Roy, NM

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

BSk Semi-arid (cold) climate 7b USDA hardiness Zone 7b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Roy has an annual average temperature of 52.9°F with about 16.3 inches of precipitation per year and 19.3 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 87.6°F), and the coldest is January (average low 20.5°F). August is typically the wettest month (3.30 in) and November the driest (0.37 in). Snow typically falls from October through May.

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
38.4°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
4,902
Cooling need
549

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

0 of 366 (0%) of Roy'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
38
1920s
35
1930s
25
1940s
4
1950s
64
1960s
37
1970s
48
1980s
37
1990s
24
2000s
30
2010s
24

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 48.4°F 20.5°F 34.4°F 0.61 in 4.5 in 2
February 51.9°F 22.5°F 37.2°F 0.50 in 3.0 in 2
March 59.1°F 28.3°F 43.7°F 0.78 in 4.4 in 2
April 66.2°F 34.6°F 50.4°F 0.87 in 0.5 in 3
May 75.9°F 45.0°F 60.5°F 1.28 in 0.2 in 4
June 85.0°F 53.6°F 69.3°F 2.10 in 5
July 87.6°F 58.1°F 72.8°F 3.08 in 7
August 85.3°F 57.1°F 71.2°F 3.30 in 8
September 79.1°F 50.9°F 65.0°F 1.85 in 4
October 69.1°F 37.9°F 53.5°F 1.06 in 0.2 in 3
November 57.2°F 27.9°F 42.5°F 0.37 in 2.1 in 2
December 47.4°F 21.3°F 34.4°F 0.55 in 4.4 in 2

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