Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Church Rock features a cold semi-arid climate (BSk).Temperatures typically range between -1 °C (30 °F) and 23 °C (73 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -20 °C (-4 °F) or can rise to as high as 35 °C (96 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 331 mm (13.0 inches) and receives 66 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Church Rock enjoys an average of 3624 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 47 minutes to 14 hours 30 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Church Rock are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 22 to 23 °C (71 - 73 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from -1 to 1 °C (30 - 34 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Church Rock experiences 89 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 119 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 15°C (59°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 26°C (78°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 35°C (96°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 15°C (59°F) |
Mean maximum | 11°C (52°F) | 13°C (57°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 27°C (82°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 31°C (87°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 12°C (54°F) |
Average high | 5°C (41°F) | 7°C (45°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 17°C (64°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 28°C (84°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 6°C (43°F) |
Daily mean | -1°C (30°F) | 1°C (34°F) | 5°C (42°F) | 11°C (51°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 6°C (42°F) | -0°C (32°F) |
Average low | -6°C (21°F) | -5°C (24°F) | -1°C (31°F) | 3°C (38°F) | 7°C (45°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 11°C (53°F) | 4°C (40°F) | -1°C (31°F) | -5°C (23°F) |
Mean minimum | -17°C (2°F) | -13°C (9°F) | -9°C (15°F) | -5°C (23°F) | 1°C (34°F) | 7°C (44°F) | 12°C (53°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 4°C (40°F) | -5°C (23°F) | -9°C (17°F) | -14°C (8°F) |
Minimum | -20°C (-4°F) | -15°C (5°F) | -12°C (10°F) | -9°C (16°F) | -1°C (30°F) | 4°C (39°F) | 10°C (51°F) | 10°C (51°F) | 1°C (34°F) | -12°C (12°F) | -13°C (10°F) | -17°C (1°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Church Rock, New Mexico, United States with other places around the world.
Church Rock usually has the most precipitation in March, July and September, with an average of 7 rainy days and 45 mm (1.8 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Church Rock are May, June and November. On average, 14 mm (0.6 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Average precipitation mm (inches) | 28 (1.1) | 32 (1.3) | 35 (1.4) | 20 (0.8) | 19 (0.8) | 9 (0.4) | 68 (2.7) | 24 (0.9) | 32 (1.3) | 24 (1.0) | 14 (0.6) | 26 (1.0) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 |
The sunniest months in Church Rock are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 2 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Church Rock: January, February and December receive an average of 7 hours 22 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 192 | 240 | 296 | 328 | 362 | 372 | 373 | 353 | 313 | 291 | 261 | 238 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 10h 3m | 10h 54m | 11h 59m | 13h 6m | 14h 2m | 14h 30m | 14h 15m | 13h 25m | 12h 20m | 11h 14m | 10h 16m | 9h 47m |
Church Rock experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in June, July and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 12 - 13, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the Moderate / High exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 6. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Church Rock UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 4 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 4 |