30-year climate normals

Quay County Climate and Weather Averages

Hottest month — July

95.0°

average daily high. The coldest month is January, averaging a low of 23.6°F.

Quay County gets 13.35" of precipitation a year, and 43% 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.

Month	Avg high	Avg low	Precip
January	53.6°	23.6°	0.40"
February	58.2°	26.8°	0.36"
March	66.3°	33.6°	0.84"
April	74.0°	41.3°	0.90"
May	83.2°	51.0°	1.40"
June	93.0°	61.4°	1.55"
July	95.0°	66.2°	1.94"
August	92.7°	64.6°	2.21"
September	85.7°	57.1°	1.37"
October	74.4°	44.0°	1.31"
November	62.4°	32.2°	0.55"
December	53.0°	24.3°	0.52"

Rainfall by month

Precipitation is spread fairly evenly through the year here, with 43% falling in the wettest three months (Jun, Jul, Aug).

January 0.40"

February 0.36"

March 0.84"

April 0.90"

May 1.40"

June 1.55"

July 1.94"

August 2.21"

September 1.37"

October 1.31"

November 0.55"

December 0.52"

Annual total 13.35"

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 1,693

Heating degree days How much heating the climate demands 3,827

Approximate annual cooling cost At 14.12¢/kWh, New Mexico average $239

Approximate annual electric heating cost Lower where heating is gas rather than electric $189

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 Quay County, where electricity is one line of eight.

Common questions

What is the weather like in Quay County?

Quay County averages a high of 95.0°F in July and a low of 23.6°F in January. Annual precipitation is 13.35 inches, with essentially no snow.

When is the rainy season in Quay County?

The wettest stretch is Jun, Jul, Aug, which accounts for 43% of the year's precipitation. Precipitation is relatively evenly distributed across the year.

How hot does it get in Quay County?

The average daily high in July, the hottest month, is 95.0°F. That drives 1,693 cooling degree days a year, which is what your air conditioning has to work against.

Does it snow in Quay County?

Effectively no. Measurable snowfall is rare in Quay County.

Sources

Temperature, precipitation and snowfall normals — NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 Monthly Climate Normals, station TUCUMCARI MUNI AP, NM US (USW00023048), 6.1 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.