Cañada de los Alamos, NM climate
Cañada de los Alamos has chilly winters and pleasant summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 81°, a January night drops to 20°, and about 28 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals Updated once a decadeWhat a year in Cañada de los Alamos feels like
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Cañada de los Alamos weather by month
Average highs, lows, rain and snow for every month, from NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals.
| Month | High | Low | Rain + melt | Snow | Wet days | Snow on ground | 30-yr range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 41° | 20° | 0.9" | 5.0" | 5 | 13 | 25° – 37° |
| February | 44° | 21° | 0.7" | 5.5" | 6 | 7 | 27° – 38° |
| March | 52° | 26° | 0.9" | 4.2" | 5 | 2 | 35° – 44° |
| April | 59° | 32° | 0.8" | 1.1" | 4 | 1 | 41° – 51° |
| May | 69° | 40° | 1.1" | 0 | 4 | 0 | 50° – 60° |
| June | 79° | 49° | 1.2" | 0 | 5 | 0 | 60° – 68° |
| July | 81° | 54° | 3.2" | 0 | 12 | 0 | 64° – 72° |
| August | 78° | 52° | 2.8" | 0 | 11 | 0 | 63° – 69° |
| September | 73° | 46° | 1.6" | 0 | 7 | 0 | 54° – 63° |
| October | 62° | 36° | 1.4" | 0.5" | 6 | 0 | 45° – 53° |
| November | 50° | 26° | 1.0" | 3.2" | 5 | 2 | 31° – 44° |
| December | 40° | 20° | 0.9" | 8.6" | 6 | 11 | 25° – 34° |
| Year | 61° | 35° | 16.3" | 28.1" | 75 | 37 |
“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 and snow in Cañada de los Alamos
Cañada de los Alamos gets 16 inches of rain and melted snow a year. July is the wettest month and February the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 75 days a year. Snow covers the ground about 37 days of the year.
About 167 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by May 2 and the first one by October 17. That leaves about 167 frost-free days for gardens, shorter than 64% of U.S. towns.
Heating and cooling a home in Cañada de los Alamos
Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In Cañada de los Alamos, 91% of that work is heating and 9% is cooling, so the furnace matters far more than the air conditioner.
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.
Cañada de los Alamos and its neighbors
Cañada de los Alamos borders 2 towns with climate data. January nights across them vary by 1.1°. Cañoncito has both the coldest January nights (19°) and the hottest July afternoons (85°). Cañada de los Alamos’s January low is 20° and its July high 81°.
Temperatures and rain come from NOAA’s 5 km grid, so each town gets its own value.
How Cañada de los Alamos compares
Compared with every U.S. town and city on TownTapestry, each counted once.
Warmer than it used to be
The last 30 years in Cañada de los Alamos averaged 1.3° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in March (+2.6°). The shift is larger than in 54% of U.S. towns.
Change by month1991–2020 average minus 1901–2000 average, at Cañada de los Alamos’s spot on NOAA’s grid
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 31° to 44°. August is the most reliable, staying within 6°.
Common questions about Cañada de los Alamos’s climate
What is the coldest month in Cañada de los Alamos?
December, with a typical high of 40° and a low of 20°.
What is the hottest month in Cañada de los Alamos?
July, with a typical high of 81° and a low of 54°. About 23 days a year reach 90°.
How much snow does Cañada de los Alamos get?
About 28 inches in a normal winter, most of it in December.
When is the first frost in Cañada de los Alamos?
In half of years the first 32° night comes by October 17, and the last spring frost by May 2.
What is the rainiest month in Cañada de los Alamos?
July, with 3.2 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 16 inches.
Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for Cañada de los Alamos itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts come from NOAA’s weather station at Santa Fe Seton, NM (4 mi) away. Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020 and 1901–2000.