Dora, NM

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from ARCH, NM US.

BSk Semi-arid (cold) climate 7b USDA hardiness Zone 7b

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Climate summary

Dora has an annual average temperature of 57.6°F with about 16.7 inches of precipitation per year and 5.2 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 92.8°F), and the coldest is January (average low 20.8°F). August is typically the wettest month (2.82 in) and February the driest (0.42 in). Snow typically falls from November through February.

Annual swing
40.5°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
3,846
Cooling need
1,182

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Monthly averages

Month Avg High Avg Low Avg Temp Precipitation Snow Rainy days
January 54.4°F 20.8°F 37.6°F 0.53 in 2.5 in 2
February 59.1°F 23.5°F 41.3°F 0.42 in 0.8 in 2
March 67.3°F 31.2°F 49.3°F 0.88 in 2
April 74.4°F 38.3°F 56.3°F 0.86 in 0.1 in 2
May 82.2°F 48.3°F 65.3°F 1.53 in 4
June 91.5°F 59.5°F 75.5°F 1.89 in 6
July 92.8°F 63.3°F 78.1°F 2.63 in 5
August 91.3°F 61.5°F 76.4°F 2.82 in 5
September 84.1°F 54.0°F 69.1°F 2.39 in 5
October 75.2°F 41.1°F 58.2°F 1.53 in 3
November 63.0°F 29.1°F 46.0°F 0.54 in 0.7 in 2
December 54.5°F 21.6°F 38.1°F 0.65 in 1.1 in 2

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