Maxwell, NM
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from MAXWELL 3 NW, NM US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Maxwell has an annual average temperature of 48.7°F with about 14.1 inches of precipitation per year and 21.4 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 86.2°F), and the coldest is December (average low 11.9°F). July is typically the wettest month (2.58 in) and February the driest (0.29 in). Snow typically falls from October through April.
Best time to visit Maxwell
Full guide →Climate change signal
All-time records →25 of 366 (6.8%) of Maxwell'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 | 0 | |
| 1920s | 0 | |
| 1930s | 0 | |
| 1940s | 18 | |
| 1950s | 91 | |
| 1960s | 38 | |
| 1970s | 36 | |
| 1980s | 37 | |
| 1990s | 52 | |
| 2000s | 57 | |
| 2010s | 28 | |
| 2020s | 9 |
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 | 46.8°F | 12.5°F | 29.6°F | 0.34 in | 5.2 in | 2 |
| February | 50.5°F | 14.1°F | 32.3°F | 0.29 in | 3.5 in | 2 |
| March | 58.7°F | 21.4°F | 40.1°F | 0.70 in | 3.3 in | 3 |
| April | 64.9°F | 28.9°F | 46.9°F | 0.81 in | 2.1 in | 4 |
| May | 73.9°F | 38.2°F | 56.0°F | 1.64 in | 0.1 in | 6 |
| June | 83.0°F | 46.8°F | 64.9°F | 1.89 in | — | 7 |
| July | 86.2°F | 52.3°F | 69.2°F | 2.58 in | — | 9 |
| August | 84.0°F | 51.5°F | 67.7°F | 2.47 in | — | 10 |
| September | 78.7°F | 43.8°F | 61.3°F | 1.64 in | — | 6 |
| October | 68.1°F | 31.2°F | 49.7°F | 1.01 in | 0.9 in | 3 |
| November | 55.9°F | 20.0°F | 37.9°F | 0.35 in | 1.9 in | 2 |
| December | 46.2°F | 11.9°F | 29.1°F | 0.35 in | 4.4 in | 2 |
Climate twins of Maxwell
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