New Mexico weather in August: Statewide normals and every place, NOAA 1991-2020
In August, New Mexico's statewide normal high is 86°F and normal low 58°F; normal highs run from 71°F in Cloudcroft to 96°F in Lordsburg (NOAA 1991-2020 normals).
- Statewide normal high
- 86°FAugust, 1991-2020
- Statewide normal low
- 58°FAugust, 1991-2020
- Statewide normal precipitation
- 2.38 inAugust
- Warmest place
- 96°Fnormal high, Lordsburg
- Coolest place
- 71°Fnormal high, Cloudcroft
Where is New Mexico warmest and wettest in August?
Lordsburg has the warmest August afternoons (96°F) and Cloudcroft the coolest (71°F). Cloudcroft gets the most precipitation (5.01 in) and Farmington the least (0.79 in).
Statewide, August averaged 72.2°F in 2021, 71.9°F in 2022, 75.1°F in 2023, 75.2°F in 2024, 74.5°F in 2025, 77.2°F in 2026, against a 1991-2020 normal of 72.2°F.
| Place | High | Low | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albuquerque | 89°F | 65°F | 1.31 | 0.0 |
| Las Cruces | 94°F | 68°F | 1.73 | 0.0 |
| Rio Rancho | 92°F | 63°F | 1.73 | – |
| Santa Fe | 86°F | 56°F | 1.96 | – |
| Roswell | 95°F | 69°F | 1.68 | 0.0 |
| Farmington | 90°F | 60°F | 0.79 | – |
| Hobbs | 92°F | 68°F | 2.06 | 0.0 |
| Clovis | 91°F | 64°F | 3.84 | 0.0 |
| South Valley | 90°F | 62°F | 1.52 | 0.0 |
| Carlsbad | 94°F | 68°F | 1.65 | – |
| Alamogordo | 91°F | 68°F | 1.96 | 0.0 |
| Gallup | 86°F | 53°F | 1.92 | 0.0 |
| Los Lunas | 91°F | 60°F | 1.53 | 0.0 |
| Deming | 93°F | 66°F | 2.01 | – |
| Los Alamos | 80°F | 55°F | 3.20 | 0.0 |
| Las Vegas | 81°F | 53°F | 3.13 | – |
| Artesia | 94°F | 64°F | 1.63 | 0.0 |
| Portales | 91°F | 65°F | 2.91 | 0.0 |
| Española | 88°F | 54°F | – | – |
| Grants | 86°F | 52°F | – | – |
| Corrales | 89°F | 60°F | 1.71 | 0.0 |
| Socorro | 89°F | 61°F | 2.09 | – |
| Ruidoso | 79°F | 50°F | 4.23 | 0.0 |
| Bloomfield | 90°F | 60°F | 1.11 | 0.0 |
| Taos | 84°F | 51°F | 1.77 | 0.0 |
| Aztec | 91°F | 57°F | 1.32 | 0.0 |
| Raton | 85°F | 53°F | 2.32 | – |
| Santa Teresa | 93°F | 68°F | 1.73 | 0.0 |
| Truth or Consequences | 95°F | 66°F | 1.88 | – |
| Tucumcari | 93°F | 65°F | 2.21 | – |
| Placitas | 89°F | 60°F | 1.95 | 0.0 |
| Santa Rosa | 91°F | 60°F | 2.16 | 0.0 |
| Dulce | 85°F | 49°F | 2.41 | 0.0 |
| Tularosa | 91°F | 65°F | 1.81 | – |
| Clayton | 87°F | 60°F | 3.08 | 0.0 |
| Lordsburg | 96°F | 62°F | 2.17 | – |
| Jal | 95°F | 67°F | 1.27 | 0.0 |
| Moriarty | 85°F | 52°F | 2.04 | – |
| Columbus | 94°F | 69°F | 1.87 | 0.0 |
| Elephant Butte | 93°F | 69°F | 1.81 | 0.0 |
