Climate · Lybrook

Lybrook, NM climate

Lybrook has chilly winters and warm summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 85°, a January night drops to 15°, and about 17 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals Updated once a decade
July high
85°
96th coolest of 528 New Mexico towns
January low
15°
64th coldest of 528 New Mexico towns
Rain + melted snow
12 in
253rd driest of 528 New Mexico towns
Snow a winter
17 in
200th snowiest of 506 New Mexico towns
A normal year

What a year in Lybrook feels like

Winter

41° / 17°
Typical high / low · 8 days with an inch or more of snow

Spring

61° / 33°
Typical high / low · Last frost around May 9

Summer

83° / 53°
Typical high / low · 5 days reach 90° in a normal year

Fall

63° / 36°
Typical high / low · First frost around Oct 9
Best months to be outsideMayJunAugSepHighs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more
Month by month

Lybrook weather by month

Average highs, lows, rain and snow for every month, from NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals.

MonthHighLowRain + meltSnowWet days30-yr range
January39°15°0.8" 5.9"5 21° – 34°
February44°20°0.7" 2.9"5 27° – 38°
March53°26°0.6" 1.4"3 35° – 44°
April60°32°0.7" 1.3"4 41° – 50°
May70°40°0.7" 0.1"3 50° – 60°
June82°50°0.5" 03 61° – 70°
July85°56°1.8" 05 67° – 74°
August82°54°2.1" 07 65° – 74°
September75°47°1.5" 04 56° – 64°
October63°35°1.0" 0.6"4 45° – 54°
November50°25°0.6" 1.0"2 29° – 44°
December39°16°0.8" 3.7"3 22° – 35°
Year62°35°11.7"16.9"48

“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 Lybrook

Lybrook gets 12 inches of rain and melted snow a year. August is the wettest month and June the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 48 days a year.

12 in
Rain + melted snow a year
Less rain than 97% of U.S. towns
17 in
Snow in a normal winter
Less snow than 62% of U.S. towns
48 days
With rain or snow (0.01"+)

Rain + melted snow by month

Inches of water
2.1"

Snowfall by month

Inches of snow
5.9"
Frost & the growing season

About 153 frost-free days a year

In half of years the last 32° night comes by May 9 and the first one by October 9. That leaves about 153 frost-free days for gardens, shorter than 78% of U.S. towns.

163
nights at or below 32° in a normal year
2
nights below 0° in a normal year
5
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 Lybrook

Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In Lybrook, 94% of that work is heating and 6% is cooling, so the furnace matters far more than the air conditioner.

94%heating
6,411 heating degree daysMore heating than 64% of U.S. towns
408 cooling degree daysLess cooling than 84% 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 Lybrook compares

Summer heat85° July high
Hotter than 50% of U.S. towns96th coolest of 528 New Mexico towns
Winter cold15° January low
Colder than 68% of U.S. towns64th coldest of 528 New Mexico towns
Precipitation12" a year
Drier than 97% of U.S. towns253rd driest of 528 New Mexico towns
Snow17" a winter
Less snow than 62% of U.S. towns200th snowiest of 506 New Mexico towns
Growing season153 frost-free days
Shorter than 78% of U.S. towns256th 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 Lybrook averaged 1.2° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in March (+2.3°). The shift is larger than in 51% of U.S. towns.

❄️ Winter+1.2° now 29°, was 28°
🌷 Spring+1.4° now 47°, was 45°
☀️ Summer+1.5° now 68°, was 67°
🍂 Fall+0.8° now 49°, was 48°

Change by month1991–2020 average minus 1901–2000 average, at Lybrook’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 29° to 44°. July is the most reliable, staying within 7°.

Coldest to warmest month in 30 yearsNormal
Questions

Common questions about Lybrook’s climate

What is the coldest month in Lybrook?

January, with a typical high of 39° and a low of 15°.

What is the hottest month in Lybrook?

July, with a typical high of 85° and a low of 56°. About 5 days a year reach 90°.

How much snow does Lybrook get?

About 17 inches in a normal winter, most of it in January.

When is the first frost in Lybrook?

In half of years the first 32° night comes by October 9, and the last spring frost by May 9.

What is the rainiest month in Lybrook?

August, with 2.1 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 12 inches.

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