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30-year climate normals

San Miguel County Climate and Weather Averages

Hottest month — July

83.5°

average daily high. The coldest month is January, averaging a low of 19.5°F.

San Miguel County gets 15.73" of precipitation a year, and 54% 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.

20° 40° 60° 80° JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
MonthAvg highAvg low Precip
January 46.7° 19.5° 0.35"
February 49.4° 21.5° 0.32"
March 56.3° 26.5° 0.60"
April 63.1° 32.4° 0.68"
May 72.0° 41.1° 1.32"
June 82.0° 49.7° 1.62"
July 83.5° 54.1° 3.24"
August 81.3° 52.8° 3.13"
September 76.0° 46.4° 2.16"
October 65.9° 36.0° 1.36"
November 55.1° 26.0° 0.51"
December 46.4° 19.6° 0.44"

Rainfall by month

San Miguel County has a distinct wet season. 54% of the year's precipitation arrives in Jul, Aug, Sep.

January 0.35"
February 0.32"
March 0.60"
April 0.68"
May 1.32"
June 1.62"
July 3.24"
August 3.13"
September 2.16"
October 1.36"
November 0.51"
December 0.44"
Annual total 15.73"

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 318
Heating degree days How much heating the climate demands 5,713
Approximate annual cooling cost At 14.12¢/kWh, New Mexico average $45
Approximate annual electric heating cost Lower where heating is gas rather than electric $282

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 San Miguel County, where electricity is one line of eight.

Common questions

What is the weather like in San Miguel County?

San Miguel County averages a high of 83.5°F in July and a low of 19.5°F in January. Annual precipitation is 15.73 inches, with essentially no snow.

When is the rainy season in San Miguel County?

The wettest stretch is Jul, Aug, Sep, which accounts for 54% 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 San Miguel County?

The average daily high in July, the hottest month, is 83.5°F. That drives 318 cooling degree days a year, which is what your air conditioning has to work against.

Does it snow in San Miguel County?

Effectively no. Measurable snowfall is rare in San Miguel County.

Sources

  • Temperature, precipitation and snowfall normals — NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 Monthly Climate Normals, station LAS VEGAS MUNI AP, NM US (USW00023054), 22.6 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.