| Capitan | 83°F | 54°F | 2.70 | 0.0 |
| Pecos | 83°F | 52°F | 3.03 | 0.0 |
| Estancia | 87°F | 52°F | 2.36 | 0.0 |
| Angel Fire | 75°F | 42°F | 2.73 | 0.0 |
| Carrizozo | 88°F | 58°F | 2.19 | 0.0 |
| El Rito | 82°F | 53°F | 1.90 | 0.0 |
| Springer | 86°F | 56°F | 2.97 | – |
| Mountainair | 85°F | 58°F | 2.44 | 0.0 |
| Chama | 78°F | 46°F | 3.02 | 0.0 |
| Fort Sumner | 90°F | 65°F | 2.31 | 0.0 |
| Cimarron | 82°F | 52°F | 3.11 | 0.0 |
| Cloudcroft | 71°F | 47°F | 5.01 | 0.0 |
| Tatum | 92°F | 62°F | 2.11 | 0.0 |
| Cuba | 84°F | 53°F | 2.03 | 0.0 |
| Tierra Amarilla | 81°F | 46°F | 2.19 | 0.0 |
| Melrose | 91°F | 63°F | 2.75 | 0.0 |
| Torreon | 87°F | 55°F | 1.78 | 0.0 |
| Red River | 72°F | 40°F | 3.01 | 0.0 |
| Fruitland | 89°F | 56°F | 1.03 | 0.0 |
| Cochiti | 92°F | 59°F | 1.72 | 0.0 |
| Sandia Park | 80°F | 52°F | – | – |
| Eagle Nest | 77°F | 43°F | 2.81 | – |
| Reserve | 89°F | 52°F | 3.43 | – |
| Quemado | 82°F | 51°F | 2.92 | 0.0 |
| Villanueva | 88°F | 57°F | 2.83 | 0.0 |
| Navajo Dam | 89°F | 60°F | 1.39 | 0.0 |
| Alcalde | 86°F | 54°F | 1.75 | 0.0 |
| Maxwell | 84°F | 52°F | 2.47 | 0.0 |
| Hillsboro | 89°F | 60°F | 2.41 | 0.0 |
| Jemez Springs | 86°F | 54°F | 2.62 | 0.0 |
| White Signal | 86°F | 60°F | 2.74 | 0.0 |
| Animas | 90°F | 66°F | 1.95 | 0.0 |
| Roy | 85°F | 57°F | 3.30 | 0.0 |
| San Jon | 93°F | 65°F | 2.42 | 0.0 |
| Conchas Dam | 92°F | 66°F | 2.37 | 0.0 |
| Lindrith | 82°F | 51°F | 2.09 | 0.0 |
| Glenwood | 89°F | 58°F | 2.83 | 0.0 |
| Elida | 91°F | 63°F | 2.98 | 0.0 |
| Lybrook | 81°F | 54°F | 1.97 | 0.0 |
| Hope | 92°F | 67°F | 1.88 | 0.0 |
| Cubero | 87°F | 55°F | 1.89 | 0.0 |
| Mosquero | 87°F | 58°F | 2.83 | 0.0 |
| Caballo | 95°F | 67°F | 2.01 | 0.0 |
| Capulin | 83°F | 53°F | 2.87 | 0.0 |
| Luna | 82°F | 47°F | 3.84 | 0.0 |
| Stanley | 84°F | 54°F | 2.09 | 0.0 |
| Grenville | 84°F | 57°F | 3.15 | 0.0 |
| Hachita | 92°F | 62°F | 2.12 | – |
| Orogrande | 94°F | 66°F | 2.02 | 0.0 |
| Abiquiu | 85°F | 57°F | 1.75 | 0.0 |
| Amistad (5 mi SSW) | 88°F | 61°F | 2.78 | 0.0 |
| Antelope Wells | 89°F | 62°F | 2.29 | – |
| Arch | 91°F | 62°F | 2.82 | 0.0 |
| Augustine (2 mi E) | 80°F | 54°F | 2.84 | 0.0 |
| Bernardo | 92°F | 60°F | 1.21 | 0.0 |
| Bingham (2 mi NE) | 89°F | 61°F | 1.79 | – |
| Bitter Lakes Wildlife Refuge | 94°F | 63°F | 1.70 | 0.0 |
| Bosque Del Apache | 94°F | 59°F | 1.91 | 0.0 |
| Brantley Dam | 94°F | 68°F | 1.63 | 0.0 |
| Brazos | 78°F | 50°F | 2.84 | – |
| Caprock | 91°F | 63°F | 2.21 | 0.0 |
| Cerro | 81°F | 48°F | 2.25 | 0.0 |
