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30-year climate normals

Cibola County Climate and Weather Averages

Hottest month — July

88.8°

average daily high. The coldest month is December, averaging a low of 13.9°F.

Cibola County gets 10.7" of precipitation a year and 33.8" of snow, and 45% of it falls in Jul, Aug, Sep.

Temperature through the year

Each bar spans the average daily low to the average daily high for that month.

20° 40° 60° 80° JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
MonthAvg highAvg low PrecipSnow
January 45.4° 14.2° 0.81" 6.3"
February 49.9° 18.9° 0.71" 5.9"
March 58.5° 22.7° 0.62" 4.4"
April 65.7° 28.3° 0.46" 2.3"
May 75.0° 36.3° 0.57" 1.1"
June 86.2° 45.1° 0.36" 0.0"
July 88.8° 54.5° 1.63" 0.0"
August 86.1° 53.3° 1.92" 0.0"
September 79.9° 44.4° 1.27" 0.0"
October 68.5° 31.0° 0.92" 1.5"
November 55.8° 20.2° 0.70" 4.5"
December 45.2° 13.9° 0.73" 7.8"

Rainfall by month

Cibola County has a distinct wet season. 45% of the year's precipitation arrives in Jul, Aug, Sep.

January 0.81"
February 0.71"
March 0.62"
April 0.46"
May 0.57"
June 0.36"
July 1.63"
August 1.92"
September 1.27"
October 0.92"
November 0.70"
December 0.73"
Annual total 10.7"

What this climate costs you

Degree days measure how hard a building has to work to stay comfortable. They are the reason two identical houses have very different power bills, and they are the link between the weather here and what you pay every month.

Cooling degree days How much air conditioning the climate demands 475
Heating degree days How much heating the climate demands 6,105
Approximate annual cooling cost At 14.12¢/kWh, New Mexico average $67
Approximate annual electric heating cost Lower where heating is gas rather than electric $302

These are rough planning figures from degree days and the state electricity price, not a bill estimate. House size, insulation and fuel type move them a lot. See the full cost of owning a home in Cibola County, where electricity is one line of eight.

Common questions

What is the weather like in Cibola County?

Cibola County averages a high of 88.8°F in July and a low of 13.9°F in December. Annual precipitation is 10.7 inches, including 33.8 inches of snow.

When is the rainy season in Cibola County?

The wettest stretch is Jul, Aug, Sep, which accounts for 45% of the year's precipitation. That is a pronounced wet season rather than rain spread evenly through the year.

How hot does it get in Cibola County?

The average daily high in July, the hottest month, is 88.8°F. That drives 475 cooling degree days a year, which is what your air conditioning has to work against.

Does it snow in Cibola County?

Yes. Cibola County averages 33.8 inches of snow a year.

Sources

  • Temperature, precipitation and snowfall normals — NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 Monthly Climate Normals, station GALLUP MUNI AP, NM US (USW00023081), 60.7 miles from the county centroid.
  • Heating and cooling degree days — NOAA, same station and period.
  • Electricity price — US Energy Information Administration, Electric Power Monthly Table 5.6.A, New Mexico residential average.
  • Wet-season share is the wettest three consecutive months as a percentage of annual precipitation, calculated from the monthly normals.