Vaughn, NM
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from PEDERNAL 9 E, NM US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Vaughn has an annual average temperature of 51.8°F with about 13.8 inches of precipitation per year and 25.7 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 88.4°F), and the coldest is January (average low 18.1°F). August is typically the wettest month (2.53 in) and February the driest (0.42 in). Snow typically falls from October through May.
Best time to visit Vaughn
Full guide →Climate change signal
All-time records →122 of 366 (33.3%) of Vaughn'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.
| 1920s | 0 | |
| 1930s | 0 | |
| 1940s | 0 | |
| 1950s | 13 | |
| 1960s | 23 | |
| 1970s | 15 | |
| 1980s | 43 | |
| 1990s | 58 | |
| 2000s | 71 | |
| 2010s | 55 | |
| 2020s | 88 |
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 | 46.0°F | 18.1°F | 32.0°F | 0.48 in | 5.7 in | 3 |
| February | 51.5°F | 21.3°F | 36.4°F | 0.42 in | 4.6 in | 3 |
| March | 60.0°F | 25.8°F | 42.9°F | 0.58 in | 2.8 in | 3 |
| April | 67.4°F | 32.0°F | 49.7°F | 0.44 in | 1.4 in | 2 |
| May | 76.4°F | 41.3°F | 58.9°F | 1.15 in | 0.2 in | 4 |
| June | 87.0°F | 50.9°F | 69.0°F | 1.39 in | — | 4 |
| July | 88.4°F | 56.2°F | 72.3°F | 2.42 in | — | 8 |
| August | 85.9°F | 54.7°F | 70.3°F | 2.53 in | — | 9 |
| September | 80.1°F | 47.2°F | 63.7°F | 1.84 in | — | 6 |
| October | 69.2°F | 35.6°F | 52.4°F | 1.22 in | 1.2 in | 4 |
| November | 57.0°F | 25.3°F | 41.1°F | 0.57 in | 2.6 in | 3 |
| December | 46.3°F | 18.4°F | 32.3°F | 0.76 in | 7.2 in | 3 |
Climate twins of Vaughn
Why these? →The most climatically similar US cities at least 140 miles away (by monthly temperature + precipitation pattern).