Climate · Deming

Deming, NM climate

Deming has chilly winters and hot summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 95°, a January night drops to 27°, and about 1 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals Updated once a decade
July high
95°
57th hottest of 528 New Mexico towns
January low
27°
54th mildest of 528 New Mexico towns
Rain + melted snow
9 in
87th driest of 528 New Mexico towns
Snow a winter
1 in
47th least snowy of 506 New Mexico towns
A normal year

What a year in Deming feels like

Winter

59° / 28°
Typical high / low · Snow is rare

Spring

79° / 43°
Typical high / low · Last frost around Apr 5

Summer

95° / 64°
Typical high / low · 106 days reach 90° in a normal year

Fall

78° / 46°
Typical high / low · First frost around Nov 5
Best months to be outsideAprOctHighs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more
Month by month

Deming 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
January58°27°0.6" 0.5"40 38° – 47°
February63°31°0.6" 0.1"40 42° – 51°
March70°36°0.3" 030 48° – 59°
April78°42°0.2" 020 55° – 65°
May87°51°0.2" 020 65° – 73°
June96°60°0.4" 030 74° – 82°
July95°66°1.9" 090 77° – 85°
August93°65°1.9" 090 76° – 84°
September88°58°1.2" 040 68° – 76°
October79°46°0.7" 050 60° – 66°
November67°34°0.5" 030 45° – 58°
December57°27°0.8" 0.4"50 38° – 46°
Year78°45°9.5"1.0"520

“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 Deming

Deming gets 9 inches of rain and melted snow a year. July is the wettest month and April the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 52 days a year.

9 in
Rain + melted snow a year
Less rain than 98% of U.S. towns
1 in
Snow in a normal winter
Less snow than 86% of U.S. towns
0 days
With 1"+ of snow on the ground
Fewer than 85% of U.S. towns

Rain + melted snow by month

Inches of water
1.9"

Snowfall by month

About 1.0" in a normal year, so most winters see none.
Frost & the growing season

About 213 frost-free days a year

In half of years the last 32° night comes by April 5 and the first one by November 5. That leaves about 213 frost-free days for gardens, longer than 79% of U.S. towns.

87
nights at or below 32° in a normal year
<1
nights below 0° in a normal year
106
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 Deming

Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In Deming, 63% of that work is heating and 37% is cooling.

63%heating
3,047 heating degree daysLess heating than 85% of U.S. towns
1,815 cooling degree daysMore cooling than 85% 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 Deming compares

Summer heat95° July high
Hotter than 96% of U.S. towns57th hottest of 528 New Mexico towns
Winter cold27° January low
Milder than 77% of U.S. towns54th mildest of 528 New Mexico towns
Precipitation9" a year
Drier than 98% of U.S. towns87th driest of 528 New Mexico towns
Snow1" a winter
Less snow than 86% of U.S. towns47th least snowy of 506 New Mexico towns
Growing season213 frost-free days
Longer than 79% of U.S. towns71st 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

+1.5°1991–2020 average vs. the 20th century (1901–2000)

The last 30 years in Deming averaged 1.5° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in March (+2.4°). The shift is larger than in 69% of U.S. towns.

❄️ Winter+1.3° now 44°, was 43°
🌷 Spring+2.0° now 61°, was 59°
☀️ Summer+1.2° now 79°, was 78°
🍂 Fall+1.4° now 62°, was 61°

Change by month1991–2020 average minus 1901–2000 average, at Deming’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 45° to 58°. October is the most reliable, staying within 7°.

Coldest to warmest month in 30 yearsNormal
Questions

Common questions about Deming’s climate

What is the coldest month in Deming?

January, with a typical high of 58° and a low of 27°.

What is the hottest month in Deming?

June, with a typical high of 96° and a low of 60°. About 106 days a year reach 90°.

How much snow does Deming get?

About 1 inches in a normal winter, most of it in January.

When is the first frost in Deming?

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

What is the rainiest month in Deming?

July, with 1.9 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 9 inches.

Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for Deming itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts come from NOAA’s weather station at Deming, NM (1 mi, snow) and Deming Municipal Airport, NM (2 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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