NOAA climate atlas · updated August 2026
New Mexico Climate Data
Climate normals for 167 station-mapped locations, each from its primary station in New Mexico's 428-station NOAA network.
- average temperature
- 54°F (12°C)54.3°F · fleet p50 52.2°F · n=50
- Warmer than median
- annual precipitation
- 13.8"13.8 inches · fleet p50 43.7 inches · n=50
- Drier national band
- annual snowfall
- 20.5"20.5 inches · fleet p50 24.7 inches · n=50
- Less snow than median
- locations / stations
- 167 / 428State coverage: 167 locations / 428 stations. Benchmark context: this profile's measured location and NOAA-station counts.
- State coverage
New Mexico's climate in one line
New Mexico averages 54°F a year - warmer than 58% of U.S. states, spanning Red River at 39°F to Columbus at 65°F.
- 54°F
- statewide average · 58th percentile of states
- 14"
- average annual precipitation
- 87/100
- most comfortable: Alamogordo
- 167
- station-mapped locations · 428 NOAA stations
Statewide figures are simple averages across 167 station-mapped locations (each from its primary NOAA station), local conditions vary widely by elevation and coast distance.
How New Mexico ranks among all 50 states
New Mexico's average temperature vs. all U.S. states
Statewide annual mean temperature, NOAA 1991–2020 normals
54°F Top 42% warmer than 58% of 50 U.S. states
- 30°F–35°F: 1 US states (2%). Below this entry.
- 35°F–40°F: 0 US states (0%). Below this entry.
- 40°F–45°F: 8 US states (16%). Below this entry.
- 45°F–50°F: 10 US states (20%). Below this entry.
- 50°F–55°F: 12 US states (24%). This entry sits in this band.
- 55°F–60°F: 8 US states (16%). Above this entry.
- 60°F–65°F: 7 US states (14%). Above this entry.
- 65°F–70°F: 2 US states (4%). Above this entry.
- 70°F–75°F: 2 US states (4%). Above this entry.
Source NOAA U.S. Climate Normals (statewide aggregate) · 1991–2020
New Mexico in the national rankings
- Ranks #21 hottest of 50 states at 54.3°F annual average, 1.2°F above the 53.1°F mean of all state averages - see all 50 hottest states ranked by NOAA normals
- In winter (Dec–Feb) it averages 36.4°F, the #19 warmest winter of 50 states - winter ranking
- 64.5% of NOAA hourly observations report clear sky (7 measured locations), the #2 clearest of 47 ranked states - sunniest states by clear-sky frequency
Temperature × precipitation · 50-state landscape
New Mexico in the national climate landscape
New Mexico averages 54.3°F and 13.8 inches of annual precipitation across 167 station-mapped locations. Against the same complete 50-state cohort, that places it in the warmer and drier half of the chart. Dashed lines mark the national medians of 52.3°F and 43.7 inches.
Read all 50 state values
Each point is PlainClimate's simple average across the station-mapped location normals available for that state. Cohort sizes vary and are shown below; the values are not population weighted. Dashed lines mark the median of this 50-state comparison and are guides, not comfort or safety thresholds.
