Gallup, NM

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from GALLUP SAND & GRAVEL, NM US.

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Gallup has an annual average temperature of 50.2°F with about 12.5 inches of precipitation per year and 20.6 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 87.2°F), and the coldest is December (average low 16.1°F). August is typically the wettest month (2.36 in) and June the driest (0.34 in). Snow typically falls from October through May.

Annual swing
42.1°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
5,766
Cooling need
420

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Climate change signal

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225 of 366 (61.5%) of Gallup'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.

2000s
103
2010s
114
2020s
149

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 43.8°F 16.3°F 30.0°F 0.91 in 4.5 in 6
February 48.1°F 20.4°F 34.2°F 0.86 in 5.7 in 5
March 56.7°F 24.4°F 40.5°F 0.85 in 2.0 in 4
April 64.6°F 31.5°F 48.1°F 0.60 in 0.7 in 4
May 73.7°F 40.2°F 57.0°F 0.66 in 0.5 in 4
June 84.7°F 49.4°F 67.1°F 0.34 in 2
July 87.2°F 57.0°F 72.1°F 2.02 in 11
August 84.3°F 55.3°F 69.8°F 2.36 in 10
September 78.7°F 46.8°F 62.7°F 1.22 in 7
October 67.5°F 34.0°F 50.8°F 1.06 in 0.4 in 5
November 54.7°F 24.1°F 39.4°F 0.77 in 1.6 in 4
December 44.1°F 16.1°F 30.1°F 0.87 in 5.2 in 6

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