Hope, NM

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

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Hope has an annual average temperature of 61.9°F with about 12.9 inches of precipitation per year and 3.4 inches of snow. The warmest month is June (average high 93.9°F), and the coldest is January (average low 29.9°F). September is typically the wettest month (2.82 in) and February the driest (0.36 in). Snow typically falls from November through February.

Annual swing
37°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
2,769
Cooling need
1,665

Best time to visit Hope

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

53 of 366 (14.5%) of Hope'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.

1900s
0
1910s
1
1920s
19
1930s
24
1940s
11
1960s
14
1970s
45
1980s
92
1990s
32
2000s
50
2010s
40
2020s
38

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 56.5°F 29.9°F 43.2°F 0.41 in 0.5 in 3
February 60.5°F 32.5°F 46.5°F 0.36 in 0.7 in 3
March 68.2°F 38.9°F 53.6°F 0.55 in 0.1 in 2
April 76.6°F 46.1°F 61.4°F 0.58 in 2
May 85.1°F 55.1°F 70.1°F 1.03 in 4
June 93.9°F 63.0°F 78.4°F 0.89 in 4
July 93.1°F 67.4°F 80.2°F 1.97 in 6
August 91.6°F 67.0°F 79.3°F 1.88 in 7
September 85.5°F 59.5°F 72.5°F 2.82 in 6
October 76.7°F 49.0°F 62.8°F 1.13 in 0.1 in 4
November 65.1°F 38.0°F 51.5°F 0.67 in 0.3 in 3
December 56.7°F 30.7°F 43.7°F 0.57 in 1.7 in 3

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