Twin Forks, NM climate
Twin Forks has chilly, snowy winters and cool summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 75°, a January night drops to 23°, and about 67 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals Updated once a decadeWhat a year in Twin Forks feels like
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Twin Forks 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 | 30-yr range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 44° | 23° | 1.2" | 13.1" | 6 | 29° – 37° |
| February | 47° | 24° | 1.0" | 13.3" | 6 | 30° – 40° |
| March | 53° | 28° | 1.1" | 9.8" | 6 | 37° – 46° |
| April | 60° | 34° | 0.8" | 3.7" | 4 | 42° – 52° |
| May | 68° | 40° | 1.1" | 0.1" | 5 | 50° – 59° |
| June | 77° | 48° | 1.7" | 0 | 9 | 58° – 66° |
| July | 75° | 51° | 4.1" | 0 | 17 | 59° – 67° |
| August | 73° | 50° | 3.9" | 0 | 16 | 59° – 65° |
| September | 69° | 45° | 2.7" | 0 | 10 | 54° – 60° |
| October | 62° | 37° | 1.8" | 3.2" | 6 | 46° – 54° |
| November | 52° | 28° | 0.9" | 7.3" | 4 | 33° – 46° |
| December | 45° | 23° | 1.6" | 16.3" | 6 | 28° – 39° |
| Year | 60° | 36° | 21.9" | 66.8" | 94 |
“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 Twin Forks
Twin Forks gets 22 inches of rain and melted snow a year. July is the wettest month and April the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 94 days a year.
About 134 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by May 18 and the first one by October 1. That leaves about 134 frost-free days for gardens, shorter than 93% of U.S. towns.
Heating and cooling a home in Twin Forks
Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In Twin Forks, 100% of that work is heating and 0% is cooling, so the furnace matters far more than the air conditioner.
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.
How Twin Forks 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 Twin Forks averaged 1.9° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in March (+3.1°). The shift is larger than in 92% of U.S. towns.
Change by month1991–2020 average minus 1901–2000 average, at Twin Forks’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 33° to 46°. August is the most reliable, staying within 6°.
Common questions about Twin Forks’s climate
What is the coldest month in Twin Forks?
January, with a typical high of 44° and a low of 23°.
What is the hottest month in Twin Forks?
June, with a typical high of 77° and a low of 48°.
How much snow does Twin Forks get?
About 67 inches in a normal winter, most of it in December.
When is the first frost in Twin Forks?
In half of years the first 32° night comes by October 1, and the last spring frost by May 18.
What is the rainiest month in Twin Forks?
July, with 4.1 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 22 inches.
Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for Twin Forks itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts come from NOAA’s weather station at Cloudcroft, NM (5 mi) away. Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020 and 1901–2000.