Truth or Consequences, NM climate
Truth or Consequences has mild winters and hot summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 94°, a January night drops to 29°, and snow is almost unheard of.
NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals Updated once a decadeWhat a year in Truth or Consequences feels like
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Truth or Consequences 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 | 56° | 29° | 0.4" | 0.2" | 3 | 0 | 37° – 47° |
| February | 62° | 33° | 0.3" | 0.3" | 2 | 0 | 42° – 53° |
| March | 69° | 38° | 0.3" | 0 | 2 | 0 | 49° – 59° |
| April | 77° | 44° | 0.3" | 0 | 1 | 0 | 55° – 66° |
| May | 86° | 53° | 0.4" | 0 | 2 | 0 | 66° – 75° |
| June | 95° | 63° | 0.5" | 0 | 3 | 0 | 74° – 83° |
| July | 94° | 67° | 2.0" | 0 | 8 | 0 | 77° – 84° |
| August | 92° | 65° | 2.0" | 0 | 8 | 0 | 75° – 83° |
| September | 86° | 58° | 1.6" | 0 | 6 | 0 | 67° – 76° |
| October | 77° | 47° | 0.9" | 0.1" | 4 | 0 | 59° – 66° |
| November | 65° | 36° | 0.5" | 0 | 3 | 0 | 44° – 59° |
| December | 55° | 29° | 0.6" | 0.3" | 3 | 0 | 36° – 47° |
| Year | 76° | 47° | 9.7" | 0.9" | 45 | 0 |
“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 Truth or Consequences
Truth or Consequences gets 10 inches of rain and melted snow a year. July is the wettest month and March the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 45 days a year.
About 230 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by March 22 and the first one by November 9. That leaves about 230 frost-free days for gardens, longer than 86% of U.S. towns.
Heating and cooling a home in Truth or Consequences
Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In Truth or Consequences, 62% of that work is heating and 38% is cooling.
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.
Truth or Consequences and its neighbors
Truth or Consequences borders 2 towns with climate data. January nights across them vary by 1.3°. Williamsburg has both the coldest January nights (27°) and the hottest July afternoons (96°). Truth or Consequences’s January low is 29° and its July high 94°.
Temperatures and rain come from NOAA’s 5 km grid, so each town gets its own value.
How Truth or Consequences 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 Truth or Consequences averaged 1.7° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in March (+2.5°). The shift is larger than in 83% of U.S. towns.
Change by month1991–2020 average minus 1901–2000 average, at Truth or Consequences’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 44° to 59°. July is the most reliable, staying within 7°.
Common questions about Truth or Consequences’s climate
What is the coldest month in Truth or Consequences?
January, with a typical high of 56° and a low of 29°.
What is the hottest month in Truth or Consequences?
June, with a typical high of 95° and a low of 63°. About 88 days a year reach 90°.
How much snow does Truth or Consequences get?
Almost none. A normal year brings 0.9 inches.
When is the first frost in Truth or Consequences?
In half of years the first 32° night comes by November 9, and the last spring frost by March 22.
What is the rainiest month in Truth or Consequences?
July, with 2.0 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 10 inches.
Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for Truth or Consequences itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts come from NOAA’s weather station at Elephant Butte Dam, NM (8 mi, snow) and Truth Or Consequence Airport, NM (1 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.