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United States / New Mexico / No Metro Area / Colfax County / Eagle Nest / Zip Codes
Eagle Nest, NM has a continental climate with warm summers and cold winters. Summers are generally dry and sunny, while winters are quite cold with occasional snowfall. The average annual temperature in Eagle Nest is 48°F (9°C). The average high temperature in the summer is around 78°F (26°C), and the average low temperature in the winter drops to about 8°F (-13°C). Rainfall is scarce throughout the year, with most of it occurring during the spring months.

Eagle Nest, New Mexico gets 21 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Eagle Nest averages 106 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 277 sunny days per year in Eagle Nest. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Eagle Nest gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 100 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 77 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 5
Rain: averages 21 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 106 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Eagle Nest is 6.3 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in New Mexico.

8.4 Summer - 4.6 Winter
July, June and August are the most pleasant months in Eagle Nest, while February and January are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateEagle Nest, New MexicoUnited States
  20.5 in.38.1 in.
  105.8 in.27.8 in.
  99.8 days106.2 days
  277 days205 days
  77.4°85.8°
  4.7°21.7°
  6.37
  5.24.3
  8238 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.

July is the hottest month for Eagle Nest with an average high temperature of 77.4°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in New Mexico. In Eagle Nest, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Eagle Nest are July, August and June.
In Eagle Nest, there are 0.1 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the coolest places in New Mexico.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Eagle Nest with an average of 4.7°. This is one of the coldest places in New Mexico.
In Eagle Nest, there are 238.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in New Mexico.
In Eagle Nest, there are 28.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in New Mexico.
Humidity is low in Eagle Nest, and some people might find the dryness to be uncomfortable. Days with noticeable humidity are rare throughout the year. A very dry climate can lead to cracked, itchy skin and dry eyes.
August is the wettest month in Eagle Nest with 3.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.0 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 38% of yearly precipitation and 17% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 20.5 inches in Eagle Nest means that it is one of the wettest places in New Mexico.
August is the rainiest month in Eagle Nest with 14.8 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 5.9 rainy days. There are 99.8 rainy days annually in Eagle Nest, which is one of the rainiest places in New Mexico. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 37% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 19% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 105.8 inches in Eagle Nest means that it is one of the snowiest places in New Mexico. March is the snowiest month in Eagle Nest with 21.5 inches of snow, and 8 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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