Zip 87715 (Cleveland, NM) Climate

87715 Cleveland, NM is located in the Chihuahuan Desert and has a very dry climate with long hot summers and cool, short winters. Average high temperatures during summer months can reach over 95 degrees while average lows in wintermonths dip down to 35 degrees. Precipitation is scarce, with an average of only 8 inches throughout the year. The area is consistently sunny and receives over 300 days of sunshine annually.

Cleveland (zip 87715), New Mexico gets 24 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Cleveland (zip 87715) averages 109 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 280 sunny days per year in Cleveland (zip 87715). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Cleveland (zip 87715) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 79 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 10
Rain: averages 24 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 109 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 87715 zip code is 6.6 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in New Mexico.

8.5 Summer - 5 Winter

July, June and August are the most pleasant months in the 87715 zip code, while February and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Cleveland, New Mexico	United States
	24.0 in.	38.1 in.
	109.2 in.	27.8 in.
	79.4 days	106.2 days
	280 days	205 days
	76.5°	85.8°
	10.3°	21.7°
	6.6	7
	5.9	4.3
	8373 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 the 87715 zip code with an average high temperature of 76.5°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in New Mexico. In the 87715 zip code, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 87715 zip code are July, August and June.

In the 87715 zip code, there are 0.2 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 the 87715 zip code with an average of 10.3°. This is one of the coldest places in New Mexico.

In the 87715 zip code, there are 216.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in New Mexico.

In the 87715 zip code, there are 17.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in New Mexico.

Humidity is low in the 87715 zip code, 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.

July is the wettest month in the 87715 zip code with 4.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.0 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 42% of yearly precipitation and 15% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 24.0 inches in the 87715 zip code means that it is one of the wettest places in New Mexico.

August is the rainiest month in the 87715 zip code with 12.6 days of rain, and November is the driest month with only 4.0 rainy days. There are 79.4 rainy days annually in the 87715 zip code, which is one of the rainiest places in New Mexico. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 40% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 18% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 109.2 inches in the 87715 zip code means that it is one of the snowiest places in New Mexico. March is the snowiest month in the 87715 zip code with 23.2 inches of snow, and 8 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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