Rio Rancho, NM
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from RIO RANCHO #2, NM US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Rio Rancho has an annual average temperature of 58°F with about 9.5 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 95.5°F), and the coldest is January (average low 23.7°F). August is typically the wettest month (1.73 in) and March the driest (0.35 in).
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All-time records →271 of 366 (74%) of Rio Rancho'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.
| 2000s | 16 | |
| 2010s | 176 | |
| 2020s | 174 |
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 | 49.9°F | 23.7°F | 36.8°F | 0.49 in | — | 3 |
| February | 55.8°F | 27.8°F | 41.8°F | 0.46 in | — | 3 |
| March | 66.4°F | 33.6°F | 50.0°F | 0.35 in | — | 2 |
| April | 72.8°F | 41.0°F | 56.9°F | 0.50 in | — | 3 |
| May | 80.8°F | 48.9°F | 64.8°F | 0.56 in | — | 3 |
| June | 93.1°F | 59.2°F | 76.2°F | 0.56 in | — | 3 |
| July | 95.5°F | 64.1°F | 79.8°F | 1.22 in | — | 8 |
| August | 92.1°F | 62.7°F | 77.4°F | 1.73 in | — | 7 |
| September | 85.8°F | 55.8°F | 70.8°F | 1.21 in | — | 6 |
| October | 73.8°F | 43.8°F | 58.8°F | 1.32 in | — | 4 |
| November | 60.5°F | 31.4°F | 46.0°F | 0.51 in | — | 2 |
| December | 49.7°F | 24.2°F | 37.0°F | 0.61 in | — | 4 |
Climate twins of Rio Rancho
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