| State | Locations | Annual mean | Annual precipitation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | 172 | 33.5°F | 47.6 in |
| Alabama | 100 | 63.3°F | 57.9 in |
| Arkansas | 110 | 60.7°F | 52.2 in |
| Arizona | 169 | 62.3°F | 12.4 in |
| California | 363 | 59.8°F | 21.6 in |
| Colorado | 214 | 46.3°F | 15.9 in |
| Connecticut | 23 | 50.1°F | 48.6 in |
| Delaware | 7 | 56.2°F | 46.8 in |
| Florida | 165 | 72.6°F | 55.2 in |
| Georgia | 122 | 63.4°F | 52.0 in |
| Hawaii | 49 | 72.4°F | 48.5 in |
| Iowa | 143 | 48.0°F | 35.9 in |
| Idaho | 139 | 46.1°F | 18.0 in |
| Illinois | 163 | 52.2°F | 40.7 in |
| Indiana | 116 | 52.4°F | 43.7 in |
| Kansas | 168 | 54.8°F | 31.2 in |
| Kentucky | 95 | 56.2°F | 50.6 in |
| Louisiana | 91 | 67.3°F | 60.3 in |
| Massachusetts | 68 | 49.2°F | 48.2 in |
| Maryland | 42 | 55.6°F | 45.5 in |
| Maine | 79 | 43.1°F | 46.4 in |
| Michigan | 201 | 45.5°F | 34.2 in |
| Minnesota | 172 | 42.2°F | 30.0 in |
| Missouri | 164 | 55.1°F | 43.9 in |
| Mississippi | 91 | 64.1°F | 59.7 in |
| Montana | 215 | 43.4°F | 15.9 in |
| North Carolina | 178 | 59.1°F | 52.2 in |
| North Dakota | 119 | 41.0°F | 19.2 in |
| Nebraska | 171 | 49.6°F | 25.0 in |
| New Hampshire | 52 | 44.5°F | 46.6 in |
| New Jersey | 45 | 53.6°F | 47.9 in |
| New Mexico | 167 | 54.3°F | 13.8 in |
| Nevada | 115 | 52.4°F | 8.9 in |
| New York | 173 | 47.5°F | 43.7 in |
| Ohio | 128 | 51.6°F | 41.1 in |
| Oklahoma | 159 | 60.3°F | 35.7 in |
| Oregon | 180 | 50.5°F | 37.6 in |
| Pennsylvania | 157 | 50.2°F | 45.2 in |
| Rhode Island | 9 | 51.2°F | 48.7 in |
| South Carolina | 100 | 62.8°F | 49.8 in |
| South Dakota | 149 | 45.6°F | 21.8 in |
| Tennessee | 146 | 58.0°F | 56.0 in |
| Texas | 449 | 66.2°F | 31.1 in |
| Utah | 170 | 49.4°F | 13.9 in |
| Virginia | 119 | 55.8°F | 46.0 in |
| Vermont | 41 | 43.5°F | 43.7 in |
| Washington | 149 | 49.9°F | 40.9 in |
| Wisconsin | 200 | 44.5°F | 34.6 in |
| West Virginia | 99 | 52.3°F | 47.6 in |
| Wyoming | 144 | 43.3°F | 14.0 in |
Derived by PlainClimate from NOAA 1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals · simple averages across each state's varying station-mapped-location cohort · data updated August 2026.
New Mexico Climate in Context
U.S. land-mean temperature anomaly (NOAA NCEI) tracked against global anomaly (NASA GISTEMP). Paris Agreement 1.5°C and 2.0°C thresholds shown as reference lines. New Mexico sits within this national warming envelope; individual station-mapped locations below show local readings against this trend.
- United States (incl. New Mexico) +0.11 °C/decade
- Global (NASA GISTEMP) +0.11 °C/decade
- Paris Agreement thresholds 1.5°C / 2.0°C
Station-mapped locations in New Mexico
167 locations with climate data
Scroll the table to browse every location, or use the complete CSV and JSON exports below.
| Location | Avg Temp | High | Low | Precip | Snow | Comfort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abiquiu Dam | 51°F | 65°F | 37°F | 10.1" | 10.5" | 54/100 |
| Alamogordo | 63°F | 75°F | 51°F | 10.6" | 2.4" | 87/100 |
| Albuquerque | 58°F | 70°F | 46°F | 8.8" | 7.9" | 58/100 |
