep80°51°
- Oct71°40°
- Nov59°29°
- Dec49°22°
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 50°F | 22°F | 35.7°F | 0.66 |
| February | 54°F | 25°F | 39.5°F | 0.59 |
| March | 62°F | 30°F | 46.1°F | 0.69 |
| April | 69°F | 37°F | 52.9°F | 0.62 |
| May | 78°F | 45°F | 61.7°F | 0.91 |
| June | 88°F | 54°F | 71.1°F | 1.02 |
| July | 89°F | 59°F | 74.1°F | 2.44 |
| August | 86°F | 58°F | 72.2°F | 2.38 |
| September | 80°F | 51°F | 65.8°F | 1.76 |
| October | 71°F | 40°F | 55.1°F | 1.17 |
| November | 59°F | 29°F | 43.8°F | 0.68 |
| December | 49°F | 22°F | 35.6°F | 0.81 |
Source: NOAA NCEI nClimDiv statewide series (Climate at a Glance); data files. Statewide values are area-weighted from a 5 km grid of station data, so they differ from the simple average of a state's stations.
Has New Mexico been warmer than normal?
5 of the 5 complete years since 2021 ran warmer than the 1991-2020 statewide normal of 54.5°F. The record since 1895 rises at a fitted 2.0°F per century; the warmest year was 2017 (56.4°F).
| Year | Mean | Against normal |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 55.4°F | +1.0°F |
| 2022 | 54.6°F | +0.1°F |
| 2023 | 55.3°F | +0.9°F |
| 2024 | 56.2°F | +1.8°F |
| 2025 | 56.2°F | +1.8°F |
Source: NOAA NCEI nClimDiv statewide annual series.
Where is it warmest, wettest and snowiest in New Mexico?
Among the places PlainClimate covers, Columbus has the warmest year (64.8°F) and Red River the coolest (39.1°F); Cloudcroft is the wettest (28.4 in) and Fruitland the driest (7.3 in), and Red River gets the most snow (157 in).
| Place | Year | July high | January low | Precip. | Snow | Last frost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albuquerque | 57.9°F | 91°F | 26°F | 8.8 | 8 | April 6 |
| Las Cruces | 63.2°F | 96°F | 30°F | 9.1 | 1 | March 12 |
| Rio Rancho | 58.0°F | 96°F | 24°F | 9.5 | – | April 8 |
| Santa Fe | 52.0°F | 89°F | 20°F | 10.7 | – | May 4 |
| Roswell | 63.2°F | 97°F | 28°F | 11.6 | 10 | March 29 |
| Farmington | 53.2°F | 93°F | 19°F | 7.8 | – | May 2 |
| Hobbs | 62.2°F | 94°F | 30°F | 13.8 | 2 | March 28 |
| Clovis | 58.8°F | 92°F | 26°F | 20.1 | 13 | April 14 |
| South Valley | 56.9°F | 93°F | 22°F | 9.7 | 7 | April 18 |
| Carlsbad | 63.4°F | 95°F | 30°F | 12.1 | – | March 27 |
| Alamogordo | 63.1°F | 93°F | 33°F | 10.6 | 2 | March 9 |
| Gallup | 49.5°F | 89°F | 14°F | 10.7 | 34 | May 31 |
| Los Lunas | 56.1°F | 93°F | 19°F | 9.2 | 5 | April 23 |
| Deming | 61.5°F | 96°F | 27°F | 9.3 | – | April 5 |
