Artesia, NM
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from ARTESIA 6S, NM US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Artesia has an annual average temperature of 60.6°F with about 12.1 inches of precipitation per year and 3.8 inches of snow. The warmest month is June (average high 95.2°F), and the coldest is January (average low 23.3°F). September is typically the wettest month (1.89 in) and February the driest (0.38 in). Snow typically falls from November through February.
Best time to visit Artesia
Full guide →Climate change signal
All-time records →59 of 366 (16.1%) of Artesia'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 | 2 | |
| 1910s | 80 | |
| 1920s | 27 | |
| 1930s | 23 | |
| 1940s | 26 | |
| 1950s | 47 | |
| 1960s | 24 | |
| 1970s | 14 | |
| 1980s | 16 | |
| 1990s | 20 | |
| 2000s | 13 | |
| 2010s | 29 | |
| 2020s | 45 |
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 | 57.5°F | 23.3°F | 40.4°F | 0.48 in | 1.4 in | 3 |
| February | 62.8°F | 27.4°F | 45.1°F | 0.38 in | 0.3 in | 3 |
| March | 70.5°F | 34.5°F | 52.5°F | 0.44 in | 0.1 in | 3 |
| April | 78.5°F | 41.6°F | 60.1°F | 0.51 in | — | 2 |
| May | 86.9°F | 52.3°F | 69.6°F | 1.18 in | — | 4 |
| June | 95.2°F | 61.9°F | 78.5°F | 1.33 in | — | 4 |
| July | 95.1°F | 65.9°F | 80.5°F | 1.67 in | — | 6 |
| August | 93.9°F | 64.3°F | 79.1°F | 1.63 in | — | 6 |
| September | 86.8°F | 56.5°F | 71.7°F | 1.89 in | — | 6 |
| October | 77.7°F | 43.8°F | 60.7°F | 1.23 in | 0.1 in | 5 |
| November | 65.9°F | 31.6°F | 48.7°F | 0.81 in | 0.7 in | 3 |
| December | 57.1°F | 23.8°F | 40.5°F | 0.55 in | 1.2 in | 3 |
Climate twins of Artesia
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