| Albuquerque Foothills NE | 55°F | 68°F | 43°F | 14.9" | 23.7" | 63/100 |
| Albuquerque Valley | 57°F | 72°F | 42°F | 9.7" | 6.8" | 58/100 |
| Alcalde | 50°F | 67°F | 34°F | 11.1" | 10.7" | 54/100 |
| Amistad | 55°F | 70°F | 40°F | 15.7" | 14.1" | 54/100 |
| Angel Fire | 41°F | 57°F | 26°F | 20.9" | 124.0" | 44/100 |
| Animas | 62°F | 76°F | 48°F | 10.3" | 3.6" | 83/100 |
| Antelope Wells | 60°F | 76°F | 44°F | 12.4" | N/A | 80/100 |
| Arch | 58°F | 74°F | 41°F | 16.7" | 5.2" | 68/100 |
| Artesia | 61°F | 77°F | 44°F | 12.1" | 3.8" | 83/100 |
| Augustine | 49°F | 64°F | 34°F | 13.0" | 6.6" | 54/100 |
| Aztec Ruins National Monument | 53°F | 71°F | 36°F | 10.1" | 10.9" | 54/100 |
| Bernardo | 57°F | 75°F | 39°F | 8.2" | 4.7" | 59/100 |
| Bingham | 57°F | 72°F | 42°F | 10.8" | N/A | 68/100 |
| Bitter Lakes WL Refuge | 59°F | 77°F | 42°F | 13.3" | 3.6" | 73/100 |
| Bloomfield | 54°F | 69°F | 40°F | 8.1" | 6.8" | 44/100 |
| Bosque Del Apache | 58°F | 78°F | 39°F | 9.6" | 2.0" | 59/100 |
| Brantley Dam | 63°F | 78°F | 48°F | 12.8" | 3.6" | 83/100 |
| Brazos Lodge | 45°F | 58°F | 32°F | 21.8" | N/A | 52/100 |
| Caballo Dam | 63°F | 79°F | 48°F | 10.6" | 0.4" | 83/100 |
| Capitan | 54°F | 69°F | 38°F | 16.6" | 27.3" | 49/100 |
| Caprock | 59°F | 74°F | 44°F | 15.0" | 7.9" | 68/100 |
| Capulin | 49°F | 65°F | 33°F | 17.6" | 40.9" | 49/100 |
| Carlsbad | 64°F | 79°F | 50°F | 12.6" | 2.7" | 83/100 |
| Carlsbad Cavern City | 63°F | 78°F | 49°F | 12.1" | N/A | 80/100 |
| Carlsbad Caverns | 63°F | 75°F | 51°F | 13.8" | 3.5" | 83/100 |
| Carrizozo | 56°F | 72°F | 40°F | 13.3" | 7.0" | 64/100 |
| Cerro | 45°F | 61°F | 29°F | 13.4" | 61.5" | 44/100 |
| Chaco Canyon Natl Mon | 49°F | 67°F | 32°F | 8.9" | 11.2" | 44/100 |
| Chama | 42°F | 58°F | 26°F | 22.4" | 91.9" | 44/100 |
| Cimarron | 50°F | 66°F | 34°F | 17.2" | 40.0" | 49/100 |
| Clayton | 53°F | 70°F | 37°F | 17.9" | 18.8" | 54/100 |
| Clayton Muni Air Park | 54°F | 69°F | 40°F | 16.1" | 22.3" | 49/100 |
| Cliff | 56°F | 74°F | 37°F | 14.5" | 0.0" | 69/100 |
| Clines Corners | 50°F | 64°F | 37°F | 14.3" | N/A | 52/100 |
| Cloudcroft | 46°F | 58°F | 33°F | 28.4" | 66.8" | 54/100 |
| Clovis | 59°F | 73°F | 45°F | 20.1" | 13.4" | 78/100 |
| Cochiti Dam | 56°F | 72°F | 39°F | 11.8" | 8.2" | 64/100 |
| Columbus | 65°F | 79°F | 50°F | 10.3" | 0.2" | 83/100 |
| Conchas Dam | 60°F | 73°F | 46°F | 15.2" | 8.4" | 68/100 |
| Corona | 53°F | 66°F | 41°F | 16.9" | 27.9" | 49/100 |
| Corrales | 55°F | 71°F | 39°F | 9.6" | 7.7" | 54/100 |
| Cuba | 49°F | 65°F | 32°F | 12.8" | 34.1" | 49/100 |
| Cubero | 53°F | 70°F | 36°F | 10.0" | 15.0" | 54/100 |
| Dark Canyon Road | 62°F | 77°F | 46°F | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Deming | 62°F | 78°F | 45°F | 8.8" | 1.0" | 73/100 |
| Deming Muni | 62°F | 77°F | 46°F | 9.3" | N/A | 68/100 |
| Dilia | 56°F | 73°F | 39°F | 15.7" | 27.2" | 59/100 |
| Dulce | 47°F | 66°F | 29°F | 17.4" | 55.7" | 44/100 |
| Eagle Nest | 42°F | 59°F | 25°F | 17.2" | N/A | 40/100 |
| El Morro Natl Mon | 48°F | 64°F | 31°F | 13.9" | 38.0" | 49/100 |
| El Rito | 49°F | 63°F | 35°F | 11.7" | 23.9" | 49/100 |
| El Vado Dam | 45°F | 62°F | 28°F | 14.1" | 35.7" | 39/100 |
