Santa Fe, NM Weather & Climate Normals
Santa Fe's real weather, in one number
Santa Fe, NM scores 48/100 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. 5 of the year's 12 months average between 55 and 75°F, the range this site counts as mild.
Santa Fe's hottest and coldest months
Santa Fe's hottest month is Jul, averaging 71°F; its coldest is Dec, averaging 30°F, a 40.4°F swing across the year, a middling gap by national standards.
Santa Fe's weather across the year
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Precip | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 43°F | 18°F | 0.55in | 3.7in |
| Feb | 48°F | 21°F | 0.49in | 2.4in |
| Mar | 57°F | 26°F | 0.74in | 3.9in |
| Apr | 64°F | 32°F | 0.6in | 0.4in |
| May | 74°F | 41°F | 0.89in | 0in |
| Jun | 84°F | 50°F | 0.87in | 0in |
| Jul | 86°F | 55°F | 2.26in | 0in |
| Aug | 83°F | 54°F | 2.04in | 0in |
| Sep | 78°F | 47°F | 1.39in | 0in |
| Oct | 66°F | 35°F | 1.34in | 1.3in |
| Nov | 53°F | 24°F | 0.79in | 1.7in |
| Dec | 43°F | 18°F | 0.83in | 6.8in |
May, Jun, Jul, Aug, and Sep are the best time to see Santa Fe at its mildest; the rest of the year, plan around Dec's cold.
Rain and snow in Santa Fe
Santa Fe averages 12.79in of precipitation a year across roughly 64 days with measurable rain or snow, and 20.2in of snow a year.
Where Santa Fe ranks
Santa Fe ranks 2298 of 4876 US cities in this dataset for comfort score, and 16 of 35 within NM. About 90,551 people live there.
If you need tomorrow's forecast, not the 30-year average
Everything above is a 30-year average from Santa Fe 2, NM US, 3.0 miles from Santa Fe, 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