Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Grants features a cold semi-arid climate (BSk).Temperatures typically range between -2 °C (29 °F) and 21 °C (71 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -22 °C (-8 °F) or can rise to as high as 35 °C (96 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 324 mm (12.7 inches) and receives 61 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Grants enjoys an average of 3548 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 49 minutes to 14 hours 28 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Grants are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 20 to 21 °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 - 33 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Grants experiences 86 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 128 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) | 24°C (76°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 35°C (96°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 15°C (60°F) |
Mean maximum | 11°C (52°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 13°C (55°F) |
Average high | 5°C (41°F) | 7°C (45°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 27°C (82°F) | 25°C (76°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 12°C (55°F) | 6°C (43°F) |
Daily mean | -2°C (29°F) | 0°C (33°F) | 5°C (42°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 17°C (64°F) | 10°C (51°F) | 5°C (41°F) | -1°C (31°F) |
Average low | -8°C (19°F) | -6°C (22°F) | -1°C (30°F) | 2°C (36°F) | 6°C (43°F) | 12°C (53°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 3°C (38°F) | -1°C (30°F) | -6°C (21°F) |
Mean minimum | -19°C (-1°F) | -15°C (5°F) | -7°C (19°F) | -6°C (21°F) | -1°C (31°F) | 6°C (43°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 3°C (38°F) | -6°C (22°F) | -9°C (15°F) | -16°C (3°F) |
Minimum | -22°C (-7°F) | -22°C (-8°F) | -10°C (14°F) | -9°C (15°F) | -2°C (28°F) | 3°C (38°F) | 8°C (46°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 0°C (33°F) | -12°C (11°F) | -15°C (5°F) | -22°C (-8°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Grants, New Mexico, United States with other places around the world.
Grants usually has the most precipitation in July, August and September, with an average of 7 rainy days and 47 mm (1.9 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Grants are June, November and December. On average, 15 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) | 23 (0.9) | 22 (0.9) | 29 (1.2) | 20 (0.8) | 18 (0.7) | 15 (0.6) | 70 (2.8) | 36 (1.4) | 35 (1.4) | 24 (0.9) | 14 (0.5) | 17 (0.7) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 5 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
The sunniest months in Grants are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 42 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Grants: 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 | 239 | 292 | 320 | 356 | 360 | 360 | 338 | 303 | 287 | 257 | 238 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 10h 4m | 10h 55m | 11h 59m | 13h 5m | 14h 1m | 14h 28m | 14h 13m | 13h 24m | 12h 20m | 11h 14m | 10h 17m | 9h 49m |
Grants 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 Grants UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 5 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 4 |