Zip 88337 (La Luz, NM) Climate

La Luz, NM is a small town located in the foothills of the Sacramento Mountains. The climate in La Luz is semi-arid with hot summers and cool winters. During the summer months, temperatures average around 90 degrees Fahrenheit during the day and drop to around 60 at night. Winters are much cooler with average highs of nearly 50 but dropping to below freezing at night. Rainfall is infrequent throughout the year, averaging only 8 inches annually.

La Luz (zip 88337), New Mexico gets 12 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

La Luz (zip 88337) averages 4 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 La Luz (zip 88337). The US average is 205 sunny days.

La Luz (zip 88337) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 55 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 93 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 30
Rain: averages 12 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 4 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 88337 zip code is 8.1 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in New Mexico.

7.5 Summer - 7.3 Winter

April, October and September are the most pleasant months in the 88337 zip code, while December and January are the least comfortable months.

Climate	La Luz, New Mexico	United States
	12.2 in.	38.1 in.
	3.9 in.	27.8 in.
	54.7 days	106.2 days
	291 days	205 days
	92.8°	85.8°
	29.7°	21.7°
	8.1	7
	6.6	4.3
	5064 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 88337 zip code with an average high temperature of 93.0°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in New Mexico. In the 88337 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 88337 zip code are April, October and May.

In the 88337 zip code, there are 75.9 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in New Mexico.

December has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 88337 zip code with an average of 29.6°. This is one of the warmest places in New Mexico.

In the 88337 zip code, there are 69.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in New Mexico.

In the 88337 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 88337 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 88337 zip code with 2.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is March with 0.4 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 43% of yearly precipitation and 11% occurs in Summer, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 12.2 inches in the 88337 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in New Mexico.

August is the rainiest month in the 88337 zip code with 9.4 days of rain, and April is the driest month with only 2.1 rainy days. There are 54.7 rainy days annually in the 88337 zip code, which is about average compared to other places in New Mexico. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 40% of the time and the driest is Summer with only a 16% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 3.9 inches in the 88337 zip code means that it is less snowy than most places in New Mexico. December is the snowiest month in the 88337 zip code with 1.4 inches of snow, and 3 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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