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United States / New Mexico / Espanola Metro Area / Rio Arriba County / Dulce / Zip Codes
Dulce, NM has a semi-arid climate with cool to warm temperatures and low annual precipitation. The average high temperature in July is 85°F and the average low temperature in January is 12°F. On average, Dulce gets only 14 inches of rain per year. Snowfall is light but can occur throughout the winter months. During the summer months, temperatures can reach into the 90s and even 100s at times.

Dulce, New Mexico gets 19 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Dulce averages 73 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 283 sunny days per year in Dulce. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Dulce gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 92 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 85 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 6
Rain: averages 19 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 73 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Dulce is 6.7 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in New Mexico.

8.5 Summer - 4.7 Winter
August, June and September are the most pleasant months in Dulce, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateDulce, New MexicoUnited States
  18.8 in.38.1 in.
  72.6 in.27.8 in.
  92.4 days106.2 days
  283 days205 days
  84.5°85.8°
  6.2°21.7°
  6.77
  5.94.3
  6778 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 Dulce with an average high temperature of 84.5°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in New Mexico. In Dulce, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Dulce are June, September and August.
In Dulce, there are 7.9 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in New Mexico.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Dulce with an average of 6.2°. This is one of the coldest places in New Mexico.
In Dulce, there are 224.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in New Mexico.
In Dulce, there are 22.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in New Mexico.
Humidity is low in Dulce, 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 Dulce with 2.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is June with 0.9 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 29% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Summer, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 18.8 inches in Dulce means that it is one of the wettest places in New Mexico.
August is the rainiest month in Dulce with 12.7 days of rain, and June is the driest month with only 5.8 rainy days. There are 92.4 rainy days annually in Dulce, which is one of the rainiest places in New Mexico. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 32% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 72.6 inches in Dulce means that it is one of the snowiest places in New Mexico. January is the snowiest month in Dulce with 17.5 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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