Weather

New Mexico's weather is as varied as its landscape. Elevations in the state range from 2,817 ft. at Red Bluff Lake in southern Rio Grande Valley to 13,161 ft. on Wheeler Peak in north central New Mexico. While New Mexico is considered a southern state in terms of latitude, bordering Texas and Arizona to the east and west, and Mexico to the south, its high elevation provides for four seasons throughout the state. This combination allows for summer production to be cool and winter production to be filled with sunshine.

The normal weather patterns call for warm to hot days and cool nights with

scattered thundershowers in the summer and cold nights and moderate days with some snow in the winter. Fall and spring can bring some of the most gorgeous weather, with spring being the most unpredictable.

ELEVATION / SUNRISE & SUNSET TIMES

The following time table lists the Albuquerque sunrise and sunset times. Exact times for the rest of the state can be determined by adding or subtracting one minute for each 12 miles east or west of Albuquerque. West of Albuquerque, add one minute for each 12 miles. East of Albuquerque, subtract one minute for each 12 miles. Below the chart you will find the number of minutes to subtract or add for most areas of the state. The shaded times are Mountain Daylight Time, which begins the first Sunday in April and ends the last Sunday in October. Others are Mountain Standard Time.

Date

Rise

Set

Date

Rise

Set

Date

Rise

Set

Jan. 1
5
10
15
20
25

7:15
7:15
7:15
7:14
7:13
7:10

5:06
5:09
5:13
5:18
5:23
5:28

Feb. 1
5
10
15
20
25

7:06
7:03
6:58
6:53
6:47
6:41

5:35
5:39
5:44
5:49
5:54
5:58

Mar. 1
5
10
15
20
25

6:36
6:31
6:26
6:18
6:11
6:04

6:02
6:05
6:10
6:14
6:18
6:22

Apr. 1

5:54

6:28

May 1

6:16

7:52

Jun. 1

5:54

8:15

5
10
15
20
25

6:48
6:42
6:35
6:29
6:23

7:31
7:35
7:39
7:43
7:47

5
10
15
20
25

6:12
6:07
6:03
5:59
5:57

7:55
7:59
8:03
8:07
8:10

5
10
15
20
25

5:53
5:52
5:52
5:52
5:54

8:17
8:20
8:22
8:23
8:24

Jul. 1
5
10
15
20
25

5:56
5:58
6:00
6:03
6:07
6:10

8:24
8:24
8:23
8:21
8:18
8:15

Aug. 1
5
10
15
20
25

6:15
6:18
6:22
6:26
6:30
6:34

8:10
8:06
8:01
7:55
7:49
7:43

Sep. 1
5
10
15
20
25

6:39
6:42
6:45
6:49
6:53
6:56

7:34
7:28
7:21
7:14
7:07
6:59

Oct. 1
5
10
15
20
25

7:01
7:04
7:08
7:12
7:16
7:21

6:51
6:45
6:39
6:32
6:26
6:20

Nov. 1
5
10
15
20
25

6:27
6:31
6:36
6:41
6:46
6:50

5:13
5:09
5:05
5:01
4:58
4:56

Dec. 1
5
10
15
20
25

6:56
6:59
7:03
7:07
7:10
7:12

4:55
4:54
4:55
4:56
4:58
5:01

 

Approximate number of minutes to Subtract to determine local sunrise or sunset times East of Albuquerque:
Northeast: Chama 1 minute; Los Alamos 2; Santa Fe 3; Taos 5; Las Vegas 7; Santa Rosa 9; Raton 10; Tucumcari 14; Clayton 16.
Southeast: Alamogordo 4 ; Roswell 10 ; Clovis 17 ; Hobbs 17 .

Approximate number of minutes to Add to determine local sunrise or sunset time West of Albuquerque:
Northwest: Grants 6 ; Farmington 8 ; Gallup 10 .
Southwest: Las Cruces 1 ; Magdalena 3 ; Deming 6 ; Silver City and Lordsburg 10 ; Reserve 10 .
 


STATISTICS: CURRENT AVERAGE WEATHER STATISTICS

Alamogordo | Albuquerque | Carlsbad | Chama | Farmington | Gallup | Las Cruces | Las Vegas | Raton | Roswell | Ruidoso | Santa Fe | Taos | Tucumcari

 

ALAMOGORDO
Elevation 4.335 Ft.

Average
High

Average
Low

# of Days >
.10 in. Precipitation

Average
Snowfall (in.)

