Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Yah-ta-hey features a cold semi-arid climate (BSk).Temperatures typically range between -1 °C (31 °F) and 24 °C (75 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -22 °C (-8 °F) or can rise to as high as 37 °C (98 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 254 mm (10.0 inches) and receives 51 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Yah-ta-hey enjoys an average of 3617 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 46 minutes to 14 hours 31 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Yah-ta-hey are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 23 to 24 °C (73 - 75 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from -1 to 2 °C (31 - 35 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Yah-ta-hey experiences 102 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 111 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 15°C (60°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 31°C (87°F) | 35°C (96°F) | 37°C (98°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 16°C (61°F) |
Mean maximum | 12°C (53°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 32°C (91°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 20°C (67°F) | 13°C (56°F) |
Average high | 6°C (43°F) | 8°C (47°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 18°C (66°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 7°C (44°F) |
Daily mean | -1°C (31°F) | 2°C (35°F) | 6°C (43°F) | 12°C (53°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 12°C (53°F) | 6°C (43°F) | 0°C (33°F) |
Average low | -6°C (22°F) | -4°C (24°F) | -0°C (31°F) | 4°C (39°F) | 8°C (46°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 12°C (53°F) | 5°C (41°F) | -1°C (31°F) | -5°C (23°F) |
Mean minimum | -17°C (2°F) | -13°C (10°F) | -8°C (17°F) | -4°C (24°F) | 1°C (34°F) | 7°C (45°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 12°C (55°F) | 4°C (40°F) | -5°C (24°F) | -8°C (19°F) | -13°C (9°F) |
Minimum | -22°C (-8°F) | -16°C (4°F) | -13°C (9°F) | -7°C (20°F) | -2°C (29°F) | 4°C (40°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 10°C (51°F) | 2°C (36°F) | -10°C (14°F) | -10°C (14°F) | -18°C (-1°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Yah-ta-hey, New Mexico, United States with other places around the world.
Yah-ta-hey usually has the most precipitation in February, March and July, with an average of 6 rainy days and 32 mm (1.3 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Yah-ta-hey are June, August and November. On average, 11 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) | 23 (0.9) | 28 (1.1) | 32 (1.3) | 14 (0.5) | 18 (0.7) | 5 (0.2) | 35 (1.4) | 13 (0.5) | 27 (1.0) | 22 (0.9) | 13 (0.5) | 22 (0.9) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 6 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
The sunniest months in Yah-ta-hey are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 3 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Yah-ta-hey: January, February and December receive an average of 7 hours 19 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 191 | 238 | 295 | 329 | 363 | 373 | 372 | 351 | 313 | 290 | 261 | 236 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 10h 2m | 10h 53m | 11h 59m | 13h 7m | 14h 3m | 14h 31m | 14h 16m | 13h 25m | 12h 21m | 11h 13m | 10h 15m | 9h 46m |
Yah-ta-hey 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 Yah-ta-hey 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 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 4 |