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30-year climate normals

Curry County Climate and Weather Averages

Hottest month — July

91.2°

average daily high. The coldest month is January, averaging a low of 22.4°F.

Curry County gets 17.6" of precipitation a year and 8.6" of snow, and 45% 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.

40° 60° 80° JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
MonthAvg highAvg low PrecipSnow
January 50.8° 22.4° 0.43" 2.1"
February 55.4° 25.0° 0.38" 1.7"
March 63.9° 31.8° 0.90" 0.9"
April 71.8° 39.0° 0.80" 0.5"
May 80.2° 48.6° 1.70" 0.0"
June 89.7° 58.7° 2.44" 0.0"
July 91.2° 62.7° 2.39" 0.0"
August 89.1° 61.5° 3.07" 0.0"
September 82.7° 54.6° 2.14" 0.0"
October 72.2° 43.1° 2.34" 0.3"
November 60.5° 31.2° 0.50" 1.0"
December 51.1° 23.7° 0.51" 2.1"

Rainfall by month

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

January 0.43"
February 0.38"
March 0.90"
April 0.80"
May 1.70"
June 2.44"
July 2.39"
August 3.07"
September 2.14"
October 2.34"
November 0.50"
December 0.51"
Annual total 17.6"

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 1,225
Heating degree days How much heating the climate demands 4,221
Approximate annual cooling cost At 14.12¢/kWh, New Mexico average $173
Approximate annual electric heating cost Lower where heating is gas rather than electric $209

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 Curry County, where electricity is one line of eight.

Common questions

What is the weather like in Curry County?

Curry County averages a high of 91.2°F in July and a low of 22.4°F in January. Annual precipitation is 17.6 inches, including 8.6 inches of snow.

When is the rainy season in Curry County?

The wettest stretch is Jun, Jul, Aug, 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 Curry County?

The average daily high in July, the hottest month, is 91.2°F. That drives 1,225 cooling degree days a year, which is what your air conditioning has to work against.

Does it snow in Curry County?

Yes. Curry County averages 8.6 inches of snow a year.

Sources

  • Temperature, precipitation and snowfall normals — NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 Monthly Climate Normals, station CLOVIS 13 N, NM US (USC00291963), 7.6 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.