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United States › New Mexico › De Baca County › Climate Station FT SUMNER 5 S, NM US Distance 7.2 mi Normals 1991 to 2020
This weather has a price Keeping the median De Baca County home comfortable runs roughly $437 a year in heating and cooling alone. See where it lands in the monthly bill

30-year climate normals

De Baca County Climate and Weather Averages

Hottest month: July

95.2°

average daily high. The coldest month is January, averaging a low of 22.8°F.

De Baca County gets 14.55" of precipitation a year and 11.8" of snow, and 49% 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.

40° 60° 80° JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
MonthAvg highAvg low PrecipSnow
January 55.7° 22.8° 0.38" 3.1"
February 60.3° 26.5° 0.33" 2.1"
March 69.8° 33.6° 0.68" 0.8"
April 77.8° 40.1° 0.80" 0.5"
May 86.1° 50.2° 1.07" 0.0"
June 94.7° 60.4° 1.38" 0.0"
July 95.2° 64.8° 2.62" 0.0"
August 93.0° 62.8° 2.64" 0.0"
September 86.6° 55.1° 1.81" 0.0"
October 76.1° 42.5° 1.84" 0.4"
November 62.9° 28.4° 0.50" 1.3"
December 55.1° 23.2° 0.50" 3.6"

Rainfall by month

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

January 0.38"
February 0.33"
March 0.68"
April 0.80"
May 1.07"
June 1.38"
July 2.62"
August 2.64"
September 1.81"
October 1.84"
November 0.50"
December 0.50"
Annual total 14.55"

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 1,620
Heating degree days How much heating the climate demands 3,661
Approximate annual cooling cost At 15.06¢/kWh, New Mexico average $244
Approximate annual electric heating cost Lower where heating is gas rather than electric $193

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 De Baca County, where electricity is one line of eight.

Common questions

What is the weather like in De Baca County?

De Baca County averages a high of 95.2°F in July and a low of 22.8°F in January. Annual precipitation is 14.55 inches, including 11.8 inches of snow.

When is the rainy season in De Baca County?

The wettest stretch is Jul, Aug, Sep, 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 De Baca County?

The average daily high in July, the hottest month, is 95.2°F. That drives 1,620 cooling degree days a year, which is what your air conditioning has to work against.

Does it snow in De Baca County?

Yes. De Baca County averages 11.8 inches of snow a year.

Sources

  • Temperature, precipitation and snowfall normals: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991 to 2020 Monthly Climate Normals, station FT SUMNER 5 S, NM US (USC00293296), 7.2 miles from the county centroid.
  • Heating and cooling degree days: NOAA, same station and period.
  • Annual figures on this page are the sum of that station's twelve monthly normals. NOAA also publishes a separately-computed annual normal, which can differ from the monthly sum by a few percent; we use the monthly series because the month-by-month breakdown above has to come from it.
  • 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.