| Los Alamos | 49.8°F | 83°F | 21°F | 17.5 | 42 | May 2 |
| Las Vegas | 50.1°F | 84°F | 20°F | 15.7 | – | May 10 |
| Artesia | 60.6°F | 95°F | 23°F | 12.1 | 4 | April 11 |
| Portales | 60.1°F | 93°F | 26°F | 16.1 | 8 | April 15 |
| Española | 52.3°F | 91°F | 16°F | – | – | May 11 |
| Grants | 50.1°F | 88°F | 15°F | – | – | May 24 |
| Corrales | 55.0°F | 92°F | 21°F | 9.6 | 8 | April 25 |
| Socorro | 57.5°F | 92°F | 23°F | 10.1 | – | April 16 |
| Ruidoso | 50.1°F | 81°F | 21°F | 22.0 | 26 | May 11 |
| Bloomfield | 54.4°F | 92°F | 21°F | 8.1 | 7 | April 23 |
| Taos | 48.5°F | 87°F | 12°F | 12.7 | 28 | May 19 |
| Aztec | 53.3°F | 94°F | 17°F | 10.1 | 11 | May 12 |
| Raton | 49.7°F | 87°F | 14°F | 13.7 | – | May 11 |
| Santa Teresa | 63.1°F | 95°F | 30°F | 10.1 | 2 | March 23 |
| Truth or Consequences | 62.6°F | 97°F | 27°F | 10.0 | – | March 30 |
| Tucumcari | 59.1°F | 95°F | 24°F | 13.3 | – | April 18 |
| Placitas | 55.7°F | 91°F | 24°F | 10.9 | 11 | April 16 |
| Santa Rosa | 58.4°F | 93°F | 25°F | 15.0 | 11 | April 20 |
| Dulce | 47.4°F | 88°F | 10°F | 17.4 | 56 | June 9 |
| Tularosa | 61.2°F | 93°F | 29°F | 10.8 | – | April 5 |
| Clayton | 54.3°F | 90°F | 21°F | 16.1 | 22 | April 27 |
| Lordsburg | 61.3°F | 99°F | 24°F | 11.3 | – | April 27 |
| Jal | 63.4°F | 96°F | 27°F | 12.2 | 2 | March 31 |
| Moriarty | 49.9°F | 88°F | 15°F | 12.7 | – | May 14 |
| Columbus | 64.8°F | 96°F | 31°F | 10.3 | 0 | March 18 |
| Elephant Butte | 63.4°F | 96°F | 30°F | 9.9 | 1 | March 13 |
| Capitan | 53.6°F | 85°F | 24°F | 16.6 | 27 | May 3 |
| Pecos | 50.0°F | 85°F | 18°F | 16.2 | 26 | May 15 |
| Estancia | 51.4°F | 90°F | 15°F | 13.6 | 18 | May 18 |
| Angel Fire | 41.4°F | 77°F | 9°F | 20.9 | 124 | June 18 |
| Carrizozo | 56.2°F | 90°F | 23°F | 13.3 | 7 | April 27 |
| El Rito | 48.9°F | 84°F | 18°F | 11.7 | 24 | May 15 |
| Springer | 52.9°F | 89°F | 18°F | 17.1 | – | April 30 |
| Mountainair | 53.7°F | 87°F | 23°F | 12.9 | 14 | May 2 |
| Chama | 42.2°F | 80°F | 7°F | 22.4 | 92 | June 14 |
| Fort Sumner | 59.2°F | 92°F | 25°F | 15.1 | 9 | April 9 |
| Cimarron | 50.1°F | 84°F | 18°F | 17.2 | 40 | May 11 |
| Cloudcroft | 45.7°F | 72°F | 19°F | 28.4 | 67 | May 18 |
| Tatum | 58.6°F | 93°F | 23°F | 15.2 | 6 | April 19 |
| Cuba | 48.7°F | 87°F | 14°F | 12.8 | 34 | May 30 |
| Tierra Amarilla | 43.4°F | 83°F | 6°F | 16.6 | 75 | June 11 |
| Melrose | 59.1°F | 93°F | 25°F | 16.2 | 11 | April 17 |
| Torreon | 51.5°F | 90°F | 17°F | 10.1 | 18 | May 15 |
