Portales, NM Climate

Portales, NM, enjoys warm summers and cool winters with low humidity. The average daily high temperature in July is about 93 degrees Fahrenheit, while the average daily low temperature in January is around 33 degrees Fahrenheit. Precipitation levels in Portales are relatively low, averaging between 14-15 inches per year. On average, the city experiences more than 300 sunny days each year.

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

Portales averages 8 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 273 sunny days per year in Portales. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Portales gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 57 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 92 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 23
Rain: averages 18 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 8 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8 Summer - 6.9 Winter

September, May and October are the most pleasant months in Portales, while December and January are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Portales, New Mexico	United States
	17.7 in.	38.1 in.
	8.2 in.	27.8 in.
	56.6 days	106.2 days
	273 days	205 days
	91.7°	85.8°
	23.0°	21.7°
	8	7
	6.2	4.3
	4006 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 Portales with an average high temperature of 91.7°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in New Mexico. In Portales, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Portales are October, April and May.

In Portales, there are 66.3 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in New Mexico.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Portales with an average of 23.0°. This is warmer than most places in New Mexico.

In Portales, there are 112.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in New Mexico.

In Portales, there are 0.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in New Mexico.

Humidity in Portales 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 June.

August is the wettest month in Portales with 3.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 0.4 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 46% of yearly precipitation and 10% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 17.7 inches in Portales means that it is wetter than most places in New Mexico.

August is the rainiest month in Portales with 7.8 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 2.8 rainy days. There are 56.6 rainy days annually in Portales, which is about average compared to other places in New Mexico. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 38% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 16% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 8.2 inches in Portales means that it is less snowy than most places in New Mexico. January is the snowiest month in Portales with 2.7 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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Daniel · Murfreesboro, TN

Slowly Dying In The Desert

Over 5 years ago

In a single sentence, this is a town that is slowly dying in the desert- and nobody here cares. Why- because the people who run this town were born in the 1940's or More

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Alexia · Portales, NM

Alexia

Over 5 years ago

I love portales new.Mexico they have nice people I like boys cute boys that the high school More

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Constance · Portales, NM

Lived there. Never again.

Over 7 years ago

If you like boring, low wages, and high unemployment for mediocre jobs, and ultra-conservatism then this is the place for you. More

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