Glen Acres, NM climate
Glen Acres has chilly winters and hot summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 95°, a January night drops to 25°, and about 1 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals Updated once a decadeWhat a year in Glen Acres feels like
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Glen Acres 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 | 59° | 25° | 0.9" | 0.5" | 5 | 0 | 38° – 45° |
| February | 63° | 28° | 0.8" | 0 | 5 | 0 | 41° – 50° |
| March | 70° | 33° | 0.6" | 0 | 3 | 0 | 47° – 57° |
| April | 78° | 38° | 0.2" | 0 | 2 | 0 | 53° – 64° |
| May | 87° | 47° | 0.2" | 0 | 3 | 0 | 63° – 72° |
| June | 96° | 57° | 0.4" | 0 | 4 | 0 | 71° – 81° |
| July | 95° | 64° | 2.1" | 0 | 11 | 0 | 76° – 83° |
| August | 93° | 63° | 2.1" | 0 | 10 | 0 | 75° – 83° |
| September | 88° | 56° | 1.1" | 0 | 7 | 0 | 67° – 76° |
| October | 79° | 43° | 0.8" | 0 | 4 | 0 | 59° – 67° |
| November | 67° | 31° | 0.7" | 0 | 3 | 0 | 43° – 57° |
| December | 57° | 25° | 1.0" | 0.5" | 5 | 0 | 38° – 45° |
| Year | 78° | 42° | 10.9" | 1.0" | 63 | 0 |
“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 Glen Acres
Glen 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 63 days a year.
About 179 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by April 27 and the first one by October 25. That leaves about 179 frost-free days for gardens, longer than 51% of U.S. towns.
Heating and cooling a home in Glen Acres
Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In Glen Acres, 63% of that work is heating and 37% is cooling.
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.
How Glen Acres 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 Glen Acres averaged 1.7° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in March (+2.2°). The shift is larger than in 81% of U.S. towns.
Change by month1991–2020 average minus 1901–2000 average, at Glen Acres’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 43° to 57°. July is the most reliable, staying within 7°.
Common questions about Glen Acres’s climate
What is the coldest month in Glen Acres?
December, with a typical high of 57° and a low of 25°.
What is the hottest month in Glen Acres?
June, with a typical high of 96° and a low of 57°. About 134 days a year reach 90°.
How much snow does Glen Acres get?
About 1 inches in a normal winter, most of it in January.
When is the first frost in Glen Acres?
In half of years the first 32° night comes by October 25, and the last spring frost by April 27.
What is the rainiest month in Glen 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 Glen Acres itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts come from NOAA’s weather station at Redrock 1 Nne, NM (23 mi, snow) and Lordsburg 4 Se, NM (6 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.