Jal, NM
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from JAL, NM US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Jal has an annual average temperature of 63.4°F with about 12.2 inches of precipitation per year and 1.9 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 95.9°F), and the coldest is January (average low 27.1°F). September is typically the wettest month (2.22 in) and November the driest (0.32 in). Snow typically falls from November through February.
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All-time records →28 of 366 (7.7%) of Jal'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 | 0 | |
| 1920s | 17 | |
| 1930s | 6 | |
| 1940s | 7 | |
| 1950s | 99 | |
| 1960s | 45 | |
| 1970s | 56 | |
| 1980s | 31 | |
| 1990s | 18 | |
| 2000s | 36 | |
| 2010s | 38 | |
| 2020s | 13 |
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 | 59.9°F | 27.1°F | 43.5°F | 0.41 in | 0.7 in | 2 |
| February | 64.8°F | 31.1°F | 47.9°F | 0.40 in | 0.4 in | 2 |
| March | 72.4°F | 38.4°F | 55.4°F | 0.46 in | — | 2 |
| April | 81.7°F | 46.5°F | 64.1°F | 0.57 in | — | 1 |
| May | 88.6°F | 55.9°F | 72.2°F | 1.45 in | — | 3 |
| June | 94.9°F | 65.1°F | 80.0°F | 1.19 in | — | 3 |
| July | 95.9°F | 68.2°F | 82.0°F | 2.09 in | — | 3 |
| August | 94.8°F | 67.2°F | 81.0°F | 1.27 in | — | 3 |
| September | 88.3°F | 59.2°F | 73.8°F | 2.22 in | — | 4 |
| October | 80.4°F | 47.4°F | 63.9°F | 1.25 in | 0.1 in | 2 |
| November | 68.5°F | 37.1°F | 52.8°F | 0.32 in | 0.2 in | 1 |
| December | 60.3°F | 27.9°F | 44.1°F | 0.56 in | 0.5 in | 2 |
Climate twins of Jal
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