Mean
Precipitation

January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December

56
41
68
77
86
95
95
92
87
78
65
58

28
32
37
45
53
62
65
64
58
47
34
29

2
1
1
1
1
1
5
3
4
4
1
1

2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1

.70
.53
.42
.28
.45
.76
1.94
1.92
1.70
1.00
.47
.60

 

Alamogordo | Albuquerque | Carlsbad | Chama | Farmington | Gallup | Las Cruces | Las Vegas | Raton | Roswell | Ruidoso | Santa Fe | Taos | Tucumcari

 

ALBUQUERQUE
Elevation 5,000 Ft.

Average
High

Average
Low

# of Days >
.10 in. Precipitation

Average
Snowfall (in.)

Mean
Precipitation

January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December

47
53
60
71
80
90
83
72
83
72
57
48

23
27
32
40
50
59
65
63
56
44
31
24

1
1
1
1
2
1
4
4
2
3
1
2

2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3

.37
.42
.49
.39
.49
.48
1.29
1.42
.83
.80
.35
.49

 

Alamogordo | Albuquerque | Carlsbad | Chama | Farmington | Gallup | Las Cruces | Las Vegas | Raton | Roswell | Ruidoso | Santa Fe | Taos | Tucumcari

 

CARLSBAD
Elevation 3,110 Ft.

Average
High

Average
Low

# of Days >
.10 in. Precipitation

Average
Snowfall (in.)

Mean
Precipitation

January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December

58
64
71
80
87
95
96
94
88
79
67
50

28
31
38
47
55
64
67
66
59
48
35
29

1
1
1
1
3
2
5
4
3
4
1
1

1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1

.42
.41
.42
.59
1.47
1.31
1.68
1.72
2.24
1.39
.45
.40

 

Alamogordo | Albuquerque | Carlsbad | Chama | Farmington | Gallup | Las Cruces | Las Vegas | Raton | Roswell | Ruidoso | Santa Fe | Taos | Tucumcari

 

CHAMA
Elevation 7,860 Ft.

Average
High

Average
Low

# of Days >
.10 in. Precipitation

Average
Snowfall (in.)

Mean
Precipitation

January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December

37
41
46
56
66
77
81
79
73
62
49
40

6
10
16
24
32
39
47
46
39
29
18
10

7
4
4
6
6
2
6
10
4
3
3
3

23
19
17
7
2
0
0
0
0
3
10
19

1.67
1.61
1.66
1.23
1.25
.92
1.87
2.51
1.95
1.68
1.17
1.70

 

Alamogordo | Albuquerque | Carlsbad | Chama | Farmington | Gallup | Las Cruces | Las Vegas | Raton | Roswell | Ruidoso | Santa Fe | Taos | Tucumcari

 

FARMINGTON
Elevation 5,395 Ft.

Average
High

Average
Low

# of Days >
.10 in. Precipitation

Average
Snowfall (in.)

Mean
Precipitation

January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December

42
50
58
68
79
89
93
90
83
71
56
44

14
20
24
31
40
49
57
55
46
34
23
16

2
2
2
2
2
1
3
4
2
5
1
2

3
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4

.56
.57
.58
.53
.47
.37
.73
1.06
.95
1.03
.43
.66

 

Alamogordo | Albuquerque | Carlsbad | Chama | Farmington | Gallup | Las Cruces | Las Vegas | Raton | Roswell | Ruidoso | Santa Fe | Taos | Tucumcari

 

GALLUP
Elevation 6,510 Ft.

Average
High

Average
Low

# of Days >
.10 in. Precipitation

Average
Snowfall (in.)

Mean
Precipitation

January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December

44
49
55
65
74
85
88
85
80
69
55
46

13
18
23
29
37
45
53
52
44
33
21
14

3
3
3
1
2
1
4
5
5
2
3
1

5
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
4

.55
.44
.53
.35
.41
.46
1.64
1.49
.94
1.28
.64
.60

 

Alamogordo | Albuquerque | Carlsbad | Chama | Farmington | Gallup | Las Cruces | Las Vegas | Raton | Roswell | Ruidoso | Santa Fe | Taos | Tucumcari

 

LAS CRUCES
Elevation 3,896 Ft.

Average
High

Average
Low

# of Days >
.10 in. Precipitation

Average
Snowfall (in.)

Mean
Precipitation

January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December

57
63
69
77
85
94
94
92
86
77
66
57

26
29
35
42
49
59
65
63
56
44
32
26

1
1
1
0
1
1
5
4
1
3
0
1

1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1

.37
.42
.31
.20
.30
.56
1.61
1.73
1.25
.76
.47
.49

 

Alamogordo | Albuquerque | Carlsbad | Chama | Farmington | Gallup | Las Cruces | Las Vegas | Raton | Roswell | Ruidoso | Santa Fe | Taos | Tucumcari

 

LAS VEGAS
Elevation 6,435 Ft.

Average
High

Average
Low

# of Days >
.10 in. Precipitation

Average
Snowfall (in.)

