What is the hottest month in Melrose?

July is the warmest month in Melrose, with an average high of 93.0°F.

What is the coldest month in Melrose?

January is the coldest month in Melrose, with an average low of 25.3°F.

What month does Melrose get the most rain?

August is typically the wettest month in Melrose, with about 2.75 inches of precipitation.

What plant hardiness zone is Melrose in?

Melrose is approximately in USDA plant hardiness Zone 8a, based on the average annual extreme minimum temperature.

Melrose, NM

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from MELROSE, NM US.

BSk Semi-arid (cold) climate 8a USDA hardiness Zone 8a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

Avg high Avg low

Climate summary

Melrose has an annual average temperature of 59.1°F with about 16.2 inches of precipitation per year and 11 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 93.0°F), and the coldest is January (average low 25.3°F). August is typically the wettest month (2.75 in) and February the driest (0.35 in). Snow typically falls from October through April.

Annual swing

39°F

warmest to coldest month

Heating need

3,468

HDD/yr

Cooling need

1,350

CDD/yr

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Monthly averages

Month	Avg High	Avg Low	Avg Temp	Precipitation	Snow	Rainy days
January	54.2°F	25.3°F	39.7°F	0.47 in	2.8 in	3
February	59.2°F	27.9°F	43.6°F	0.35 in	1.3 in	3
March	67.2°F	34.2°F	50.7°F	0.72 in	1.1 in	3
April	75.4°F	41.1°F	58.2°F	0.84 in	0.7 in	3
May	83.6°F	51.0°F	67.3°F	1.58 in	—	5
June	92.1°F	60.4°F	76.3°F	1.91 in	—	7
July	93.0°F	64.3°F	78.7°F	2.52 in	—	7
August	91.3°F	63.2°F	77.2°F	2.75 in	—	8
September	85.0°F	56.0°F	70.5°F	2.02 in	—	5
October	74.6°F	44.3°F	59.5°F	2.12 in	0.5 in	4
November	62.5°F	33.0°F	47.8°F	0.41 in	1.0 in	3
December	54.0°F	25.8°F	39.9°F	0.52 in	3.6 in	3