Artesia, NM Weather & Climate Normals
Artesia's real weather, in one number
Artesia, NM scores 45/100 on this site's reading of NOAA's own 30-year normals: strongly seasonal. Comfortable weather is limited to a shorter window; summers, winters, or precipitation swing wide. 4 of the year's 12 months average between 55 and 75°F, the range this site counts as mild.
Artesia's hottest and coldest months
Artesia's hottest month is Jul, averaging 81°F; its coldest is Jan, averaging 40°F, a 40.1°F swing across the year, a middling gap by national standards.
Artesia's weather across the year
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Precip | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 58°F | 23°F | 0.48in | 1.4in |
| Feb | 63°F | 27°F | 0.38in | 0.3in |
| Mar | 71°F | 35°F | 0.44in | 0.1in |
| Apr | 79°F | 42°F | 0.51in | 0in |
| May | 87°F | 52°F | 1.18in | 0in |
| Jun | 95°F | 62°F | 1.33in | 0in |
| Jul | 95°F | 66°F | 1.67in | 0in |
| Aug | 94°F | 64°F | 1.63in | 0in |
| Sep | 87°F | 57°F | 1.89in | 0in |
| Oct | 78°F | 44°F | 1.23in | 0.1in |
| Nov | 66°F | 32°F | 0.81in | 0.7in |
| Dec | 57°F | 24°F | 0.55in | 1.2in |
Apr, May, Sep, and Oct are the best time to see Artesia at its mildest; the rest of the year, plan around Jul's heat and Jan's cold.
Rain and snow in Artesia
Artesia averages 12.1in of precipitation a year across roughly 49 days with measurable rain or snow, and 3.8in of snow a year.
Where Artesia ranks
Artesia ranks 3417 of 4876 US cities in this dataset for comfort score, and 27 of 35 within NM. About 12,550 people live there.
If you need tomorrow's forecast, not the 30-year average
Everything above is a 30-year average from Artesia 6s, NM US, 7.1 miles from Artesia, not a prediction for any specific day.
More on how this is worked out
How the comfort score is calculated · Why some cities show no snow or rain figure