Zip 88352 (Tularosa, NM) Climate

88352 Tularosa, NM has a dry and sunny climate due to its high desert location. The average summer temperature in 88352 is usually in the mid 80s with clear skies and low humidity. Winter temperatures can drop to below freezing during the night, but daytime temperatures are usually mild. Precipitation is rare, with an average of only about 8 or 9 inches per year.

Tularosa (zip 88352), New Mexico gets 11 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Tularosa (zip 88352) averages 2 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 290 sunny days per year in Tularosa (zip 88352). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Tularosa (zip 88352) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 54 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 94 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 29
Rain: averages 11 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 2 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 88352 zip code is 8.0 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in New Mexico.

7.3 Summer - 7.3 Winter

April, October and September are the most pleasant months in the 88352 zip code, while July and December are the least comfortable months.

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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 88352 zip code with an average high temperature of 94.1°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in New Mexico. In the 88352 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 88352 zip code are April, October and May.

In the 88352 zip code, there are 85.8 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 88352 zip code with an average of 28.5°. This is one of the warmest places in New Mexico.

In the 88352 zip code, there are 75.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in New Mexico.

In the 88352 zip code, there are 0.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in New Mexico.

Humidity in the 88352 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 88352 zip code with 2.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is March with 0.4 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 41% of yearly precipitation and 11% occurs in Summer, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 11.4 inches in the 88352 zip code means that it is drier than most places in New Mexico.

August is the rainiest month in the 88352 zip code with 9.0 days of rain, and April is the driest month with only 2.0 rainy days. There are 53.6 rainy days annually in the 88352 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 15% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 1.9 inches in the 88352 zip code means that it is one of the least snowy places in New Mexico. January is the snowiest month in the 88352 zip code with 0.7 inches of snow, and 2 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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