Hobbs, NM

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

BWk Desert (cold) climate 8a USDA hardiness Zone 8a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Hobbs has an annual average temperature of 62.2°F with about 13.8 inches of precipitation per year and 1.8 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 94.1°F), and the coldest is January (average low 29.6°F). September is typically the wettest month (2.46 in) and January the driest (0.50 in). Snow typically falls from December through February.

Annual swing
39.1°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
2,781
Cooling need
1,785

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

22 of 366 (6%) of Hobbs'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
15
1920s
35
1930s
19
1940s
34
1950s
58
1960s
35
1970s
32
1980s
35
1990s
37
2000s
28
2010s
36
2020s
2

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 55.1°F 29.6°F 42.3°F 0.50 in 0.9 in 3
February 60.7°F 33.0°F 46.8°F 0.53 in 0.2 in 2
March 68.5°F 39.5°F 54.0°F 0.63 in 2
April 77.1°F 47.5°F 62.3°F 0.76 in 0.1 in 2
May 85.3°F 57.3°F 71.3°F 1.91 in 4
June 93.4°F 65.1°F 79.2°F 1.27 in 4
July 94.1°F 68.7°F 81.4°F 1.74 in 4
August 92.0°F 67.7°F 79.9°F 2.06 in 5
September 84.6°F 60.7°F 72.7°F 2.46 in 6
October 76.0°F 49.7°F 62.9°F 0.87 in 0.1 in 3
November 63.6°F 38.1°F 50.9°F 0.53 in 2
December 55.7°F 30.5°F 43.1°F 0.51 in 0.5 in 2

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