Zip 87935 (Elephant Butte, NM) Climate

The climate in 87935 Elephant Butte, NM is generally very pleasant throughout the year. Summers are usually hot and dry with temperatures ranging from 80-95°F while the winters are mild and sunny with temperatures typically between 45-60°F. During the summer months, you can expect plenty of sunshine and clear skies for outdoor activities. The humidity levels tend to be quite low, which makes it an ideal place to visit during those months. Precipitation tends to also be quite low during this time of year as well, but thunderstorms in the area can occur at any time.

Elephant Butte (zip 87935), New Mexico gets 11 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Elephant Butte (zip 87935) averages 3 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 Elephant Butte (zip 87935). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Elephant Butte (zip 87935) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 48 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 95 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 28
Rain: averages 11 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 3 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 87935 zip code is 8.0 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in New Mexico.

7.2 Summer - 7.3 Winter

October, April and May are the most pleasant months in the 87935 zip code, while July and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Elephant Butte, New Mexico	United States
	11.0 in.	38.1 in.
	3.2 in.	27.8 in.
	47.6 days	106.2 days
	291 days	205 days
	94.5°	85.8°
	28.3°	21.7°
	8	7
	7	4.3
	4427 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 87935 zip code with an average high temperature of 94.6°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in New Mexico. In the 87935 zip code, there are 2 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 87935 zip code are April, October and May.

In the 87935 zip code, there are 87.4 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 the 87935 zip code with an average of 28.3°. This is one of the warmest places in New Mexico.

In the 87935 zip code, there are 74.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in New Mexico.

In the 87935 zip code, there are 0.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in New Mexico.

Humidity in the 87935 zip code 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 September.

August is the wettest month in the 87935 zip code with 2.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is March with 0.3 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 46% of yearly precipitation and 10% occurs in Summer, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 11.0 inches in the 87935 zip code means that it is drier than most places in New Mexico.

August is the rainiest month in the 87935 zip code with 8.9 days of rain, and April is the driest month with only 1.7 rainy days. There are 47.6 rainy days annually in the 87935 zip code, which is less rainy 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 14% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 3.2 inches in the 87935 zip code means that it is less snowy than most places in New Mexico. December is the snowiest month in the 87935 zip code with 1.6 inches of snow, and 2 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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