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Monthly climate in Tucumcari, New Mexico, United States

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Tucumcari features a cold semi-arid climate (BSk).Temperatures typically range between 4 °C (39 °F) and 27 °C (81 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -22 °C (-6 °F) or can rise to as high as 41 °C (107 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 335 mm (13.2 inches) and receives 47 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Tucumcari enjoys an average of 3540 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 48 minutes to 14 hours 28 minutes per day.

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

The warmest months in Tucumcari are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 26 to 27 °C (78 - 81 °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 - 43 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Tucumcari experiences 152 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 74 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Tucumcari, 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 23°C
(73°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 41°C
(105°F)		 41°C
(107°F)		 40°C
(103°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 23°C
(74°F)
Mean maximum 21°C
(69°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 21°C
(70°F)
Average high 12°C
(53°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 20°C
(67°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 13°C
(56°F)
Daily mean 4°C
(39°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 5°C
(41°F)
Average low -3°C
(27°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 2°C
(37°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)
Mean minimum -12°C
(11°F)		 -12°C
(11°F)		 -5°C
(23°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 -3°C
(27°F)		 -6°C
(22°F)		 -9°C
(17°F)
Minimum -21°C
(-6°F)		 -22°C
(-6°F)		 -12°C
(11°F)		 -4°C
(24°F)		 -0°C
(32°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 -8°C
(17°F)		 -11°C
(12°F)		 -12°C
(11°F)

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

Tucumcari usually has the most precipitation in June, August and October, with an average of 5 rainy days and 46 mm (1.8 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Tucumcari are February, November and December. On average, 10 mm (0.4 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Tucumcari, 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) 14 (0.5) 8 (0.3) 29 (1.1) 31 (1.2) 36 (1.4) 42 (1.6) 23 (0.9) 47 (1.8) 32 (1.3) 50 (2.0) 12 (0.5) 11 (0.4)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 3 2 3 3 6 4 6 7 4 5 2 2

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

The sunniest months in Tucumcari are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 41 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Tucumcari: 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 Tucumcari, 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 197 243 285 309 346 356 372 346 301 272 255 252
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 48m

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

Tucumcari experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in June, July and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 12 - 12, 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 Tucumcari UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Tucumcari, 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) 4 6 9 11 11 12 12 12 10 8 5 4