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Towns with the mildest winters in New Mexico

Ranked by the typical overnight low in January, 1991–2020, from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for each town. Neighboring towns on the same 5 km grid square have the same numbers, so each square is listed once, under its largest town. 72 towns with 2,500+ residents.

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Edgewood’s spot
#53of 72
18.7°January low
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#1
Santa Teresa32.5° · January high 58°
#2
Sunland Park32.2° · January high 59°
#3
Anthony31.3° · January high 58°
The race around Edgewood

Just behind Eldorado at Santa Fe, just ahead of Agua Fria

51Los Alamos18.9°52Eldorado at Santa Fe18.9°53Edgewood18.7°54Agua Fria18.3°55Farmington18.1°

All 72 towns

January low, highest first. Towns next door to Edgewood are tagged.

#TownJanuary lowJanuary highSnow a year
1 Santa Teresa6,041 people 32.5° 58°2 in
2 Sunland Park17,463 people 32.2° 59°2 in
3 Anthony8,767 people 31.3° 58°0 in
4 Chaparral18,186 people 30.8° 58°0 in
5 Vado2,895 people 30.5° 58°1 in
6 Carlsbad31,746 people 29.2° 59°3 in
7 University Park2,782 people 28.8° 58°1 in
8 Truth or Consequences6,019 people 28.5° 56°0.9 in
9 Tularosa2,597 people 28.2° 55°2 in
10 Las Cruces114,197 people 28.1° 58°1 in
11 Eunice3,015 people 28.0° 57°2 in
12 Holloman AFB4,433 people 27.6° 56°2 in
13 Hobbs40,252 people 27.5° 56°2 in
14 North Hobbs6,034 people 27.2° 56°2 in
15 Deming15,221 people 27.1° 58°1 in
16 Alamogordo31,307 people 27.0° 56°2 in
17 Artesia12,576 people 26.8° 58°4 in
18 Lovington11,498 people 26.2° 56°1 in
19 Silver City9,536 people 25.7° 53°13 in
20 Roswell47,638 people 25.4° 58°10 in
21 Portales11,968 people 24.7° 54°8 in
22 Tucumcari5,160 people 24.4° 54°15 in
23 Clovis37,942 people 24.2° 52°13 in
24 Los Lunas18,618 people 23.2° 50°5 in
25 Placitas4,223 people 22.9° 47°11 in
26 Belen7,450 people 22.8° 51°5 in
27 Rio Rancho108,515 people 22.4° 49°8 in
28 Sandia Heights3,160 people 22.3° 45°12 in
29 South Valley37,120 people 22.0° 51°7 in
30 Paradise Hills4,591 people 22.0° 50°8 in
31 Albuquerque562,218 people 21.7° 51°12 in
32 Ruidoso7,699 people 21.7° 48°26 in
33 Kirtland AFB3,413 people 21.6° 50°12 in
34 Corrales8,555 people 21.5° 50°8 in
35 Los Ranchos de Albuquerque5,857 people 21.4° 51°12 in
36 El Cerro Mission5,323 people 21.4° 51°5 in
37 Bosque Farms4,071 people 21.4° 52°5 in
38 Socorro8,481 people 21.2° 54°2 in
39 Peralta3,404 people 21.2° 52°5 in
40 El Cerro2,923 people 21.2° 52°5 in
41 Meadow Lake4,259 people 21.1° 50°5 in
42 North Valley10,455 people 21.0° 50°12 in
43 Bernalillo9,086 people 21.0° 50°8 in
44 Los Chaves4,838 people 21.0° 52°5 in
45 Clayton2,753 people 21.0° 49°22 in
46 Rio Communities4,925 people 20.9° 52°5 in
47 Shiprock7,610 people 20.7° 45°9 in
48 Ruidoso Downs2,655 people 19.9° 50°26 in
49 La Cienega3,543 people 19.3° 46°20 in
50 Crownpoint2,882 people 19.1° 43°—
51 Los Alamos13,317 people 18.9° 42°42 in
52 Eldorado at Santa Fe5,619 people 18.9° 44°20 in
53 Edgewood6,124 people 18.7° 43°29 in
54 Agua Fria2,898 people 18.3° 44°20 in
55 Farmington46,314 people 18.1° 43°9 in
56 Las Vegas13,000 people 18.1° 49°22 in
57 Flora Vista2,770 people 18.1° 42°11 in
58 Santa Fe89,019 people 18.0° 44°20 in
59 Aztec6,150 people 18.0° 42°11 in
60 White Rock5,716 people 17.9° 45°20 in
61 Crouch Mesa4,812 people 17.8° 43°11 in
62 Bloomfield7,395 people 17.5° 43°11 in
63 La Mesilla2,697 people 17.5° 46°11 in
64 Española10,473 people 17.4° 46°11 in
65 Lee Acres4,272 people 17.2° 43°11 in
66 Gallup21,023 people 16.6° 45°34 in
67 Grants8,951 people 16.0° 48°8 in
68 Zuni Pueblo5,864 people 15.9° 47°10 in
69 Raton6,026 people 15.3° 47°25 in
70 Ranchos de Taos2,536 people 11.7° 43°28 in
71 Taos6,458 people 11.1° 43°28 in
72 Dulce3,218 people 10.6° 42°56 in
How it works

How this ranking works

The NM list, with the map →

We rank every town by the typical overnight low in January, 1991–2020, from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for each town. The town with the highest figure ranks #1. Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast, and each town’s Climate page shows its whole year month by month.

Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded normals, about 5 km (3 miles) square, read at each town’s center, so hills and coastlines are built in. Towns whose centers fall in the same square have the same numbers, so only the largest of them is listed.

Only towns with at least 2,500 residents are ranked; Census estimates for smaller places are too uncertain. Population and income: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Climate: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020. Town photos: Wikimedia Commons, credited on each town’s page.

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