| Elephant Butte Dam | 63°F | 77°F | 50°F | 9.9" | 0.9" | 77/100 |
| Elida | 59°F | 74°F | 44°F | 16.7" | 12.6" | 68/100 |
| Elk | 54°F | 71°F | 37°F | 15.7" | 13.4" | 54/100 |
| Espanola | 52°F | 70°F | 35°F | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Estancia | 51°F | 70°F | 33°F | 13.6" | 17.9" | 54/100 |
| Farmington | 53°F | 68°F | 38°F | 7.8" | N/A | 40/100 |
| Farmington Ag Sci Cnt | 53°F | 66°F | 40°F | 8.0" | 8.6" | 44/100 |
| Faywood | 59°F | 75°F | 43°F | 12.9" | N/A | 68/100 |
| Fence Lake | 49°F | 67°F | 32°F | 12.6" | 23.3" | 49/100 |
| Fort Bayard | 60°F | 73°F | 46°F | 16.2" | N/A | 68/100 |
| Fort Sumner | 59°F | 74°F | 45°F | 15.1" | 9.1" | 68/100 |
| Fruitland | 51°F | 68°F | 34°F | 7.3" | 7.8" | 44/100 |
| Gage | 62°F | 78°F | 47°F | 10.5" | 0.5" | 83/100 |
| Gallup Muni | 50°F | 67°F | 32°F | 10.7" | 33.8" | 49/100 |
| Gallup Sand & Gravel | 50°F | 66°F | 35°F | 12.5" | 20.6" | 49/100 |
| Gascon | 46°F | 60°F | 32°F | 24.9" | 108.3" | 54/100 |
| Gila Hot Springs | 54°F | 74°F | 33°F | 15.2" | 5.8" | 54/100 |
| Glenwood | 57°F | 75°F | 38°F | 16.6" | 1.8" | 69/100 |
| Gran Quivira Natl Mon | 54°F | 69°F | 39°F | 15.3" | 10.5" | 54/100 |
| Grants | 52°F | 72°F | 33°F | 9.7" | 7.9" | 44/100 |
| Grants Milan Muni | 50°F | 68°F | 32°F | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Grenville | 52°F | 66°F | 37°F | 16.6" | 17.9" | 54/100 |
| Hachita | 60°F | 78°F | 43°F | 12.1" | N/A | 80/100 |
| Hillsboro | 58°F | 74°F | 42°F | 12.3" | 2.7" | 73/100 |
| Hobbs | 62°F | 76°F | 49°F | 13.8" | 1.8" | 83/100 |
| Hope | 62°F | 76°F | 48°F | 12.9" | 3.4" | 83/100 |
| Jal | 63°F | 79°F | 48°F | 12.2" | 1.9" | 83/100 |
| Jemez Dam | 56°F | 70°F | 41°F | 8.9" | 5.7" | 58/100 |
| Jemez Springs | 52°F | 68°F | 36°F | 15.2" | 22.8" | 49/100 |
| Johnson Rch | 48°F | 64°F | 32°F | 12.2" | 28.7" | 49/100 |
| Jornada Exp Range | 60°F | 78°F | 42°F | 10.4" | 1.3" | 69/100 |
| Lake Maloya | 44°F | 59°F | 29°F | 21.4" | 89.3" | 44/100 |
| Las Cruces | 59°F | 76°F | 42°F | 10.3" | N/A | 68/100 |
| Las Vegas | 50°F | 65°F | 36°F | 15.7" | N/A | 52/100 |
| Las Vegas Wwtp | 49°F | 68°F | 30°F | 16.7" | 22.0" | 49/100 |
| Lindrith | 46°F | 62°F | 31°F | 15.5" | 50.4" | 44/100 |
| Lordsburg | 61°F | 81°F | 42°F | 11.3" | N/A | 80/100 |
| Los Alamos | 40°F | 55°F | 26°F | 25.5" | N/A | 52/100 |
| Los Lunas | 56°F | 73°F | 39°F | 9.2" | 5.1" | 58/100 |
| Luna Ranger Station | 48°F | 69°F | 28°F | 17.6" | 17.6" | 54/100 |
| Lybrook | 49°F | 62°F | 35°F | 10.4" | 16.9" | 54/100 |
| Maxwell | 49°F | 66°F | 31°F | 14.1" | 21.4" | 49/100 |
| Mccarty Rch | 57°F | 71°F | 42°F | 15.0" | 18.7" | 68/100 |
| Mcgaffey | 46°F | 63°F | 29°F | 19.7" | 42.1" | 49/100 |
| Melrose | 59°F | 74°F | 44°F | 16.2" | 11.0" | 68/100 |
| Moriarty | 50°F | 67°F | 33°F | 12.7" | N/A | 52/100 |
| Mosquero | 54°F | 70°F | 39°F | 15.8" | 19.5" | 54/100 |
| Mountainair | 54°F | 68°F | 40°F | 12.9" | 14.1" | 54/100 |
| Mtn Park | 53°F | 65°F | 41°F | 19.3" | 17.3" | 54/100 |
| Navajo Dam | 53°F | 67°F | 40°F | 12.1" | 7.7" | 54/100 |
| Newkirk | 58°F | 74°F | 43°F | 14.6" | 15.2" | 68/100 |
| Ocate | 47°F | 63°F | 32°F | 19.7" | 42.9" | 49/100 |
