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30-year climate normals

Colfax County Climate and Weather Averages

Hottest month — July

86.2°

average daily high. The coldest month is December, averaging a low of 11.9°F.

Colfax County gets 14.07" of precipitation a year and 21.4" of snow, and 49% of it falls in Jun, Jul, Aug.

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 46.8° 12.5° 0.34" 5.2"
February 50.5° 14.1° 0.29" 3.5"
March 58.7° 21.4° 0.70" 3.3"
April 64.9° 28.9° 0.81" 2.1"
May 73.9° 38.2° 1.64" 0.1"
June 83.0° 46.8° 1.89" 0.0"
July 86.2° 52.3° 2.58" 0.0"
August 84.0° 51.5° 2.47" 0.0"
September 78.7° 43.8° 1.64" 0.0"
October 68.1° 31.2° 1.01" 0.9"
November 55.9° 20.0° 0.35" 1.9"
December 46.2° 11.9° 0.35" 4.4"

Rainfall by month

Colfax County has a distinct wet season. 49% of the year's precipitation arrives in Jun, Jul, Aug.

January 0.34"
February 0.29"
March 0.70"
April 0.81"
May 1.64"
June 1.89"
July 2.58"
August 2.47"
September 1.64"
October 1.01"
November 0.35"
December 0.35"
Annual total 14.07"

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 328
Heating degree days How much heating the climate demands 6,233
Approximate annual cooling cost At 14.12¢/kWh, New Mexico average $46
Approximate annual electric heating cost Lower where heating is gas rather than electric $308

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 Colfax County, where electricity is one line of eight.

Common questions

What is the weather like in Colfax County?

Colfax County averages a high of 86.2°F in July and a low of 11.9°F in December. Annual precipitation is 14.07 inches, including 21.4 inches of snow.

When is the rainy season in Colfax County?

The wettest stretch is Jun, Jul, Aug, which accounts for 49% 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 Colfax County?

The average daily high in July, the hottest month, is 86.2°F. That drives 328 cooling degree days a year, which is what your air conditioning has to work against.

Does it snow in Colfax County?

Yes. Colfax County averages 21.4 inches of snow a year.

Sources

  • Temperature, precipitation and snowfall normals — NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 Monthly Climate Normals, station MAXWELL 3 NW, NM US (USC00295490), 4.2 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.