Española, NM

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

BWk Desert (cold) climate 7a USDA hardiness Zone 7a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Española has an annual average temperature of 52.3°F with about 0 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 91.3°F), and the coldest is December (average low 15.7°F).

Annual swing
42.6°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
5,136
Cooling need
570

Best time to visit Española

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

0 of 366 (0%) of Española'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
3
1900s
15
1910s
19
1920s
88
1930s
5
1940s
15
1950s
72
1960s
17
1970s
9
1980s
41
1990s
30
2000s
47
2010s
5

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 48.4°F 16.3°F 32.3°F in
February 54.7°F 21.0°F 37.9°F in
March 62.5°F 26.3°F 44.4°F in
April 69.7°F 32.7°F 51.2°F in
May 78.3°F 40.3°F 59.3°F in
June 88.6°F 49.0°F 68.8°F in
July 91.3°F 56.6°F 74.0°F in
August 88.4°F 54.1°F 71.2°F in
September 81.9°F 46.3°F 64.1°F in
October 70.4°F 33.8°F 52.1°F in
November 58.8°F 23.4°F 41.1°F in
December 47.1°F 15.7°F 31.4°F in
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