Alamogordo, NM
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from ALAMOGORDO, NM US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Alamogordo has an annual average temperature of 63.1°F with about 10.6 inches of precipitation per year and 2.4 inches of snow. The warmest month is June (average high 94.0°F), and the coldest is December (average low 32.6°F). August is typically the wettest month (1.96 in) and April the driest (0.27 in). Snow typically falls from December through March.
Best time to visit Alamogordo
Full guide →Climate change signal
All-time records →0 of 366 (0%) of Alamogordo's all-time daily heat records have been set since 2015. If records were spread evenly across the station's history, only about 5% would fall in any given decade.
| 1900s | 0 | |
| 1910s | 10 | |
| 1920s | 21 | |
| 1930s | 20 | |
| 1940s | 40 | |
| 1950s | 87 | |
| 1960s | 59 | |
| 1970s | 50 | |
| 1980s | 37 | |
| 1990s | 16 | |
| 2000s | 26 |
Bars: number of all-time daily heat records still standing that were set in each decade.
Monthly averages
| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Avg Temp | Precipitation | Snow | Rainy days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 54.8°F | 33.2°F | 44.0°F | 0.68 in | 1.0 in | 4 |
| February | 60.1°F | 37.3°F | 48.7°F | 0.59 in | 0.1 in | 4 |
| March | 67.6°F | 42.9°F | 55.2°F | 0.33 in | 0.2 in | 3 |
| April | 75.8°F | 50.5°F | 63.1°F | 0.27 in | — | 2 |
| May | 84.8°F | 58.6°F | 71.7°F | 0.46 in | — | 3 |
| June | 94.0°F | 68.1°F | 81.1°F | 0.56 in | — | 4 |
| July | 92.6°F | 69.8°F | 81.2°F | 1.62 in | — | 9 |
| August | 91.1°F | 67.8°F | 79.4°F | 1.96 in | — | 9 |
| September | 85.5°F | 62.6°F | 74.1°F | 1.49 in | — | 5 |
| October | 75.4°F | 51.3°F | 63.3°F | 1.01 in | 0.1 in | 5 |
| November | 63.6°F | 40.6°F | 52.1°F | 0.56 in | 0.1 in | 3 |
| December | 54.1°F | 32.6°F | 43.3°F | 1.10 in | 0.9 in | 3 |
Climate twins of Alamogordo
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