Portales, NM Weather & Climate Normals
What a normal year in Portales actually looks like
On the 30-year record NOAA keeps for Portales, NM, the comfort score comes out to 45/100, strongly seasonal: Comfortable weather is limited to a shorter window; summers, winters, or precipitation swing wide. Only 4 months a year land in the 55–75°F range this site treats as mild.
How much Portales's weather actually swings
Average temperatures in Portales run from 40°F in Jan up to 80°F in Jul, a 39.5°F seasonal swing, a middling gap by national standards.
Portales, month by month
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Precip | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 55°F | 26°F | 0.5in | 1.7in |
| Feb | 61°F | 29°F | 0.37in | 1.4in |
| Mar | 69°F | 35°F | 0.74in | 0.7in |
| Apr | 77°F | 43°F | 0.68in | 0.2in |
| May | 85°F | 53°F | 1.51in | 0in |
| Jun | 93°F | 62°F | 2.14in | 0in |
| Jul | 93°F | 66°F | 2.29in | 0in |
| Aug | 91°F | 65°F | 2.91in | 0in |
| Sep | 85°F | 57°F | 1.92in | 0in |
| Oct | 76°F | 45°F | 1.82in | 0.3in |
| Nov | 63°F | 33°F | 0.56in | 0.5in |
| Dec | 55°F | 26°F | 0.66in | 2.8in |
If you're timing a visit, Apr, May, Sep, and Oct are Portales's mildest stretch; if you're moving there, you should plan around Jul's heat and Jan's cold instead.
How wet Portales actually gets
Over a typical year, Portales sees about 16.1in of precipitation a year across roughly 63 days with measurable rain or snow, with 7.6in of snow a year.
Portales against the rest of the country
Out of 4876 cities scored here, Portales comes in at 3434; within NM alone it ranks 28 of 35. Population is about 11,789.
Checking the actual forecast
These figures come from Portales, NM US, the NOAA station 0.3 miles from Portales, averaged over 30 years, not tomorrow's forecast.
More on how this is worked out
Why this uses the nearest NOAA station · How the comfort score is calculated