Silver City Metro Area, NM Climate

The climate in Silver City, NM Metro Area is generally quite mild year-round. Springtime brings beautiful weather with warm days and cool nights, while summer is hot and dry with temperatures reaching around 90°F (32°C). Fall weather is usually sunny and pleasant with temperatures in the mid 70s to low 80s (21°C - 28°C). Winter months are the coldest, but temperatures typically stay above freezing during the day and dip into the 30s (below 0°C) at night. Snowfall is rare, but it does occur occasionally in higher elevations along the mountains. Overall the climate in Silver City, NM Metro Area is fairly mild throughout the year with sunshine for almost every day of the year!

Silver City Metro Area, New Mexico gets 16 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Silver City Metro Area averages 7 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 291 sunny days per year in Silver City Metro Area. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Silver City Metro Area gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 63 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 88 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 25
Rain: averages 16 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 7 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8.4 Summer - 6.9 Winter

September, May and October are the most pleasant months in the Silver City metro area, while December and January are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Silver City, New Mexico	United States
	16.4 in.	38.1 in.
	7.1 in.	27.8 in.
	63.0 days	106.2 days
	291 days	205 days
	87.9°	85.8°
	24.7°	21.7°
	8	7
	6.9	4.3
	5796 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 Silver City metro area with an average high temperature of 88.3°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in New Mexico. In the Silver City metro area, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the Silver City metro area are May, September and October.

In the Silver City metro area, there are 35.5 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is about average compared to other places in New Mexico.

December has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the Silver City metro area with an average of 24.6°. This is warmer than most places in New Mexico.

In the Silver City metro area, there are 124.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in New Mexico.

In the Silver City 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 is low in the Silver City metro area, 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 the Silver City metro area with 3.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is April with 0.4 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 45% of yearly precipitation and 10% occurs in Summer, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 16.4 inches in the Silver City metro area means that it is wetter than most places in New Mexico.

August is the rainiest month in the Silver City metro area with 11.6 days of rain, and April is the driest month with only 2.1 rainy days. There are 63.0 rainy days annually in the Silver City 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 13% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 7.1 inches in the Silver City metro area means that it is less snowy than most places in New Mexico. December is the snowiest month in the Silver City metro area with 2.2 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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