| Ochoa | 62°F | 77°F | 47°F | 13.4" | 3.1" | 83/100 |
| Orogrande | 63°F | 79°F | 48°F | 12.4" | 1.9" | 83/100 |
| Otis | 51°F | 64°F | 38°F | 11.1" | N/A | 52/100 |
| Pasamonte | 51°F | 67°F | 35°F | 15.2" | 20.5" | 49/100 |
| Pecos National Monument | 50°F | 66°F | 34°F | 16.2" | 26.3" | 49/100 |
| Pedernal | 52°F | 68°F | 36°F | 13.8" | 25.7" | 49/100 |
| Petroglyph Natl Mon | 58°F | 72°F | 43°F | 9.8" | N/A | 56/100 |
| Picacho | 59°F | 75°F | 43°F | 14.2" | 12.4" | 68/100 |
| Pietown | 50°F | 63°F | 36°F | 13.4" | 41.2" | 49/100 |
| Placitas | 56°F | 70°F | 42°F | 10.9" | 10.7" | 68/100 |
| Portales | 60°F | 75°F | 45°F | 16.1" | 7.6" | 78/100 |
| Quemado | 49°F | 66°F | 31°F | 11.4" | 17.6" | 54/100 |
| Ragland | 56°F | 71°F | 41°F | 16.7" | 17.0" | 64/100 |
| Ramon | 56°F | 73°F | 40°F | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Raton Fltr Plt | 50°F | 62°F | 37°F | 18.6" | 28.8" | 49/100 |
| Raton Krtn Radio | 49°F | 66°F | 32°F | 15.1" | 25.4" | 49/100 |
| Raton Muni Crews | 50°F | 66°F | 33°F | 13.7" | N/A | 52/100 |
| Red River | 39°F | 55°F | 24°F | 22.0" | 156.7" | 44/100 |
| Redrock | 60°F | 78°F | 41°F | 12.5" | 1.0" | 69/100 |
| Reserve Ranger Station | 54°F | 75°F | 33°F | 16.9" | N/A | 52/100 |
| Rio Grande Nature Ctr | 57°F | 74°F | 39°F | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Rio Rancho | 56°F | 71°F | 41°F | 10.4" | 9.3" | 68/100 |
| Rosebud | 55°F | 69°F | 41°F | 15.6" | 14.3" | 68/100 |
| Roswell Climat | 59°F | 76°F | 43°F | 11.6" | 9.8" | 68/100 |
| Roswell Ind Air Park | 63°F | 78°F | 49°F | 11.6" | 9.6" | 78/100 |
| Roy | 53°F | 68°F | 38°F | 16.4" | 19.3" | 54/100 |
| Ruidoso | 50°F | 65°F | 35°F | 22.0" | 26.2" | 59/100 |
| San Jon | 60°F | 75°F | 45°F | 17.0" | 17.1" | 78/100 |
| Sandia Park | 50°F | 64°F | 35°F | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Santa FE | 50°F | 65°F | 35°F | 12.8" | 20.2" | 49/100 |
| Santa FE County Muni | 52°F | 67°F | 37°F | 10.7" | N/A | 52/100 |
| Santa FE Seton | 51°F | 64°F | 38°F | 14.7" | 28.1" | 49/100 |
| Santa Rosa | 58°F | 75°F | 42°F | 15.0" | 11.3" | 68/100 |
| Santa Teresa | 63°F | 78°F | 49°F | 10.1" | 2.0" | 83/100 |
| Socorro | 58°F | 73°F | 43°F | 8.6" | N/A | 56/100 |
| Springer | 53°F | 69°F | 37°F | 17.1" | N/A | 52/100 |
| Stanley | 51°F | 66°F | 35°F | 12.1" | 22.3" | 49/100 |
| Star Lake | 48°F | 65°F | 31°F | 10.0" | N/A | 52/100 |
| State Univ | 63°F | 78°F | 48°F | 9.1" | 1.0" | 77/100 |
| Sumner Lake | 60°F | 76°F | 44°F | 14.0" | 9.5" | 68/100 |
| Taos | 49°F | 65°F | 32°F | 12.7" | 28.4" | 49/100 |
| Tatum | 59°F | 75°F | 43°F | 15.2" | 6.1" | 68/100 |
| Thoreau | 50°F | 68°F | 31°F | 12.3" | 30.6" | 49/100 |
| Tierra Amarilla | 43°F | 61°F | 26°F | 16.6" | 75.1" | 34/100 |
| Torreon Navajo Mission | 52°F | 68°F | 35°F | 10.1" | 18.2" | 54/100 |
| Tres Piedras | 44°F | 59°F | 28°F | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Truth OR Consequence | 62°F | 75°F | 48°F | 9.2" | N/A | 68/100 |
| Truth OR Consequences | 63°F | 79°F | 47°F | 10.0" | N/A | 68/100 |
| Tucumcari | 59°F | 74°F | 44°F | 16.1" | 14.9" | 68/100 |
| Tucumcari Muni | 59°F | 74°F | 44°F | 13.3" | N/A | 68/100 |