| Red River | 39.1°F | 75°F | 7°F | 22.0 | 157 | June 19 |
| Fruitland | 51.4°F | 92°F | 16°F | 7.3 | 8 | May 12 |
| Cochiti | 55.9°F | 94°F | 20°F | 11.8 | 8 | April 26 |
| Sandia Park | 49.5°F | 83°F | 19°F | – | – | May 9 |
| Eagle Nest | 41.7°F | 79°F | 5°F | 17.2 | – | June 16 |
| Reserve | 53.7°F | 92°F | 17°F | 16.9 | – | May 30 |
| Quemado | 48.5°F | 85°F | 15°F | 11.4 | 18 | June 1 |
| Villanueva | 54.9°F | 90°F | 24°F | 17.0 | 25 | April 24 |
| Navajo Dam | 53.4°F | 92°F | 21°F | 12.1 | 8 | April 27 |
| Alcalde | 50.4°F | 88°F | 15°F | 11.1 | 11 | May 10 |
| Maxwell | 48.7°F | 86°F | 13°F | 14.1 | 21 | May 17 |
| Hillsboro | 58.1°F | 92°F | 25°F | 12.3 | 3 | April 23 |
| Jemez Springs | 52.1°F | 89°F | 19°F | 15.2 | 23 | May 9 |
| White Signal | 56.7°F | 88°F | 27°F | 15.2 | 13 | April 23 |
| Animas | 62.2°F | 93°F | 31°F | 10.3 | 4 | April 2 |
| Roy | 52.9°F | 88°F | 21°F | 16.4 | 19 | April 30 |
| San Jon | 60.3°F | 95°F | 26°F | 17.0 | 17 | April 18 |
| Conchas Dam | 59.8°F | 94°F | 26°F | 15.2 | 8 | April 4 |
| Lindrith | 46.3°F | 85°F | 12°F | 15.5 | 50 | May 28 |
| Glenwood | 56.5°F | 91°F | 23°F | 16.6 | 2 | May 6 |
| Elida | 59.0°F | 92°F | 25°F | 16.7 | 13 | April 21 |
| Lybrook | 48.5°F | 84°F | 16°F | 10.4 | 17 | May 9 |
| Hope | 61.9°F | 93°F | 30°F | 12.9 | 3 | April 1 |
| Cubero | 52.7°F | 90°F | 18°F | 10.0 | 15 | May 13 |
| Mosquero | 54.3°F | 90°F | 20°F | 15.8 | 20 | May 3 |
| Caballo | 63.2°F | 98°F | 29°F | 10.6 | 0 | March 25 |
| Capulin | 49.4°F | 86°F | 15°F | 17.6 | 41 | May 17 |
| Luna | 48.2°F | 85°F | 14°F | 17.6 | 18 | June 17 |
| Stanley | 50.6°F | 87°F | 18°F | 12.1 | 22 | May 9 |
| Grenville | 51.9°F | 86°F | 20°F | 16.6 | 18 | May 5 |
| Hachita | 60.0°F | 94°F | 25°F | 12.1 | – | April 23 |
| Orogrande | 63.2°F | 96°F | 29°F | 12.4 | 2 | March 24 |
| Abiquiu | 51.2°F | 88°F | 18°F | 10.1 | 11 | April 29 |
| Brazos | 44.8°F | 82°F | 14°F | 21.8 | – | May 20 |
| Faywood | 58.6°F | 91°F | 27°F | 12.9 | – | April 21 |
| Fence Lake | 49.2°F | 86°F | 16°F | 12.6 | 23 | May 31 |
| Gila Hot Springs | 53.5°F | 89°F | 17°F | 15.2 | 6 | May 26 |
| McGaffey | 46.3°F | 84°F | 12°F | 19.7 | 42 | June 5 |
| Newkirk | 58.4°F | 94°F | 23°F | 14.6 | 15 | April 21 |
| Redrock | 59.8°F | 95°F | 25°F | 12.5 | 1 | April 30 |
| Winston | 53.1°F | 87°F | 20°F | 13.9 | 10 | May 10 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals for each station. Last frost: the median last spring date of 32°F.
What are New Mexico's all-time weather records?
