Los Lunas, NM

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from LOS LUNAS 3 SSW, NM US.

BWk Desert (cold) climate 7a USDA hardiness Zone 7a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Los Lunas has an annual average temperature of 56.1°F with about 9.2 inches of precipitation per year and 5.1 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 93.3°F), and the coldest is January (average low 19.0°F). July is typically the wettest month (1.55 in) and February the driest (0.42 in). Snow typically falls from October through March.

Annual swing
42.7°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
4,263
Cooling need
1,062

Best time to visit Los Lunas

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

114 of 366 (31.1%) of Los Lunas'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.

1950s
1
1960s
7
1970s
20
1980s
30
1990s
58
2000s
98
2010s
82
2020s
70

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 51.4°F 19.0°F 35.2°F 0.45 in 1.5 in 3
February 57.7°F 23.4°F 40.5°F 0.42 in 0.7 in 3
March 65.7°F 30.1°F 47.9°F 0.54 in 0.3 in 3
April 73.1°F 37.2°F 55.1°F 0.55 in 3
May 81.7°F 46.4°F 64.1°F 0.49 in 3
June 91.8°F 55.5°F 73.7°F 0.52 in 3
July 93.3°F 62.2°F 77.7°F 1.55 in 8
August 91.1°F 60.3°F 75.7°F 1.53 in 8
September 85.0°F 51.7°F 68.3°F 1.15 in 6
October 74.3°F 38.4°F 56.4°F 0.92 in 0.4 in 4
November 60.9°F 26.6°F 43.7°F 0.57 in 0.6 in 3
December 50.2°F 19.7°F 35.0°F 0.54 in 1.6 in 3

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