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Monthly climate in Mountainair, New Mexico, United States

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Mountainair features a cold semi-arid climate (BSk).Temperatures typically range between 1 °C (34 °F) and 23 °C (74 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -23 °C (-8 °F) or can rise to as high as 37 °C (98 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 348 mm (13.7 inches) and receives 62 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Mountainair enjoys an average of 3620 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 52 minutes to 14 hours 24 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Mountainair, New Mexico, United States §

The warmest months in Mountainair are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 22 to 23 °C (72 - 74 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 1 to 3 °C (34 - 37 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Mountainair experiences 108 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 94 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Mountainair, 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 15°C
(59°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 17°C
(64°F)
Mean maximum 13°C
(56°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 14°C
(58°F)
Average high 7°C
(45°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 25°C
(76°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 8°C
(46°F)
Daily mean 1°C
(34°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 12°C
(55°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 2°C
(36°F)
Average low -4°C
(25°F)		 -3°C
(27°F)		 1°C
(35°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 -3°C
(27°F)
Mean minimum -13°C
(9°F)		 -13°C
(10°F)		 -6°C
(21°F)		 -3°C
(28°F)		 2°C
(35°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 -5°C
(24°F)		 -6°C
(22°F)		 -11°C
(13°F)
Minimum -18°C
(1°F)		 -23°C
(-8°F)		 -9°C
(17°F)		 -4°C
(25°F)		 -7°C
(20°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 12°C
(55°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 -11°C
(13°F)		 -9°C
(16°F)		 -19°C
(-1°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Mountainair, New Mexico, United States §

Mountainair usually has the most precipitation in July, August and September, with an average of 9 rainy days and 48 mm (1.9 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Mountainair are May, November and December. On average, 16 mm (0.6 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Mountainair, 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) 21 (0.8) 27 (1.1) 23 (0.9) 23 (0.9) 14 (0.6) 26 (1.0) 63 (2.5) 40 (1.6) 40 (1.6) 37 (1.5) 18 (0.7) 15 (0.6)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 4 4 5 4 3 5 12 10 5 4 3 3

Monthly sunshine hours in Mountainair, New Mexico, United States §

The sunniest months in Mountainair are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 55 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Mountainair: 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 Mountainair, 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 199 247 296 324 366 362 367 349 306 288 263 247
Mean daily daylight hours 10h 7m 10h 56m 11h 59m 13h 4m 13h 58m 14h 24m 14h 10m 13h 22m 12h 20m 11h 16m 10h 20m 9h 52m

Solar UV radiation in Mountainair, New Mexico, United States §

Mountainair 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 Mountainair UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Mountainair, 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 11 12 13 13 12 11 8 6 4