Taos, NM
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from TAOS, NM US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Taos has an annual average temperature of 48.5°F with about 12.7 inches of precipitation per year and 28.4 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 86.5°F), and the coldest is January (average low 12.2°F). August is typically the wettest month (1.77 in) and February the driest (0.45 in). Snow typically falls from October through April.
Best time to visit Taos
Full guide →Climate change signal
All-time records →0 of 366 (0%) of Taos'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.
| 1890s | 71 | |
| 1900s | 47 | |
| 1910s | 8 | |
| 1920s | 23 | |
| 1930s | 61 | |
| 1940s | 7 | |
| 1950s | 17 | |
| 1960s | 17 | |
| 1970s | 5 | |
| 1980s | 28 | |
| 1990s | 17 | |
| 2000s | 65 | |
| 2010s | 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 | 42.1°F | 12.2°F | 27.1°F | 0.67 in | 6.0 in | 4 |
| February | 46.4°F | 19.4°F | 32.9°F | 0.45 in | 3.3 in | 4 |
| March | 55.2°F | 25.3°F | 40.2°F | 0.71 in | 4.0 in | 4 |
| April | 63.0°F | 30.5°F | 46.8°F | 0.83 in | 1.9 in | 4 |
| May | 72.9°F | 37.1°F | 55.0°F | 1.22 in | — | 5 |
| June | 83.7°F | 47.4°F | 65.5°F | 0.86 in | — | 5 |
| July | 86.5°F | 52.7°F | 69.6°F | 1.53 in | — | 7 |
| August | 84.2°F | 51.3°F | 67.7°F | 1.77 in | — | 10 |
| September | 78.1°F | 44.8°F | 61.4°F | 1.37 in | — | 6 |
| October | 67.0°F | 32.3°F | 49.7°F | 1.34 in | 1.4 in | 5 |
| November | 53.1°F | 22.4°F | 37.8°F | 0.88 in | 2.8 in | 4 |
| December | 42.4°F | 13.6°F | 28.0°F | 1.07 in | 9.0 in | 4 |
Climate twins of Taos
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