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Weather in Elephant Butte, NM · National Weather Service + NOAA

Elephant Butte has hot summers

Elephant Butte has chilly winters and hot summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 96°, a January night drops to 28°, and snow is almost unheard of. In November, a normal day reaches 66° and a normal night drops to 35°.

Winter 59°/29°Spring 78°/45°Summer 95°/65°Fall 77°/46°
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Sunrise 6:28 am · sunset 5:16 pm

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What stands out about Elephant Butte’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 28°, milder than 485 of 528 New Mexico towns.A long growing season243 frost-free days, from Mar 13 to Nov 15.Snow is rareAbout 0.9 inches in a normal year, so most winters see none.
A normal year

Where today sits in Elephant Butte’s year

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

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Winter
59° / 29°
Snow is rare
Spring
78° / 45°
Last frost around Mar 13
Summer
95° / 65°
96 days reach 90° in a normal year
Fall now
77° / 46°
First frost around Nov 15
13 daysuntil the usual first frost (Nov 15)
Best months to be outside
AprOct
Highs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more
How much snow does Elephant Butte get?Almost none.When is it wettest?July, with 1.9 inches.Is it warmer than it used to be?+1.7° 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 Elephant Butte itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts: the NOAA station at Elephant Butte Dam, NM (3 mi). Sunrise and sunset are calculated from the town’s position. Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast.