Folsom, NM

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

BSk Semi-arid (cold) climate 6b USDA hardiness Zone 6b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Folsom has an annual average temperature of 49.4°F with about 17.6 inches of precipitation per year and 40.9 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 85.6°F), and the coldest is December (average low 14.4°F). July is typically the wettest month (3.60 in) and February the driest (0.50 in). Snow typically falls from October through May.

Annual swing
39.7°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
5,880
Cooling need
252

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

145 of 366 (39.6%) of Folsom'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.

1990s
33
2000s
74
2010s
201
2020s
58

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 46.1°F 14.9°F 30.5°F 0.51 in 6.4 in 5
February 48.8°F 18.0°F 33.4°F 0.50 in 5.4 in 5
March 56.7°F 24.3°F 40.5°F 0.98 in 7.7 in 6
April 64.1°F 31.2°F 47.7°F 0.96 in 4.6 in 6
May 73.6°F 39.5°F 56.6°F 1.46 in 0.7 in 7
June 82.6°F 49.1°F 65.9°F 2.31 in 10
July 85.6°F 54.0°F 69.8°F 3.60 in 13
August 82.8°F 52.6°F 67.7°F 2.87 in 11
September 77.4°F 46.0°F 61.7°F 1.93 in 7
October 66.9°F 33.2°F 50.1°F 1.10 in 2.4 in 5
November 54.5°F 22.3°F 38.4°F 0.62 in 4.6 in 4
December 45.9°F 14.4°F 30.1°F 0.76 in 9.1 in 5

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