Ranked from NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals
Hottest Summers in New Mexico
Average daily high in the hottest month of the year, by county. Read it next to the cooling degree days in the same row: the two together are what the summer electricity bill is actually made of. Figures are NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals from the weather station nearest each county seat, so they describe a thirty-year average rather than any single year.
New Mexico ranked
| # | County | Summer high | Cooling degree days | Monthly to own |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chaves County | 96.5°F | 2,236 | $1,187 |
| 2 | Doña Ana County | 96.2°F | 2,059 | $1,648 |
| 3 | Eddy County | 96.2°F | 2,194 | $1,574 |
| 4 | Luna County | 96.1°F | 1,815 | $971 |
| 5 | Sierra County | 95.9°F | 2,209 | $1,197 |
| 6 | De Baca County | 95.2°F | 1,620 | $1,283 |
| 7 | Quay County | 95.0°F | 1,693 | $759 |
| 8 | Hidalgo County | 94.6°F | 1,794 | $971 |
| 9 | Lea County | 94.4°F | 1,982 | $1,405 |
| 10 | San Juan County | 93.3°F | 995 | $1,501 |
| 11 | Valencia County | 93.3°F | 1,192 | $1,654 |
| 12 | Guadalupe County | 93.0°F | 1,278 | $929 |
| 13 | Roosevelt County | 92.0°F | 1,442 | $1,122 |
| 14 | Catron County | 91.9°F | 605 | $1,357 |
| 15 | Socorro County | 91.5°F | 1,205 | $1,186 |
| 16 | Bernalillo County | 91.2°F | 1,438 | $2,160 |
| 17 | Curry County | 91.2°F | 1,225 | $1,311 |
| 18 | Grant County | 90.9°F | 875 | $1,323 |
| 19 | Harding County | 90.0°F | 902 | $772 |
| 20 | Union County | 90.0°F | 968 | $1,136 |
| 21 | Cibola County | 88.8°F | 475 | $1,048 |
| 22 | McKinley County | 88.8°F | 475 | $763 |
| 23 | Santa Fe County | 88.5°F | 683 | $3,105 |
| 24 | Mora County | 87.7°F | 358 | $1,019 |
| 25 | Lincoln County | 86.6°F | 445 | $1,671 |
| 26 | Colfax County | 86.2°F | 328 | $1,315 |
| 27 | Rio Arriba County | 84.6°F | 147 | $1,783 |
| 28 | Torrance County | 84.0°F | 448 | $1,189 |
| 29 | San Miguel County | 83.5°F | 318 | $1,430 |
| 30 | Taos County | 83.0°F | 130 | $2,610 |
| 31 | Los Alamos County | 82.5°F | 397 | $3,380 |
| 32 | Otero County | 74.3°F | 8 | $1,232 |
| 33 | Sandoval County | 73.7°F | 2 | $2,218 |
Every figure is modelled on the county's own median home with 20% down at 7.03%. Property tax and electricity are county and state specific; homeowners insurance uses the NAIC average premium for that state, which ranges from 0.16% of home value in Hawaii to 1.16% in Oklahoma. Maintenance and water are national estimates. Full methodology.
Nationwide
Hottest Summers across all 3,133 US counties · Every county in New Mexico