30-year climate normals

Socorro County Climate and Weather Averages

Hottest month — July

91.5°

average daily high. The coldest month is January, averaging a low of 23.3°F.

Socorro County gets 10.05" of precipitation a year, and 58% 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.

Month	Avg high	Avg low	Precip
January	52.2°	23.3°	0.30"
February	59.2°	27.9°	0.28"
March	67.4°	33.7°	0.51"
April	74.7°	40.8°	0.34"
May	82.7°	49.0°	0.38"
June	91.2°	57.1°	0.42"
July	91.5°	63.3°	2.43"
August	88.9°	61.2°	2.09"
September	83.6°	53.4°	1.34"
October	72.7°	41.5°	0.94"
November	60.5°	30.5°	0.45"
December	50.5°	23.7°	0.57"

Rainfall by month

Socorro County has a distinct wet season. 58% of the year's precipitation arrives in Jul, Aug, Sep.

January 0.30"

February 0.28"

March 0.51"

April 0.34"

May 0.38"

June 0.42"

July 2.43"

August 2.09"

September 1.34"

October 0.94"

November 0.45"

December 0.57"

Annual total 10.05"

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 1,205

Heating degree days How much heating the climate demands 3,909

Approximate annual cooling cost At 14.12¢/kWh, New Mexico average $170

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 Socorro County, where electricity is one line of eight.

Common questions

What is the weather like in Socorro County?

Socorro County averages a high of 91.5°F in July and a low of 23.3°F in January. Annual precipitation is 10.05 inches, with essentially no snow.

When is the rainy season in Socorro County?

The wettest stretch is Jul, Aug, Sep, which accounts for 58% 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 Socorro County?

The average daily high in July, the hottest month, is 91.5°F. That drives 1,205 cooling degree days a year, which is what your air conditioning has to work against.

Does it snow in Socorro County?

Effectively no. Measurable snowfall is rare in Socorro County.

Sources

Temperature, precipitation and snowfall normals — NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 Monthly Climate Normals, station SOCORRO, NM US (USC00298387), 5.7 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.