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Monthly climate in Cochiti Lake, New Mexico, United States

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Cochiti Lake features a oceanic climate (Cfb).Temperatures typically range between -2 °C (29 °F) and 22 °C (71 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -24 °C (-12 °F) or can rise to as high as 36 °C (97 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 465 mm (18.3 inches) and receives 76 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Cochiti Lake enjoys an average of 3608 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 45 minutes to 14 hours 32 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Cochiti Lake, New Mexico, United States §

The warmest months in Cochiti Lake are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 20 to 22 °C (69 - 71 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from -2 to 0 °C (29 - 32 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Cochiti Lake experiences 95 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 136 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Cochiti Lake, New Mexico, United States.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 14°C
(57°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 17°C
(64°F)
Mean maximum 10°C
(51°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 13°C
(56°F)
Average high 5°C
(42°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 7°C
(45°F)
Daily mean -2°C
(29°F)		 -0°C
(32°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 -0°C
(32°F)
Average low -7°C
(19°F)		 -7°C
(20°F)		 -2°C
(30°F)		 2°C
(35°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 -5°C
(23°F)
Mean minimum -17°C
(3°F)		 -16°C
(3°F)		 -8°C
(18°F)		 -6°C
(22°F)		 -1°C
(31°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 -5°C
(24°F)		 -8°C
(18°F)		 -13°C
(9°F)
Minimum -21°C
(-6°F)		 -24°C
(-12°F)		 -11°C
(13°F)		 -11°C
(13°F)		 -7°C
(20°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 2°C
(35°F)		 -8°C
(17°F)		 -15°C
(6°F)		 -20°C
(-3°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Cochiti Lake, New Mexico, United States §

Cochiti Lake usually has the most precipitation in July, August and October, with an average of 10 rainy days and 64 mm (2.5 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Cochiti Lake are May, June and December. On average, 25 mm (1.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Cochiti Lake, New Mexico, United States.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 29 (1.1) 29 (1.2) 34 (1.3) 30 (1.2) 25 (1.0) 29 (1.1) 70 (2.8) 66 (2.6) 45 (1.8) 56 (2.2) 31 (1.2) 21 (0.8)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 6 6 6 4 5 5 14 11 6 5 4 4

Monthly sunshine hours in Cochiti Lake, New Mexico, United States §

The sunniest months in Cochiti Lake are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 58 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Cochiti Lake: January, February and December receive an average of 7 hours 28 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Cochiti Lake, New Mexico, United States.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 190 246 295 324 362 369 370 351 309 283 261 242
Mean daily daylight hours 10h 1m 10h 53m 11h 59m 13h 7m 14h 4m 14h 32m 14h 16m 13h 26m 12h 21m 11h 13m 10h 14m 9h 45m

Solar UV radiation in Cochiti Lake, New Mexico, United States §

Cochiti Lake 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 exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 5. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Cochiti Lake UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Cochiti Lake, New Mexico, United States.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 5 7 9 11 12 13 13 12 11 8 5 4