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Monthly climate in El Cerro, New Mexico, United States

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification El Cerro features a cold semi-arid climate (BSk).Temperatures typically range between 3 °C (37 °F) and 27 °C (80 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -17 °C (1 °F) or can rise to as high as 39 °C (102 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 186 mm (7.3 inches) and receives 35 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.El Cerro enjoys an average of 3636 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 51 minutes to 14 hours 26 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in El Cerro, New Mexico, United States §

The warmest months in El Cerro are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 26 to 27 °C (78 - 80 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 3 to 5 °C (37 - 42 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, El Cerro experiences 140 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 76 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in El Cerro, 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 17°C
(62°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 18°C
(65°F)
Mean maximum 16°C
(60°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 16°C
(62°F)
Average high 9°C
(49°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 10°C
(50°F)
Daily mean 3°C
(37°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 11°C
(51°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 3°C
(38°F)
Average low -3°C
(28°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 -2°C
(28°F)
Mean minimum -9°C
(16°F)		 -9°C
(16°F)		 -3°C
(27°F)		 -0°C
(32°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 -4°C
(24°F)		 -10°C
(15°F)
Minimum -15°C
(6°F)		 -17°C
(2°F)		 -5°C
(24°F)		 -3°C
(27°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 -8°C
(18°F)		 -6°C
(21°F)		 -17°C
(1°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in El Cerro, New Mexico, United States §

El Cerro usually has the most precipitation in July, September and October, with an average of 3 rainy days and 23 mm (0.9 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in El Cerro are March, May and December. On average, 10 mm (0.4 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in El Cerro, 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) 15 (0.6) 17 (0.7) 12 (0.5) 14 (0.5) 7 (0.3) 13 (0.5) 23 (0.9) 14 (0.6) 23 (0.9) 23 (0.9) 14 (0.5) 11 (0.4)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 3 4 3 2 1 2 5 4 3 3 2 3

Monthly sunshine hours in El Cerro, New Mexico, United States §

The sunniest months in El Cerro are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 58 minutes a day.Least sunny months in El Cerro: January, February and December receive an average of 7 hours 37 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in El Cerro, 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 199 246 301 325 366 366 369 350 307 290 264 248
Mean daily daylight hours 10h 6m 10h 56m 11h 59m 13h 4m 13h 59m 14h 26m 14h 11m 13h 23m 12h 20m 11h 15m 10h 19m 9h 51m

Solar UV radiation in El Cerro, New Mexico, United States §

El Cerro experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in May, June 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 El Cerro UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for El Cerro, 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) 4 7 9 11 12 13 12 12 11 8 6 4