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30-year climate normals

Lincoln County Climate and Weather Averages

Hottest month — June

86.6°

average daily high. The coldest month is January, averaging a low of 23.9°F.

Lincoln County gets 16.56" of precipitation a year and 27.3" of snow, and 52% 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 50.9° 23.9° 0.65" 6.1"
February 54.8° 26.5° 0.51" 3.6"
March 61.9° 29.7° 0.61" 5.3"
April 69.3° 35.7° 0.36" 1.1"
May 77.3° 43.6° 0.98" 0.1"
June 86.6° 51.1° 1.69" 0.0"
July 84.9° 54.9° 3.62" 0.0"
August 82.7° 53.8° 2.70" 0.0"
September 78.2° 47.7° 2.33" 0.0"
October 70.4° 38.0° 1.13" 1.0"
November 59.8° 29.5° 1.10" 1.4"
December 50.0° 24.0° 0.88" 8.7"

Rainfall by month

Lincoln County has a distinct wet season. 52% of the year's precipitation arrives in Jul, Aug, Sep.

January 0.65"
February 0.51"
March 0.61"
April 0.36"
May 0.98"
June 1.69"
July 3.62"
August 2.70"
September 2.33"
October 1.13"
November 1.10"
December 0.88"
Annual total 16.56"

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 445
Heating degree days How much heating the climate demands 4,600
Approximate annual cooling cost At 14.12¢/kWh, New Mexico average $63
Approximate annual electric heating cost Lower where heating is gas rather than electric $227

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 Lincoln County, where electricity is one line of eight.

Common questions

What is the weather like in Lincoln County?

Lincoln County averages a high of 86.6°F in June and a low of 23.9°F in January. Annual precipitation is 16.56 inches, including 27.3 inches of snow.

When is the rainy season in Lincoln County?

The wettest stretch is Jul, Aug, Sep, which accounts for 52% 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 Lincoln County?

The average daily high in June, the hottest month, is 86.6°F. That drives 445 cooling degree days a year, which is what your air conditioning has to work against.

Does it snow in Lincoln County?

Yes. Lincoln County averages 27.3 inches of snow a year.

Sources

  • Temperature, precipitation and snowfall normals — NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 Monthly Climate Normals, station CAPITAN, NM US (USC00291440), 16.7 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.