Climate · Boles Acres

Boles Acres, NM climate

Boles Acres has chilly winters and hot summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 94°, a January night drops to 27°, and about 2 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals Updated once a decade
July high
94°
94th hottest of 528 New Mexico towns
January low
27°
70th mildest of 528 New Mexico towns
Rain + melted snow
11 in
192nd driest of 528 New Mexico towns
Snow a winter
2 in
54th least snowy of 506 New Mexico towns
A normal year

What a year in Boles Acres feels like

Winter

58° / 28°
Typical high / low · Snow is rare

Spring

77° / 45°
Typical high / low · Last frost around Apr 5

Summer

94° / 64°
Typical high / low · 91 days reach 90° in a normal year

Fall

76° / 46°
Typical high / low · First frost around Nov 4
Best months to be outsideAprOctHighs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more
Month by month

Boles Acres weather by month

Average highs, lows, rain and snow for every month, from NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals.

MonthHighLowRain + meltSnowWet daysSnow on ground30-yr range
January56°27°0.6" 0.8"30 37° – 46°
February62°31°0.5" 030 42° – 51°
March70°37°0.3" 020 50° – 58°
April77°44°0.3" 020 56° – 65°
May86°53°0.5" 020 66° – 75°
June95°62°0.7" 030 74° – 81°
July94°66°2.1" 070 76° – 84°
August93°65°1.9" 070 76° – 83°
September87°58°1.6" 050 68° – 76°
October77°46°1.1" 0.1"40 59° – 66°
November65°34°0.5" 020 44° – 56°
December56°27°0.8" 0.7"31 37° – 47°
Year76°46°10.6"1.6"441

“Wet days” have at least 0.01" of rain or melted snow. “Snow on ground” counts days with 1" or more. The 30-year range is the coldest and warmest that month’s average temperature got between 1991 and 2020.

Rain & snow

Rain and snow in Boles Acres

Boles Acres gets 11 inches of rain and melted snow a year. July is the wettest month and April the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 44 days a year.

11 in
Rain + melted snow a year
Less rain than 98% of U.S. towns
2 in
Snow in a normal winter
Less snow than 84% of U.S. towns
1 days
With 1"+ of snow on the ground
Fewer than 78% of U.S. towns

Rain + melted snow by month

Inches of water
2.1"

Snowfall by month

About 1.6" in a normal year, so most winters see none.
Frost & the growing season

About 212 frost-free days a year

In half of years the last 32° night comes by April 5 and the first one by November 4. That leaves about 212 frost-free days for gardens, longer than 79% of U.S. towns.

73
nights at or below 32° in a normal year
0
nights below 0° in a normal year
91
days that reach 90° in a normal year

Freezing nights by month

Average nights at or below 32°

90° days by month

Average days at 90° or more
Heating & cooling

Heating and cooling a home in Boles Acres

Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In Boles Acres, 65% of that work is heating and 35% is cooling.

65%heating
3,031 heating degree daysLess heating than 85% of U.S. towns
1,661 cooling degree daysMore cooling than 83% of U.S. towns

Degree days measure how far each day’s average temperature falls below or rises above 65°, added up over a year. Source: NOAA station normals.

Compared with other towns

How Boles Acres compares

Summer heat94° July high
Hotter than 95% of U.S. towns94th hottest of 528 New Mexico towns
Winter cold27° January low
Milder than 76% of U.S. towns70th mildest of 528 New Mexico towns
Precipitation11" a year
Drier than 98% of U.S. towns192nd driest of 528 New Mexico towns
Snow2" a winter
Less snow than 84% of U.S. towns54th least snowy of 506 New Mexico towns
Growing season212 frost-free days
Longer than 79% of U.S. towns77th longest of 518 New Mexico towns

Compared with every U.S. town and city on TownTapestry, each counted once.

Then and now

Warmer than it used to be

+1.8°1991–2020 average vs. the 20th century (1901–2000)

The last 30 years in Boles Acres averaged 1.8° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in March (+2.8°). The shift is larger than in 85% of U.S. towns.

❄️ Winter+1.5° now 43°, was 42°
🌷 Spring+2.1° now 61°, was 59°
☀️ Summer+1.8° now 79°, was 77°
🍂 Fall+1.6° now 61°, was 60°

Change by month1991–2020 average minus 1901–2000 average, at Boles Acres’s spot on NOAA’s grid

Year to year

How much a month can swing

A normal is an average, and real years wander around it. November swings the most: between 1991 and 2020 its average temperature ranged from 44° to 56°. August is the most reliable, staying within 7°.

Coldest to warmest month in 30 yearsNormal
Questions

Common questions about Boles Acres’s climate

What is the coldest month in Boles Acres?

January, with a typical high of 56° and a low of 27°.

What is the hottest month in Boles Acres?

June, with a typical high of 95° and a low of 62°. About 91 days a year reach 90°.

How much snow does Boles Acres get?

About 2 inches in a normal winter, most of it in January.

When is the first frost in Boles Acres?

In half of years the first 32° night comes by November 4, and the last spring frost by April 5.

What is the rainiest month in Boles Acres?

July, with 2.1 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 11 inches.

Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for Boles Acres itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts come from NOAA’s weather station at White Sands Natl Mon, NM (12 mi, snow) and Tularosa, NM (18 mi, frost, heat and degree days). Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020 and 1901–2000.

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