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Weather in Artesia, NM · National Weather Service + NOAA

Artesia has hot summers

Artesia has chilly winters and hot summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 96°, a January night drops to 27°, and about 4 inches of snow falls in a normal winter. In November, a normal day reaches 66° and a normal night drops to 34°.

Winter 60°/28°Spring 80°/45°Summer 96°/65°Fall 77°/46°
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Sunrise 6:16 am · sunset 5:05 pm

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What stands out about Artesia’s weather

Read from 30 years of NOAA records. Each one opens the full story on the Climate page.

Climate →
Hot summersJuly afternoons average 96°, hotter than 97% of U.S. towns.Milder winters than most of New MexicoJanuary nights average 27°, milder than 467 of 528 New Mexico towns.Warming faster than mostThe last 30 years averaged 2.0° warmer than the 1900s, a bigger shift than 94% of U.S. towns.A dry climateJust 12 inches of rain and melted snow a year, less than 96% of U.S. towns.
A normal year

Where today sits in Artesia’s year

Typical highs and lows month by month, from 30 years of NOAA records.

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Winter
60° / 28°
2 days with an inch or more of snow
Spring
80° / 45°
Last frost around Apr 11
Summer
96° / 65°
109 days reach 90° in a normal year
Fall now
77° / 46°
First frost around Oct 29
Pastthe usual first frost (Oct 29). Last frost next spring: Apr 11
Best months to be outside
AprOct
Highs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more
How much snow does Artesia get?About 4 inches a winter.When is it wettest?September, with 2.0 inches.Is it warmer than it used to be?+2.0° vs. the 20th century.

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Forecast, conditions and alerts: National Weather Service. Climate: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020 and 1901–2000. Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded normals for Artesia itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts: the NOAA station at Artesia 6s, NM (7 mi). Sunrise and sunset are calculated from the town’s position. Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast.