Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Radium Springs features a cold desert climate (BWk).Temperatures typically range between 7 °C (45 °F) and 28 °C (83 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -9 °C (17 °F) or can rise to as high as 41 °C (107 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 224 mm (8.8 inches) and receives 34 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Radium Springs enjoys an average of 3635 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 2 minutes to 14 hours 14 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Radium Springs are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 28 to 28 °C (83 - 83 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 7 to 10 °C (45 - 50 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Radium Springs experiences 169 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 23 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 21°C (70°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 37°C (98°F) | 41°C (107°F) | 41°C (106°F) | 39°C (103°F) | 36°C (98°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 22°C (72°F) |
Mean maximum | 20°C (69°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 28°C (84°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 35°C (96°F) | 38°C (101°F) | 39°C (103°F) | 37°C (99°F) | 35°C (96°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 21°C (69°F) |
Average high | 14°C (57°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 14°C (57°F) |
Daily mean | 7°C (45°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 8°C (47°F) |
Average low | 2°C (35°F) | 4°C (39°F) | 8°C (46°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 7°C (45°F) | 3°C (37°F) |
Mean minimum | -5°C (24°F) | -4°C (25°F) | 1°C (34°F) | 6°C (43°F) | 9°C (48°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 4°C (39°F) | -0°C (32°F) | -4°C (25°F) |
Minimum | -6°C (22°F) | -9°C (17°F) | -1°C (31°F) | 4°C (39°F) | 4°C (40°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 17°C (64°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 10°C (50°F) | -3°C (27°F) | -4°C (26°F) | -6°C (21°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Radium Springs, New Mexico, United States with other places around the world.
Radium Springs usually has the most precipitation in July, August and October, with an average of 5 rainy days and 31 mm (1.2 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Radium Springs are April, May and December. On average, 7 mm (0.3 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) | 14 (0.6) | 17 (0.7) | 14 (0.5) | 4 (0.1) | 5 (0.2) | 24 (1.0) | 35 (1.4) | 31 (1.2) | 24 (0.9) | 27 (1.1) | 17 (0.7) | 11 (0.4) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
The sunniest months in Radium Springs are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 55 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Radium Springs: January, February and December receive an average of 7 hours 44 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 205 | 248 | 295 | 331 | 370 | 361 | 365 | 343 | 308 | 289 | 265 | 251 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 10h 16m | 11h 1m | 12h 0m | 12h 59m | 13h 49m | 14h 14m | 14h 0m | 13h 16m | 12h 19m | 11h 19m | 10h 28m | 10h 2m |
Radium Springs 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 Radium Springs 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 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 5 |