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Monthly climate in Santa Clara, New Mexico, United States

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Santa Clara features a cold semi-arid climate (BSk).Temperatures typically range between 4 °C (39 °F) and 25 °C (76 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -18 °C (0 °F) or can rise to as high as 38 °C (100 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 384 mm (15.1 inches) and receives 57 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Santa Clara enjoys an average of 3624 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 0 minutes to 14 hours 15 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Santa Clara, New Mexico, United States §

The warmest months in Santa Clara are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 23 to 25 °C (74 - 76 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 4 to 6 °C (39 - 42 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Santa Clara experiences 127 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 59 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Santa Clara, 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 18°C
(65°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 20°C
(69°F)
Mean maximum 17°C
(62°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 23°C
(75°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 18°C
(65°F)
Average high 11°C
(51°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 11°C
(53°F)
Daily mean 4°C
(39°F)		 6°C
(42°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 25°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 5°C
(41°F)
Average low -2°C
(29°F)		 -0°C
(32°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 -1°C
(31°F)
Mean minimum -13°C
(9°F)		 -8°C
(18°F)		 -3°C
(26°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 -2°C
(28°F)		 -9°C
(16°F)
Minimum -18°C
(-0°F)		 -14°C
(7°F)		 -5°C
(24°F)		 -1°C
(31°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 -3°C
(26°F)		 -5°C
(23°F)		 -17°C
(2°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Santa Clara, New Mexico, United States §

Santa Clara usually has the most precipitation in July, August and September, with an average of 9 rainy days and 57 mm (2.3 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Santa Clara are April, May and June. On average, 8 mm (0.3 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Santa Clara, 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) 33 (1.3) 41 (1.6) 28 (1.1) 5 (0.2) 6 (0.2) 14 (0.5) 82 (3.2) 47 (1.9) 43 (1.7) 24 (1.0) 31 (1.2) 30 (1.2)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 4 5 5 2 1 3 12 10 6 3 2 4

Monthly sunshine hours in Santa Clara, New Mexico, United States §

The sunniest months in Santa Clara are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 51 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Santa Clara: 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 Santa Clara, 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 201 243 302 334 369 362 358 339 306 293 263 248
Mean daily daylight hours 10h 15m 11h 1m 12h 0m 13h 0m 13h 51m 14h 15m 14h 2m 13h 17m 12h 19m 11h 19m 10h 27m 10h 0m

Solar UV radiation in Santa Clara, New Mexico, United States §

Santa Clara experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, June and July, 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 Santa Clara UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Santa Clara, 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 8 10 12 12 13 13 12 11 9 6 5