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Monthly climate in Elephant Butte, New Mexico, United States

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Elephant Butte features a cold desert climate (BWk).Temperatures typically range between 7 °C (44 °F) and 28 °C (82 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -10 °C (15 °F) or can rise to as high as 41 °C (106 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 221 mm (8.7 inches) and receives 33 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Elephant Butte enjoys an average of 3611 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 59 minutes to 14 hours 17 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Elephant Butte, New Mexico, United States §

The warmest months in Elephant Butte are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 27 to 28 °C (81 - 82 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 7 to 9 °C (44 - 48 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Elephant Butte experiences 159 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 28 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Elephant Butte, 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 21°C
(70°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 41°C
(106°F)		 40°C
(105°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 22°C
(72°F)
Mean maximum 20°C
(68°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 35°C
(94°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 20°C
(68°F)
Average high 13°C
(56°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 13°C
(56°F)
Daily mean 7°C
(44°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 7°C
(45°F)
Average low 1°C
(34°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 11°C
(51°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 2°C
(36°F)
Mean minimum -5°C
(24°F)		 -6°C
(22°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 -1°C
(31°F)		 -4°C
(25°F)
Minimum -6°C
(21°F)		 -10°C
(15°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 -5°C
(23°F)		 -4°C
(26°F)		 -5°C
(23°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Elephant Butte, New Mexico, United States §

Elephant Butte usually has the most precipitation in July, August and September, with an average of 5 rainy days and 31 mm (1.2 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Elephant Butte are April, May and December. On average, 7 mm (0.3 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Elephant Butte, 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) 14 (0.5) 19 (0.7) 13 (0.5) 7 (0.3) 4 (0.2) 18 (0.7) 29 (1.1) 30 (1.2) 34 (1.4) 27 (1.1) 17 (0.7) 9 (0.4)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 2 2 3 1 1 3 6 6 3 3 1 2

Monthly sunshine hours in Elephant Butte, New Mexico, United States §

The sunniest months in Elephant Butte are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 47 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Elephant Butte: January, February and December receive an average of 7 hours 42 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Elephant Butte, 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 203 244 299 330 367 356 360 340 303 288 263 252
Mean daily daylight hours 10h 13m 11h 0m 11h 59m 13h 1m 13h 52m 14h 17m 14h 3m 13h 18m 12h 19m 11h 18m 10h 25m 9h 59m

Solar UV radiation in Elephant Butte, New Mexico, United States §

Elephant Butte experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, 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 Elephant Butte UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Elephant Butte, 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 10 12 12 13 12 12 11 8 6 5