| Chaco Canyon National Mon | 87°F | 53°F | 1.31 | 0.0 |
| Cliff (11 mi SE) | 89°F | 58°F | 2.45 | 0.0 |
| Clines Corners | 82°F | 55°F | 2.33 | – |
| Clines Corners (7 mi SE) | 83°F | 55°F | – | – |
| Corona (10 mi SW) | 82°F | 58°F | 3.16 | 0.0 |
| Dark Canyon Road | 91°F | 64°F | – | – |
| Dilia | 90°F | 58°F | 2.48 | 0.0 |
| El Morro National Mon | 82°F | 50°F | 2.69 | 0.0 |
| El Vado Dam | 82°F | 48°F | 2.16 | 0.0 |
| Elk | 84°F | 54°F | 2.74 | 0.0 |
| Farmington Agricultural Science Center | 87°F | 60°F | 0.98 | 0.0 |
| Faywood | 88°F | 60°F | 2.71 | – |
| Fence Lake | 83°F | 51°F | 2.44 | 0.0 |
| Fort Bayard | 87°F | 63°F | 2.93 | – |
| Fort Sumner (5 mi S) | 93°F | 63°F | 2.64 | 0.0 |
| Gage | 94°F | 67°F | 2.11 | 0.0 |
| Gascon | 74°F | 47°F | 3.87 | 0.0 |
| Gila Hot Springs | 87°F | 53°F | 3.07 | 0.0 |
| Gran Quivira National Mon | 86°F | 56°F | 3.01 | 0.0 |
| Jemez Dam | 90°F | 62°F | 1.94 | 0.0 |
| Johnson Ranch | 84°F | 52°F | 1.96 | 0.0 |
| Lake Maloya | 76°F | 48°F | 2.95 | 0.0 |
| McCarty Ranch | 89°F | 62°F | 2.58 | 0.0 |
| McGaffey | 81°F | 48°F | 3.14 | 0.0 |
| Mountain Park | 79°F | 56°F | 3.54 | 0.0 |
| Newkirk | 92°F | 62°F | 2.51 | 0.0 |
| Ocate (2 mi NW) | 79°F | 48°F | 3.97 | 0.0 |
| Ochoa | 94°F | 66°F | 1.64 | 0.0 |
| Otis | 84°F | 57°F | 1.82 | – |
| Pasamonte | 85°F | 56°F | 3.20 | 0.0 |
| Pedernal (9 mi E) | 86°F | 55°F | 2.53 | 0.0 |
| Petroglyph National Mon | 91°F | 63°F | 1.60 | – |
| Picacho | 88°F | 60°F | 2.85 | 0.0 |
| Pietown (19 mi NE) | 80°F | 52°F | 2.62 | 0.0 |
| Ragland (3 mi SSW) | 88°F | 60°F | 2.89 | 0.0 |
| Ramon (8 mi SW) | 88°F | 59°F | – | – |
| Raton Filter Plant | 79°F | 55°F | 3.49 | 0.0 |
| Redrock | 93°F | 63°F | 2.08 | 0.0 |
| Rio Grande Nature Center | 92°F | 59°F | – | – |
| Rio Rancho #1 | 91°F | 61°F | 1.77 | 0.0 |
| Rosebud (7 mi NW) | 87°F | 62°F | 3.71 | 0.0 |
| Star Lake | 85°F | 52°F | 1.96 | – |
| Sumner Lake | 93°F | 64°F | 2.23 | 0.0 |
| Thoreau (12 mi SE) | 86°F | 50°F | 2.38 | 0.0 |
| Tres Piedras | 78°F | 47°F | – | – |
| Truth Or Consequence Airport | 91°F | 66°F | 1.76 | – |
| Valmora | 85°F | 51°F | 2.75 | 0.0 |
| Waste Isolt'n Pilot Plant | 95°F | 68°F | 1.90 | 0.0 |
| White Sands National Mon | 95°F | 64°F | 1.88 | 0.0 |
| Winston | 84°F | 54°F | 3.72 | 0.0 |
| Wolf Canyon | 75°F | 43°F | 3.35 | 0.0 |
| Yeso (2 mi S) | 90°F | 62°F | 1.17 | 0.0 |
| Zuni | 88°F | 53°F | 2.03 | 0.0 |
Source: NOAA NCEI nClimDiv statewide normals; NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for each station.