| Tularosa | 61°F | 75°F | 47°F | 10.8" | N/A | 80/100 |
| Valmora | 50°F | 69°F | 32°F | 15.9" | 23.7" | 49/100 |
| Villanueva | 55°F | 70°F | 40°F | 17.0" | 25.0" | 49/100 |
| Waste Isolt'n Pilot Plt | 64°F | 80°F | 48°F | 13.1" | 0.2" | 83/100 |
| White Sands Natl Mon | 61°F | 78°F | 43°F | 9.8" | 1.6" | 73/100 |
| White Signal | 57°F | 71°F | 43°F | 15.2" | 13.1" | 68/100 |
| Winston | 53°F | 70°F | 36°F | 13.9" | 9.6" | 54/100 |
| Wolf Canyon | 42°F | 57°F | 26°F | 22.6" | 111.3" | 44/100 |
| Yeso | 58°F | 73°F | 44°F | 11.2" | 10.5" | 68/100 |
| Zuni | 51°F | 70°F | 33°F | 11.2" | 10.0" | 54/100 |
Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information U.S. Climate Normals v1.0.1 · 1991-2020 Statewide aggregates for New Mexico computed as the simple average across its 167 station-mapped locations, each represented by its primary NOAA station (428 stations in the state network).
Climate Insight: New Mexico
New Mexico's climate profile is aggregated from 167 station-mapped locations and 428 NOAA weather stations reporting under the 1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals program. The statewide average annual temperature sits at 54°F, which is the simple average across all tracked station-mapped locations rather than any single station's reading. Because New Mexico spans multiple latitudes, elevations, and proximities to large water bodies, local conditions can differ from this headline number by wide margins; coastal, valley, and mountain stations often diverge by ten degrees or more even within a single month.
Precipitation and snowfall averages round out the climatological picture. Across New Mexico, annual precipitation averages 13.8 inches, with typical seasonal snowfall near 20.5 inches statewide. These numbers combine rain, sleet, and snow water-equivalent and describe the thirty-year normal rather than any particular recent year. Readers evaluating a specific destination should drill into one of the 167 individual location profiles below; each station record varies with local geography, and the statewide figures here are averages that mask meaningful intrastate differences.
For planning purposes, the location table above is sorted to help you compare averages side-by-side: annual mean temperature, average daily high and low, precipitation totals, snowfall, and PlainClimate's climate comfort score. That 1–100 score combines temperature mildness, precipitation moderation, snowfall burden, and frost-free growing-season length from each location's NOAA normal. It is a climate-only comparison, not a NOAA or overall livability rating. Use it as a starting point, then open each location profile for the exact score inputs, monthly breakdowns, degree-day totals, frost dates, and separately reported humidity metrics.
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- Kansas 55°F · 0.5°F off
- New Jersey 54°F · 0.7°F off
- Missouri 55°F · 0.8°F off
- Maryland 56°F · 1.3°F off
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What is the most comfortable station-mapped location in New Mexico? ▼
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