Columbus, NM
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from COLUMBUS, NM US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Columbus has an annual average temperature of 64.8°F with about 10.3 inches of precipitation per year and 0.2 inches of snow. The warmest month is June (average high 97.5°F), and the coldest is December (average low 31.2°F). July is typically the wettest month (2.65 in) and April the driest (0.15 in).
Best time to visit Columbus
Full guide →Climate change signal
All-time records →0 of 366 (0%) of Columbus'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.
| 1910s | 0 | |
| 1920s | 12 | |
| 1930s | 39 | |
| 1940s | 58 | |
| 1950s | 36 | |
| 1960s | 33 | |
| 1970s | 51 | |
| 1980s | 49 | |
| 1990s | 48 | |
| 2000s | 36 | |
| 2010s | 4 |
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 | 59.1°F | 31.3°F | 45.2°F | 0.56 in | 0.1 in | 3 |
| February | 65.0°F | 35.6°F | 50.3°F | 0.39 in | — | 2 |
| March | 72.7°F | 41.1°F | 56.9°F | 0.37 in | — | 1 |
| April | 80.6°F | 47.9°F | 64.2°F | 0.15 in | — | 1 |
| May | 88.8°F | 57.3°F | 73.1°F | 0.28 in | — | 2 |
| June | 97.5°F | 67.3°F | 82.4°F | 0.95 in | — | 2 |
| July | 96.3°F | 70.1°F | 83.2°F | 2.65 in | — | 6 |
| August | 94.0°F | 68.8°F | 81.4°F | 1.87 in | — | 6 |
| September | 89.5°F | 63.1°F | 76.3°F | 1.19 in | — | 3 |
| October | 81.3°F | 51.2°F | 66.3°F | 0.78 in | — | 3 |
| November | 68.2°F | 38.4°F | 53.3°F | 0.49 in | — | 2 |
| December | 58.6°F | 31.2°F | 44.9°F | 0.60 in | 0.1 in | 2 |
Climate twins of Columbus
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