Indian Hills, NM climate
Indian Hills has chilly winters and warm summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 87°, a January night drops to 18°, and about 22 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals Updated once a decadeWhat a year in Indian Hills feels like
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Indian Hills 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 | 45° | 18° | 0.6" | 4.5" | 3 | 6 | 25° – 37° |
| February | 50° | 21° | 0.6" | 2.8" | 3 | 3 | 30° – 41° |
| March | 59° | 26° | 0.8" | 3.2" | 3 | 2 | 39° – 48° |
| April | 66° | 32° | 0.6" | 1.6" | 3 | 1 | 45° – 54° |
| May | 76° | 40° | 0.9" | 0 | 4 | 0 | 54° – 63° |
| June | 86° | 49° | 0.9" | 0 | 4 | 0 | 63° – 71° |
| July | 87° | 54° | 2.7" | 0 | 9 | 0 | 67° – 74° |
| August | 85° | 53° | 2.5" | 0 | 8 | 0 | 66° – 72° |
| September | 79° | 46° | 1.6" | 0 | 5 | 0 | 57° – 66° |
| October | 68° | 34° | 1.2" | 0.4" | 4 | 0 | 48° – 56° |
| November | 55° | 24° | 0.6" | 3.2" | 3 | 2 | 32° – 47° |
| December | 45° | 17° | 0.9" | 6.6" | 3 | 6 | 25° – 36° |
| Year | 67° | 34° | 13.9" | 22.3" | 52 | 20 |
“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 Indian Hills
Indian Hills gets 14 inches of rain and melted snow a year. July is the wettest month and February the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 52 days a year. Snow covers the ground about 20 days of the year.
About 142 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by May 14 and the first one by October 4. That leaves about 142 frost-free days for gardens, shorter than 88% of U.S. towns.
Heating and cooling a home in Indian Hills
Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In Indian Hills, 93% of that work is heating and 7% 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.
How Indian Hills 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 Indian Hills averaged 1.9° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in March (+3.2°). The shift is larger than in 92% of U.S. towns.
Change by month1991–2020 average minus 1901–2000 average, at Indian Hills’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 32° to 47°. August is the most reliable, staying within 7°.
Common questions about Indian Hills’s climate
What is the coldest month in Indian Hills?
December, with a typical high of 45° and a low of 17°.
What is the hottest month in Indian Hills?
July, with a typical high of 87° and a low of 54°. About 34 days a year reach 90°.
How much snow does Indian Hills get?
About 22 inches in a normal winter, most of it in December.
When is the first frost in Indian Hills?
In half of years the first 32° night comes by October 4, and the last spring frost by May 14.
What is the rainiest month in Indian Hills?
July, with 2.7 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 14 inches.
Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for Indian Hills itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts come from NOAA’s weather station at Stanley 2 Nne, NM (17 mi, snow) and Moriarty 1 Ne, 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.