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Weather in Jal, NM · National Weather Service + NOAA

Jal has hot summers

Jal has mild winters and hot summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 97°, a January night drops to 29°, and about 2 inches of snow falls in a normal winter. A typical November afternoon reaches 69°, and nights fall to 38°.

Winter 62°/31°Spring 81°/49°Summer 96°/68°Fall 79°/49°
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Sunrise 6:10 am · sunset 5:02 pm

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What stands out about Jal’s weather

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

Climate →
Hot summersJuly afternoons average 97°, hotter than 98% of U.S. towns.Milder winters than most of New MexicoJanuary nights average 29°, milder than 505 of 528 New Mexico towns.A dry climateJust 13 inches of rain and melted snow a year, less than 96% of U.S. towns.Plenty of 90° daysAbout 125 days a year reach 90°.
A normal year

Where today sits in Jal’s year

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

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Winter
62° / 31°
Snow is rare
Spring
81° / 49°
Last frost around Mar 31
Summer
96° / 68°
125 days reach 90° in a normal year
Fall now
79° / 49°
First frost around Nov 3
1 dayuntil the usual first frost (Nov 3)
Best months to be outside
MarAprOct
Highs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more
How much snow does Jal get?About 2 inches a winter.When is it wettest?September, with 2.2 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 Jal itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts: the NOAA station at Jal, NM (1 mi). Sunrise and sunset are calculated from the town’s position. Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast.