Capitan, NM
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from CAPITAN, NM US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Capitan has an annual average temperature of 53.6°F with about 16.6 inches of precipitation per year and 27.3 inches of snow. The warmest month is June (average high 86.6°F), and the coldest is January (average low 23.9°F). July is typically the wettest month (3.62 in) and April the driest (0.36 in). Snow typically falls from October through April.
Best time to visit Capitan
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All-time records →0 of 366 (0%) of Capitan'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 | 0 | |
| 1920s | 39 | |
| 1930s | 48 | |
| 1940s | 7 | |
| 1950s | 0 | |
| 1960s | 0 | |
| 1970s | 14 | |
| 1980s | 77 | |
| 1990s | 43 | |
| 2000s | 96 | |
| 2010s | 42 |
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 | 50.9°F | 23.9°F | 37.4°F | 0.65 in | 6.1 in | 4 |
| February | 54.8°F | 26.5°F | 40.6°F | 0.51 in | 3.6 in | 3 |
| March | 61.9°F | 29.7°F | 45.8°F | 0.61 in | 5.3 in | 3 |
| April | 69.3°F | 35.7°F | 52.5°F | 0.36 in | 1.1 in | 3 |
| May | 77.3°F | 43.6°F | 60.5°F | 0.98 in | 0.1 in | 3 |
| June | 86.6°F | 51.1°F | 68.8°F | 1.69 in | — | 5 |
| July | 84.9°F | 54.9°F | 69.9°F | 3.62 in | — | 11 |
| August | 82.7°F | 53.8°F | 68.3°F | 2.70 in | — | 10 |
| September | 78.2°F | 47.7°F | 63.0°F | 2.33 in | — | 7 |
| October | 70.4°F | 38.0°F | 54.2°F | 1.13 in | 1.0 in | 4 |
| November | 59.8°F | 29.5°F | 44.7°F | 1.10 in | 1.4 in | 2 |
| December | 50.0°F | 24.0°F | 37.0°F | 0.88 in | 8.7 in | 4 |
Climate twins of Capitan
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