Lovington, NM

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from HOBBS 13W, NM US.

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Lovington has an annual average temperature of 63°F with about 14.8 inches of precipitation per year and 1.4 inches of snow. The warmest month is June (average high 94.4°F), and the coldest is January (average low 29.8°F). July is typically the wettest month (2.51 in) and January the driest (0.54 in). Snow typically falls from February through December.

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
36.3°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
2,499
Cooling need
1,767

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

5 of 366 (1.4%) of Lovington'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.

1990s
92
2000s
186
2010s
88
2020s
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 57.5°F 29.8°F 43.7°F 0.54 in 0.1 in 3
February 63.3°F 33.6°F 48.5°F 0.54 in 0.4 in 3
March 71.0°F 39.7°F 55.3°F 0.71 in 3
April 79.3°F 46.2°F 62.7°F 0.90 in 2
May 86.1°F 56.1°F 71.1°F 1.27 in 4
June 94.4°F 64.7°F 79.5°F 1.74 in 5
July 92.4°F 67.6°F 80.0°F 2.51 in 6
August 93.0°F 66.8°F 79.9°F 2.25 in 5
September 86.2°F 60.6°F 73.4°F 2.18 in 5
October 78.8°F 50.2°F 64.5°F 0.97 in 4
November 66.4°F 38.7°F 52.5°F 0.56 in 0.3 in 3
December 58.2°F 30.7°F 44.5°F 0.58 in 0.6 in 3

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