The official state records, reviewed by NOAA's State Climate Extremes Committee: from 122°F to −50°F.
| Record | Value | Where | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| Highest temperature | 122°F | Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (nr. Loving) | June 27, 1994 |
| Lowest temperature | −50°F | Gavilan | February 1, 1951 |
| Most precipitation in 24 hours | 11.28 in | Lake Maloya | May 18, 1955 |
| Most snow in 24 hours | 41 in | Kelly Ranch | February 3, 1964 |
| Deepest snow on the ground | 96 in | Lee's Ranch | March 15, 1941 |
Source: NOAA NCEI State Climate Extremes Committee records.
Which other NOAA stations in New Mexico keep normals?
77 stations in New Mexico that are not a town's own record keep 1991-2020 normals too: reservoirs and dams, parks and forests, research farms, remote sites and the second stations of towns (those are shown on the town's page). Each with its normal yearly mean:
- Albuquerque Foothills NE55.3°F
- Amistad (5 mi SSW)54.7°F
- Antelope Wells60.2°F
- Arch57.6°F
- Augustine (2 mi E)49.3°F
- Bernardo56.8°F
- Bingham (2 mi NE)56.8°F
- Bitter Lakes Wildlife Refuge59.4°F
- Bosque Del Apache58.4°F
- Brantley Dam63.1°F
- Caprock58.8°F
- Carlsbad Caverns62.8°F
- Carlsbad station64.4°F
- Cerro45.1°F
- Chaco Canyon National Mon49.3°F
- Clayton (1 mi N)53.4°F
- Cliff (11 mi SE)55.6°F
- Clines Corners50.4°F
- Clines Corners (7 mi SE)50.5°F
- Clovis (13 mi N)56.7°F
- Corona (10 mi SW)53.3°F
- Dark Canyon Road61.6°F
- Deming station61.9°F
- Dilia56.0°F
- El Morro National Mon47.7°F
- El Vado Dam44.7°F
- Elk53.7°F
- Farmington Agricultural Science Center52.8°F
- Fort Bayard59.6°F
- Fort Sumner (5 mi S)59.3°F
- Gage62.1°F
- Gallup Sand & Gravel50.1°F
- Gascon45.6°F
- Gran Quivira National Mon54.1°F
- Grants Airport52.1°F
- Hobbs (13 mi W)63.0°F
- Jemez Dam55.9°F
- Johnson Ranch48.1°F
- Jornada Experiment Range59.5°F
- Lake Maloya44.3°F
- Las Cruces (20 mi N)59.3°F
- Las Vegas Wastewater Treatment Plant49.0°F
- Los Alamos (13 mi W)40.3°F
- McCarty Ranch56.5°F
- Mountain Park52.9°F
- Mountainair (8 mi NW)51.2°F
- Ocate (2 mi NW)47.3°F
- Ochoa62.3°F
- Otis50.9°F
- Pasamonte50.9°F
- Pedernal (9 mi E)51.7°F
- Petroglyph National Mon57.6°F
- Picacho58.6°F
- Pietown (19 mi NE)49.6°F
- Ragland (3 mi SSW)56.2°F
- Ramon (8 mi SW)56.4°F
- Raton Filter Plant49.7°F
- Raton KRTN Radio48.6°F
- Rio Grande Nature Center56.7°F
- Rio Rancho #156.2°F
- Rosebud (7 mi NW)55.3°F
- Roswell Climat59.4°F
- Santa Fe 250.0°F
- Santa Fe Seton51.1°F
- Socorro (20 mi N)58.2°F
- Star Lake48.1°F
- Sumner Lake59.7°F
- Thoreau (12 mi SE)49.7°F
- Tres Piedras43.5°F
- Truth Or Consequence Airport61.6°F
- Tucumcari (4 mi NE)59.2°F
- Valmora50.3°F
- Waste Isolt'n Pilot Plant63.9°F
- White Sands National Mon60.5°F
- Wolf Canyon41.5°F
- Yeso (2 mi S)58.2°F
- Zuni51.2°F
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals for each station.
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- Columbus64.8°F a year, 10.3 in of precipitation
- Red River39.1°F a year, 22.0 in of precipitation
- Cloudcroft45.7°F a year, 28.4 in of precipitation
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