Climate · Santa Ana Pueblo

Santa Ana Pueblo, NM climate

Santa Ana Pueblo has chilly winters and hot summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 93°, a January night drops to 21°, and about 6 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals Updated once a decade
July high
93°
132nd hottest of 528 New Mexico towns
January low
21°
204th mildest of 528 New Mexico towns
Rain + melted snow
10 in
120th driest of 528 New Mexico towns
Snow a winter
6 in
136th least snowy of 506 New Mexico towns
A normal year

What a year in Santa Ana Pueblo feels like

Winter

51° / 22°
Typical high / low · 2 days with an inch or more of snow

Spring

73° / 38°
Typical high / low · Last frost around Apr 17

Summer

92° / 59°
Typical high / low · 71 days reach 90° in a normal year

Fall

72° / 40°
Typical high / low · First frost around Oct 24
Best months to be outsideMayHighs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more
Month by month

Santa Ana Pueblo 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
January50°21°0.5" 0.8"40 29° – 40°
February56°25°0.4" 0.7"30 36° – 46°
March64°31°0.6" 0.9"30 44° – 53°
April72°37°0.5" 030 50° – 59°
May81°46°0.5" 030 60° – 69°
June92°55°0.6" 030 69° – 77°
July93°61°1.5" 080 74° – 81°
August91°60°1.6" 070 72° – 79°
September84°52°1.1" 060 62° – 71°
October73°39°1.0" 040 53° – 61°
November59°28°0.6" 0.3"20 37° – 50°
December49°21°0.6" 3.0"41 30° – 39°
Year72°40°9.7"5.7"502

“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 Santa Ana Pueblo

Santa Ana Pueblo gets 10 inches of rain and melted snow a year. August is the wettest month and February the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 50 days a year.

10 in
Rain + melted snow a year
Less rain than 98% of U.S. towns
6 in
Snow in a normal winter
Less snow than 78% of U.S. towns
2 days
With 1"+ of snow on the ground
Fewer than 77% of U.S. towns

Rain + melted snow by month

Inches of water
1.6"

Snowfall by month

Inches of snow
3.0"
Frost & the growing season

About 188 frost-free days a year

In half of years the last 32° night comes by April 17 and the first one by October 24. That leaves about 188 frost-free days for gardens, longer than 62% of U.S. towns.

125
nights at or below 32° in a normal year
<1
nights below 0° in a normal year
71
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 Santa Ana Pueblo

Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In Santa Ana Pueblo, 78% of that work is heating and 22% is cooling.

78%heating
4,549 heating degree daysLess heating than 73% of U.S. towns
1,258 cooling degree daysMore cooling than 71% 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.

Around Santa Ana Pueblo

Santa Ana Pueblo and its neighbors

Santa Ana Pueblo borders 3 towns with climate data. January nights across them vary by 1.9°. Bernalillo has both the coldest January nights (21°) and the hottest July afternoons (93°). Santa Ana Pueblo’s January low is 21° and its July high 93°.

Rio Rancho: January low 22°, July high 92°San Felipe Pueblo: January low 21°, July high 93°Bernalillo: January low 21°, July high 93°Placitas: January low 23°, July high 90°Algodones: January low 21°, July high 93°Santa Ana Pueblo: January low 21°, July high 93° Santa Ana PuebloBernalilloPlacitasAlgodones
ColderMilder21° to 23°
Santa Ana Pueblo21.0°
Bernalillo21.0° same
Algodones21.3° +0.3°
Placitas22.9° +1.9°

Temperatures and rain come from NOAA’s 5 km grid, so each town gets its own value.

Compared with other towns

How Santa Ana Pueblo compares

Summer heat93° July high
Hotter than 93% of U.S. towns132nd hottest of 528 New Mexico towns
Winter cold21° January low
Milder than 58% of U.S. towns204th mildest of 528 New Mexico towns
Precipitation10" a year
Drier than 98% of U.S. towns120th driest of 528 New Mexico towns
Snow6" a winter
Less snow than 78% of U.S. towns136th least snowy of 506 New Mexico towns
Growing season188 frost-free days
Longer than 62% of U.S. towns119th 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

+1.6°1991–2020 average vs. the 20th century (1901–2000)

The last 30 years in Santa Ana Pueblo averaged 1.6° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in March (+3.0°). The shift is larger than in 77% of U.S. towns.

❄️ Winter+1.6° now 37°, was 35°
🌷 Spring+1.9° now 55°, was 53°
☀️ Summer+1.7° now 75°, was 74°
🍂 Fall+1.3° now 56°, was 54°

Change by month1991–2020 average minus 1901–2000 average, at Santa Ana Pueblo’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 37° to 50°. August is the most reliable, staying within 7°.

Coldest to warmest month in 30 yearsNormal
Questions

Common questions about Santa Ana Pueblo’s climate

What is the coldest month in Santa Ana Pueblo?

December, with a typical high of 49° and a low of 21°.

What is the hottest month in Santa Ana Pueblo?

July, with a typical high of 93° and a low of 61°. About 71 days a year reach 90°.

How much snow does Santa Ana Pueblo get?

About 6 inches in a normal winter, most of it in December.

When is the first frost in Santa Ana Pueblo?

In half of years the first 32° night comes by October 24, and the last spring frost by April 17.

What is the rainiest month in Santa Ana Pueblo?

August, with 1.6 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 10 inches.

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