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United States / New Mexico / Las Cruces Metro Area / Dona Ana County / Santa Teresa / Zip Codes
Santa Teresa, NM has a warm and sunny climate throughout the year. The temperature is usually mild, with summer months ranging from 80 to 100 degrees Fahrenheit, and winter months anywhere from 45 to 65 degrees Fahrenheit. Santa Teresa also experiences sunny days almost all year long, with some occasional showers in the spring and fall months. Humidity levels are generally low, making it a very pleasant place to live.

Santa Teresa, New Mexico gets 10 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Santa Teresa averages 3 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 293 sunny days per year in Santa Teresa. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Santa Teresa gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 43 days per year. Precipitation is rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground. In order for precipitation to be counted you have to get at least .01 inches on the ground to measure.

Weather Highlights

Summer High: the July high is around 95 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 31
Rain: averages 10 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 3 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Santa Teresa is 8.0 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in New Mexico.

6.9 Summer - 7.5 Winter
April, October and May are the most pleasant months in Santa Teresa, while July and June are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateSanta Teresa, New MexicoUnited States
  10.2 in.38.1 in.
  3.0 in.27.8 in.
  43.4 days106.2 days
  293 days205 days
  94.8°85.8°
  31.0°21.7°
  87
  6.74.3
  3793 ft.2443 ft.
Climate
YOU SHOULD KNOW

Many people confuse weather and climate but they are different. Weather is the conditions of the atmosphere over a short period of time, and climate is how the atmosphere is over long periods of time.

Weather is how the atmosphere is behaving and its effects upon life and human activities. Weather can change from minute-to-minute. Most people think of weather in terms of temperature, humidity, precipitation, cloudiness, brightness, visibility, wind, and atmospheric pressure.

Climate is the description of the long-term pattern of weather in a place. Climate can mean the average weather for a particular region and time period taken over 30 years. Climate is the average of weather over time.

June is the hottest month for Santa Teresa with an average high temperature of 95.3°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in New Mexico. In Santa Teresa, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Santa Teresa are October, April and March.
In Santa Teresa, there are 97.6 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the hottest places in New Mexico.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Santa Teresa with an average of 31.0°. This is one of the warmest places in New Mexico.
In Santa Teresa, there are 53.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in New Mexico.
In Santa Teresa, there are 0.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in New Mexico.
Humidity in Santa Teresa is generally quite low and comfortable. There are few days during the summer when the humidity becomes unpleasant. The most humid months (but still comfortable) are August, July and September.
August is the wettest month in Santa Teresa with 2.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is March with 0.2 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 50% of yearly precipitation and 8% occurs in Summer, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 10.2 inches in Santa Teresa means that it is drier than most places in New Mexico.
August is the rainiest month in Santa Teresa with 7.4 days of rain, and April is the driest month with only 1.4 rainy days. There are 43.4 rainy days annually in Santa Teresa, which is one of the least rainy places in New Mexico. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 40% of the time and the driest is Summer with only a 12% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 3.0 inches in Santa Teresa means that it is one of the least snowy places in New Mexico. December is the snowiest month in Santa Teresa with 1.4 inches of snow, and 2 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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Fred  · Santa Teresa, NM
A nice place to live
Over 14 years ago

Santa Teresa is wedged between Mexico and Texas and runs along the Rio Grande River with beautiful views of the Franklin Mountains in El Paso, Texas, our neighbor to the  More

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