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Weather in La Jara, NM · National Weather Service + NOAA

La Jara is snow country

La Jara has cold, snowy winters and warm summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 84°, a January night drops to 12°, and about 34 inches of snow falls in a normal winter. In November, a normal day reaches 50° and a normal night drops to 21°.

Winter 42°/14°Spring 61°/28°Summer 82°/48°Fall 63°/31°
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Sunrise 8:32 am · sunset 7:09 pm

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What stands out about La Jara’s weather

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

Climate →
Snow countryAbout 34 inches a winter, more than 457 of 502 New Mexico towns.Among New Mexico’s coldest wintersJanuary nights average 12°, colder than 509 of 528 New Mexico towns.A dry climateJust 16 inches of rain and melted snow a year, less than 94% of U.S. towns.A short growing season119 frost-free days, from May 30 to Sep 28.
A normal year

Where today sits in La Jara’s year

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

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Winter
42° / 14°
11 days with an inch or more of snow
Spring
61° / 28°
Last frost around May 30
Summer
82° / 48°
20 days reach 90° in a normal year
Fall now
63° / 31°
First frost around Sep 28
Pastthe usual first frost (Sep 28). Last frost next spring: May 30
Best months to be outside
JunJulAugSep
Highs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more
How much snow does La Jara get?About 34 inches a winter.When is it wettest?July, with 2.3 inches.Is it warmer than it used to be?+1.3° 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 La Jara itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts: the NOAA station at Cuba, NM (8 mi). Sunrise and sunset are calculated from the town’s position. Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast.