Carrizozo, NM
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from CARRIZOZO 1SW, NM US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Carrizozo has an annual average temperature of 56.2°F with about 13.4 inches of precipitation per year and 7 inches of snow. The warmest month is June (average high 91.1°F), and the coldest is December (average low 22.5°F). July is typically the wettest month (2.87 in) and April the driest (0.45 in). Snow typically falls from October through March.
Best time to visit Carrizozo
Full guide →Climate change signal
All-time records →0 of 366 (0%) of Carrizozo'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 | 72 | |
| 1920s | 40 | |
| 1930s | 32 | |
| 1940s | 35 | |
| 1950s | 26 | |
| 1960s | 24 | |
| 1970s | 24 | |
| 1980s | 50 | |
| 1990s | 44 | |
| 2000s | 15 | |
| 2010s | 2 |
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 | 51.9°F | 22.6°F | 37.2°F | 0.84 in | 2.1 in | 3 |
| February | 57.5°F | 26.4°F | 42.0°F | 0.64 in | 0.8 in | 3 |
| March | 64.9°F | 31.7°F | 48.3°F | 0.58 in | 1.0 in | 3 |
| April | 73.3°F | 38.4°F | 55.8°F | 0.45 in | — | 2 |
| May | 81.8°F | 47.2°F | 64.5°F | 0.51 in | — | 3 |
| June | 91.1°F | 55.4°F | 73.2°F | 0.91 in | — | 4 |
| July | 89.7°F | 60.3°F | 75.0°F | 2.87 in | — | 7 |
| August | 88.1°F | 58.2°F | 73.2°F | 2.19 in | — | 7 |
| September | 83.2°F | 52.2°F | 67.7°F | 1.64 in | — | 4 |
| October | 72.7°F | 40.6°F | 56.7°F | 1.29 in | 0.3 in | 3 |
| November | 59.7°F | 28.8°F | 44.2°F | 0.47 in | 0.3 in | 2 |
| December | 50.9°F | 22.5°F | 36.7°F | 0.96 in | 2.5 in | 3 |
Climate twins of Carrizozo
Why these? →The most climatically similar US cities at least 140 miles away (by monthly temperature + precipitation pattern).