Chama, NM
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from CHAMA, NM US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Chama has an annual average temperature of 42.2°F with about 22.4 inches of precipitation per year and 91.9 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 80.4°F), and the coldest is January (average low 7.1°F). August is typically the wettest month (3.02 in) and June the driest (0.80 in). Snow typically falls from October through May.
Best time to visit Chama
Full guide →Climate change signal
All-time records →20 of 366 (5.5%) of Chama'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.
| 1890s | 159 | |
| 1900s | 7 | |
| 1910s | 17 | |
| 1920s | 12 | |
| 1930s | 39 | |
| 1940s | 29 | |
| 1950s | 3 | |
| 1960s | 5 | |
| 1970s | 6 | |
| 1980s | 14 | |
| 1990s | 13 | |
| 2000s | 34 | |
| 2010s | 12 | |
| 2020s | 16 |
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 | 37.5°F | 7.1°F | 22.3°F | 2.04 in | 22.6 in | 7 |
| February | 40.8°F | 10.8°F | 25.8°F | 1.94 in | 23.0 in | 8 |
| March | 48.4°F | 18.3°F | 33.4°F | 1.45 in | 13.9 in | 7 |
| April | 56.2°F | 24.2°F | 40.2°F | 1.51 in | 5.9 in | 7 |
| May | 65.5°F | 31.5°F | 48.5°F | 1.59 in | 1.1 in | 8 |
| June | 76.8°F | 38.5°F | 57.6°F | 0.80 in | — | 5 |
| July | 80.4°F | 46.0°F | 63.2°F | 2.32 in | — | 12 |
| August | 77.8°F | 45.6°F | 61.7°F | 3.02 in | — | 13 |
| September | 71.5°F | 37.9°F | 54.7°F | 2.32 in | — | 9 |
| October | 60.6°F | 27.1°F | 43.9°F | 1.73 in | 2.1 in | 7 |
| November | 47.7°F | 16.9°F | 32.3°F | 1.69 in | 9.7 in | 6 |
| December | 37.7°F | 8.2°F | 22.9°F | 1.94 in | 13.6 in | 8 |
Climate twins of Chama
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