Kirtland, NM
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from FRUITLAND, NM US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Kirtland has an annual average temperature of 51.4°F with about 7.3 inches of precipitation per year and 7.8 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 91.8°F), and the coldest is December (average low 16.0°F). August is typically the wettest month (1.03 in) and June the driest (0.16 in). Snow typically falls from October through April.
Best time to visit Kirtland
Full guide →Climate change signal
All-time records →0 of 366 (0%) of Kirtland'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.
| 1890s | 12 | |
| 1900s | 111 | |
| 1910s | 27 | |
| 1920s | 41 | |
| 1930s | 1 | |
| 1940s | 17 | |
| 1950s | 47 | |
| 1960s | 21 | |
| 1970s | 24 | |
| 1980s | 13 | |
| 1990s | 28 | |
| 2000s | 24 | |
| 2010s | 0 |
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 | 43.4°F | 16.2°F | 29.8°F | 0.59 in | 1.9 in | 5 |
| February | 50.8°F | 18.2°F | 34.5°F | 0.53 in | 2.1 in | 4 |
| March | 60.3°F | 25.7°F | 43.0°F | 0.49 in | 0.7 in | 5 |
| April | 67.9°F | 31.3°F | 49.6°F | 0.53 in | 0.2 in | 3 |
| May | 78.0°F | 40.3°F | 59.2°F | 0.34 in | — | 3 |
| June | 88.1°F | 48.6°F | 68.4°F | 0.16 in | — | 3 |
| July | 91.8°F | 57.3°F | 74.6°F | 0.73 in | — | 5 |
| August | 89.4°F | 55.9°F | 72.7°F | 1.03 in | — | 6 |
| September | 82.3°F | 46.7°F | 64.5°F | 0.95 in | — | 5 |
| October | 69.8°F | 34.4°F | 52.1°F | 0.84 in | 0.5 in | 5 |
| November | 55.6°F | 22.3°F | 38.9°F | 0.53 in | 0.9 in | 4 |
| December | 43.8°F | 16.0°F | 29.9°F | 0.62 in | 1.5 in | 5 |
Climate twins of Kirtland
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