Alamogordo Metro Area, NM Climate

The climate in Alamogordo, NM Metro Area is generally warm and dry. Summers are hot and temperatures often reach into the 90s with high humidity. Winters are mild with average temperatures in the 40s and low 50s. Rainfall is light throughout the year, with the wettest months occurring from July to October. Snow is rare but possible in winter months. The area has little cloud cover most of the year, allowing for lots of sunshine and great outdoor activities like hiking, camping, and fishing.

Alamogordo Metro Area, New Mexico gets 18 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Alamogordo Metro Area averages 22 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 287 sunny days per year in Alamogordo Metro Area. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Alamogordo Metro Area gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 67 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 86 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 25
Rain: averages 18 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 22 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the Alamogordo metro area is 7.7 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in New Mexico.

8 Summer - 6.6 Winter

May, September and April are the most pleasant months in the Alamogordo metro area, while December and January are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Alamogordo, New Mexico	United States
	17.8 in.	38.1 in.
	22.2 in.	27.8 in.
	66.5 days	106.2 days
	287 days	205 days
	85.8°	85.8°
	24.7°	21.7°
	7.7	7
	6.6	4.3
	5281 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 the Alamogordo metro area with an average high temperature of 86.6°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in New Mexico. In the Alamogordo metro area, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the Alamogordo metro area are May, September and August.

In the Alamogordo metro area, there are 45.5 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is about average compared to other places in New Mexico.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the Alamogordo metro area with an average of 24.7°. This is warmer than most places in New Mexico.

In the Alamogordo metro area, there are 115.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in New Mexico.

In the Alamogordo metro area, there are 0.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in New Mexico.

Humidity in the Alamogordo metro area 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 the Alamogordo metro area with 3.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is April with 0.6 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 45% of yearly precipitation and 12% occurs in Summer, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 17.8 inches in the Alamogordo metro area means that it is wetter than most places in New Mexico.

August is the rainiest month in the Alamogordo metro area with 11.5 days of rain, and April is the driest month with only 2.6 rainy days. There are 66.5 rainy days annually in the Alamogordo metro area, which is rainier than most places in New Mexico. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 42% of the time and the driest is Summer with only a 15% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 22.2 inches in the Alamogordo metro area means that it is snowier than most places in New Mexico. December is the snowiest month in the Alamogordo metro area with 5.5 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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