Mora County, NM Climate

Mora County, New Mexico has a mild climate throughout the year. During the summer months, temperatures range from the mid-seventies to low-nineties with mostly dry conditions. In winter, temperatures average in the low-forties and can drop into the twenties at night. Snowfall is minimal and usually only lasts for a few days each season. Humidity levels are generally low, resulting in comfortable days and nights that make Mora County an ideal place to live and visit year round.

Mora County, New Mexico gets 22 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Mora County averages 76 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 279 sunny days per year in Mora County. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Mora County gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 71 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 80 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 14
Rain: averages 22 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 76 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Mora County is 7.0 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in New Mexico.

8.6 Summer - 5.5 Winter

June, August and July are the most pleasant months in Mora County, while December and January are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Mora, New Mexico	United States
	21.5 in.	38.1 in.
	76.0 in.	27.8 in.
	71.3 days	106.2 days
	279 days	205 days
	79.9°	85.8°
	14.1°	21.7°
	7	7
	5.9	4.3
	7166 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 Mora County with an average high temperature of 79.9°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in New Mexico. In Mora County, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Mora County are August, June and July.

In Mora County, there are 3.8 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 Mora County with an average of 14.1°. This is one of the coldest places in New Mexico.

In Mora County, there are 190.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in New Mexico.

In Mora County, there are 9.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in New Mexico.

Humidity is low in Mora County, 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 Mora County with 3.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.8 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 45% of yearly precipitation and 12% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 21.5 inches in Mora County means that it is one of the wettest places in New Mexico.

August is the rainiest month in Mora County with 12.0 days of rain, and November is the driest month with only 3.1 rainy days. There are 71.3 rainy days annually in Mora County, 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 Spring with only a 16% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 76.0 inches in Mora County means that it is one of the snowiest places in New Mexico. March is the snowiest month in Mora County with 15.6 inches of snow, and 8 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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