Tatum, NM
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from TATUM, NM US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Tatum has an annual average temperature of 58.6°F with about 15.2 inches of precipitation per year and 6.1 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 92.5°F), and the coldest is January (average low 23.2°F). September is typically the wettest month (2.52 in) and February the driest (0.41 in). Snow typically falls from November through March.
Best time to visit Tatum
Full guide →Climate change signal
All-time records →10 of 366 (2.7%) of Tatum'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.
| 1910s | 1 | |
| 1920s | 23 | |
| 1930s | 53 | |
| 1940s | 30 | |
| 1950s | 47 | |
| 1960s | 29 | |
| 1970s | 43 | |
| 1980s | 32 | |
| 1990s | 38 | |
| 2000s | 36 | |
| 2010s | 34 | |
| 2020s | 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 | 54.7°F | 23.2°F | 39.0°F | 0.45 in | 1.3 in | 2 |
| February | 59.5°F | 26.7°F | 43.1°F | 0.41 in | 1.1 in | 3 |
| March | 66.9°F | 32.6°F | 49.8°F | 0.79 in | 0.3 in | 3 |
| April | 75.2°F | 39.7°F | 57.5°F | 0.70 in | — | 2 |
| May | 83.5°F | 50.3°F | 66.9°F | 1.86 in | — | 5 |
| June | 92.2°F | 59.9°F | 76.0°F | 1.74 in | — | 5 |
| July | 92.5°F | 63.6°F | 78.1°F | 2.24 in | — | 6 |
| August | 91.7°F | 62.3°F | 77.0°F | 2.11 in | — | 6 |
| September | 84.4°F | 55.0°F | 69.7°F | 2.52 in | — | 6 |
| October | 75.5°F | 43.4°F | 59.4°F | 1.19 in | 0.1 in | 5 |
| November | 63.4°F | 31.1°F | 47.3°F | 0.65 in | 0.9 in | 3 |
| December | 55.0°F | 24.5°F | 39.7°F | 0.58 in | 2.4 in | 3 |
Climate twins of Tatum
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