Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Pajarito Mesa features a cold semi-arid climate (BSk).Temperatures typically range between 2 °C (37 °F) and 26 °C (80 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -17 °C (3 °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 33 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Pajarito Mesa enjoys an average of 3612 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 49 minutes to 14 hours 27 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Pajarito Mesa are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 25 to 26 °C (78 - 80 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 2 to 5 °C (37 - 41 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Pajarito Mesa experiences 135 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 82 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 16°C (60°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 39°C (102°F) | 38°C (101°F) | 37°C (99°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 25°C (76°F) | 18°C (64°F) |
Mean maximum | 15°C (59°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 36°C (96°F) | 37°C (99°F) | 35°C (96°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 28°C (84°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 16°C (61°F) |
Average high | 9°C (48°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 9°C (49°F) |
Daily mean | 2°C (37°F) | 5°C (41°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 26°C (78°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 8°C (47°F) | 3°C (38°F) |
Average low | -3°C (27°F) | -1°C (30°F) | 3°C (38°F) | 7°C (45°F) | 12°C (53°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 7°C (46°F) | 2°C (36°F) | -2°C (28°F) |
Mean minimum | -9°C (15°F) | -9°C (15°F) | -3°C (26°F) | -1°C (31°F) | 5°C (40°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 16°C (62°F) | 16°C (60°F) | 9°C (48°F) | -2°C (30°F) | -5°C (23°F) | -10°C (15°F) |
Minimum | -17°C (3°F) | -14°C (8°F) | -5°C (23°F) | -3°C (27°F) | 1°C (33°F) | 9°C (48°F) | 16°C (60°F) | 15°C (58°F) | 5°C (41°F) | -8°C (18°F) | -7°C (20°F) | -16°C (3°F) |
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Pajarito Mesa usually has the most precipitation in July, September and October, with an average of 3 rainy days and 24 mm (0.9 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Pajarito Mesa are May, June and August. On average, 9 mm (0.4 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) | 16 (0.6) | 17 (0.7) | 13 (0.5) | 14 (0.6) | 8 (0.3) | 10 (0.4) | 24 (0.9) | 11 (0.4) | 24 (0.9) | 24 (1.0) | 14 (0.6) | 11 (0.4) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
The sunniest months in Pajarito Mesa are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 56 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Pajarito Mesa: January, February and December receive an average of 7 hours 31 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 194 | 245 | 297 | 324 | 363 | 367 | 367 | 349 | 308 | 286 | 260 | 244 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 10h 5m | 10h 55m | 11h 59m | 13h 5m | 14h 0m | 14h 27m | 14h 12m | 13h 23m | 12h 20m | 11h 15m | 10h 18m | 9h 49m |
Pajarito Mesa 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 exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 5. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Pajarito Mesa UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 4 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 4 |