Climate · Logan

Logan, NM climate

Logan has chilly winters and hot summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 95°, a January night drops to 24°, and about 15 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals Updated once a decade
July high
95°
63rd hottest of 528 New Mexico towns
January low
24°
122nd mildest of 528 New Mexico towns
Rain + melted snow
15 in
111th wettest of 528 New Mexico towns
Snow a winter
15 in
222nd snowiest of 506 New Mexico towns
A normal year

What a year in Logan feels like

Winter

55° / 25°
Typical high / low · 5 days with an inch or more of snow

Spring

75° / 42°
Typical high / low · Last frost around Apr 18

Summer

94° / 64°
Typical high / low · 92 days reach 90° in a normal year

Fall

75° / 44°
Typical high / low · First frost around Oct 25
Best months to be outsideAprMayOctHighs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more
Month by month

Logan 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
January54°24°0.5" 3.8"33 32° – 44°
February58°28°0.3" 2.1"32 34° – 50°
March67°34°0.7" 1.5"41 46° – 56°
April75°41°1.0" 0.4"50 51° – 63°
May84°51°1.6" 060 64° – 73°
June93°61°1.7" 060 72° – 81°
July95°66°2.8" 090 76° – 85°
August93°64°2.6" 090 75° – 84°
September86°57°1.6" 060 66° – 77°
October75°43°1.4" 0.8"60 54° – 66°
November63°32°0.5" 2.2"31 41° – 54°
December53°24°0.5" 4.1"44 32° – 43°
Year75°44°15.3"14.9"6412

“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 Logan

Logan gets 15 inches of rain and melted snow a year. July is the wettest month and February the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 64 days a year. Snow covers the ground about 12 days of the year.

15 in
Rain + melted snow a year
Less rain than 94% of U.S. towns
15 in
Snow in a normal winter
Less snow than 65% of U.S. towns
12 days
With 1"+ of snow on the ground
Fewer than 66% of U.S. towns

Rain + melted snow by month

Inches of water
2.8"

Snowfall by month

Inches of snow
4.1"
Frost & the growing season

About 189 frost-free days a year

In half of years the last 32° night comes by April 18 and the first one by October 25. That leaves about 189 frost-free days for gardens, longer than 63% of U.S. towns.

101
nights at or below 32° in a normal year
<1
nights below 0° in a normal year
92
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 Logan

Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In Logan, 69% of that work is heating and 31% is cooling.

69%heating
3,736 heating degree daysLess heating than 80% of U.S. towns
1,640 cooling degree daysMore cooling than 82% 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 Logan compares

Summer heat95° July high
Hotter than 96% of U.S. towns63rd hottest of 528 New Mexico towns
Winter cold24° January low
Milder than 70% of U.S. towns122nd mildest of 528 New Mexico towns
Precipitation15" a year
Drier than 94% of U.S. towns111th wettest of 528 New Mexico towns
Snow15" a winter
Less snow than 65% of U.S. towns222nd snowiest of 506 New Mexico towns
Growing season189 frost-free days
Longer than 63% of U.S. towns113th 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

+1.2°1991–2020 average vs. the 20th century (1901–2000)

The last 30 years in Logan averaged 1.2° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in March (+2.1°). The shift is smaller than in 51% of U.S. towns.

❄️ Winter+1.5° now 40°, was 39°
🌷 Spring+1.3° now 58°, was 57°
☀️ Summer+1.1° now 79°, was 78°
🍂 Fall+0.9° now 59°, was 58°

Change by month1991–2020 average minus 1901–2000 average, at Logan’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. February swings the most: between 1991 and 2020 its average temperature ranged from 34° to 50°. June is the most reliable, staying within 9°.

Coldest to warmest month in 30 yearsNormal
Questions

Common questions about Logan’s climate

What is the coldest month in Logan?

January, with a typical high of 54° and a low of 24°.

What is the hottest month in Logan?

July, with a typical high of 95° and a low of 66°. About 92 days a year reach 90°.

How much snow does Logan get?

About 15 inches in a normal winter, most of it in December.

When is the first frost in Logan?

In half of years the first 32° night comes by October 25, and the last spring frost by April 18.

What is the rainiest month in Logan?

July, with 2.8 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 15 inches.

Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for Logan itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts come from NOAA’s weather station at Tucumcari 4 Ne, NM (17 mi) away. Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020 and 1901–2000.

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