Mean
Precipitation

January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December

48
51
56
64
72
82
84
82
77
68
57
51

16
20
25
32
40
49
53
52
46
35
23
18

1
1
1
2
5
3
9
11
3
5
1
2

6
5
6
3
1
0
0
0
0
1
3
4

.55
.44
.72
.80
1.69
1.56
2.76
3.08
2.23
1.03
.64
.47

 

Alamogordo | Albuquerque | Carlsbad | Chama | Farmington | Gallup | Las Cruces | Las Vegas | Raton | Roswell | Ruidoso | Santa Fe | Taos | Tucumcari

 

RATON
Elevation 6,640 Ft.

Average
High

Average
Low

# of Days >
.10 in. Precipitation

Average
Snowfall (in.)

Mean
Precipitation

January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December

45
47
51
60
69
78
82
80
75
66
53
47

19
21
25
33
42
51
55
54
48
38
27
21

1
2
4
4
8
4
10
9
2
5
2
2

5
5
8
4
0
0
0
0
0
1
4
6

.40
.43
.88
1.00
2.37
1.69
3.01
2.96
1.30
1.08
.72
.49

 

Alamogordo | Albuquerque | Carlsbad | Chama | Farmington | Gallup | Las Cruces | Las Vegas | Raton | Roswell | Ruidoso | Santa Fe | Taos | Tucumcari

 

ROSWELL
Elevation 3,570 Ft.

Average
High

Average
Low

# of Days >
.10 in. Precipitation

Average
Snowfall (in.)

Mean
Precipitation

January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November

56
60
68
78
86
95
95
93
87
77
63

23
27
33
42
51
61
65
64
56
43
30

2
1
1
1
2
1
5
4
3
4
1

2
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1

.40
.42
.38
.34
.69
.93
1.90
1.72
1.39
1.09
.34

 

Alamogordo | Albuquerque | Carlsbad | Chama | Farmington | Gallup | Las Cruces | Las Vegas | Raton | Roswell | Ruidoso | Santa Fe | Taos | Tucumcari

 

RUIDOSO
Elevation 6,900 Ft.

Average
High

Average
Low

# of Days >
.10 in. Precipitation

Average
Snowfall (in.)

Mean
Precipitation

January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December

49
52
57
65
73
82
82
79
75
67
58
51

17
19
22
27
34
41
48
47
40
31
21
18

3
4
5
2
3
5
13
12
4
6
1
4

10
8
8
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
4
9

1.21
1.11
1.19
.69
.90
1.92
4.11
4.12
2.49
1.26
.81
1.51

 

Alamogordo | Albuquerque | Carlsbad | Chama | Farmington | Gallup | Las Cruces | Las Vegas | Raton | Roswell | Ruidoso | Santa Fe | Taos | Tucumcari

 

SANTA FE
Elevation 7,000 Ft.

Average
High

Average
Low

# of Days >
.10 in. Precipitation

Average
Snowfall (in.)

Mean
Precipitation

January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December

41
45
52
62
71
81
84
82
76
65
52
43

18
22
26
34
42
51
56
55
48
38
27
20

2
2
3
2
3
3
7
8
3
4
2
2

7
7
5
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
7

.63
.68
.74
.81
1.22
1.16
2.37
2.39
1.50
1.03
.63
.76

 

Alamogordo | Albuquerque | Carlsbad | Chama | Farmington | Gallup | Las Cruces | Las Vegas | Raton | Roswell | Ruidoso | Santa Fe | Taos | Tucumcari

 

TAOS
Elevation 6,965 Ft.

Average
High

Average
Low

# of Days >
.10 in. Precipitation

Average
Snowfall (in.)

Mean
Precipitation

January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December

40
45
53
63
72
83
86
84
77
66
52
42

9
15
22
29
37
45
51
50
42
32
20
12

4
2
2
2
5
2
6
7
2
3
2
1

9
6
6
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
4
6

.76
.60
.76
.81
1.06
.86
1.56
1.86
1.21
1.04
.75
.61

 

Alamogordo | Albuquerque | Carlsbad | Chama | Farmington | Gallup | Las Cruces | Las Vegas | Raton | Roswell | Ruidoso | Santa Fe | Taos | Tucumcari

 

TUCUMCARI
Elevation 4,085 Ft.

Average
High

Average
Low

# of Days >
.10 in. Precipitation

Average
Snowfall (in.)

Mean
Precipitation

January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December

53
58
65
74
82
91
94
92
85
76
62
55

23
27
32
42
51
60
65
63
56
45
32
26

1
1
0
2
6
4
4
5
4
2
1
1

3
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3

.38
.44
.59
.90
1.88
1.61
2.83
2.63
1.43
1.04
.55
.50

 
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