#T1Deming
Luna County · 14,944 people1 days a year with an inch or more·Deming station, 1 km
Deming, #1 on this list · Photo: Eric Polk · CC BY-SA 4.0New Mexico rankings · Climate
Towns with the least snow in New Mexico
Deming gets the least snow of New Mexico’s 69 towns of 2,500+ with a snow record: about 1 inches in a normal winter at its NOAA station. Dulce gets the most, about 56 inches; 66 of the 69 average under 30 inches.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020, at each town’s nearest station with a snow record (named in each row). A described list: no letters. How grades work
#T11in
#T1Las Cruces
Doña Ana County · 116,978 people0 days a year with an inch or more·State Univ station, 6 km
#T1University Park
unincorporated, Doña Ana County · 2,782 people0 days a year with an inch or more·State Univ station, 1 km
All 69 towns
Snow in a normal winter, least first. Towns that share a station share its figure and rank (T = tied; 46 towns here share a station).
69 towns ranked. Not here? See why a town may be missing.
#TownSnow a yearDays with 1″+NOAA station
A station’s normal can differ from the town’s own when the station sits higher or lower; each town’s Climate page names its station and checks it.
Quick answers
Questions people ask
What part of New Mexico gets the least amount of snow?
Among towns of 2,500+, the least snow falls in Deming (Luna County, about 1 in), Las Cruces (Doña Ana County, about 1 in), University Park (Doña Ana County, about 1 in), on NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals at each town’s station.
Which New Mexico town gets the most snow?
Dulce (Rio Arriba County), about 56 inches in a normal winter at the Dulce station. See the snowiest towns.
Why isn’t my town on this list?
The list covers towns of 2,500+ residents (73 in New Mexico) whose nearest station has a snow normal of an inch or more; 4 have no station with a snow record. Smaller towns show their snow on their own Climate page.
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Every list ranks the same 2,500+ towns, so a town’s rank means the same thing on each.
Best places to live72 towns · #1 Los AlamosBest small towns49 towns · #1 White RockMost affordable towns72 towns · #1 DulceSafest towns29 towns · #1 CorralesTowns with the best schools73 towns · #1 Los Alamos and White RockHealthiest towns73 towns · #1 White RockBest towns for jobs & income72 towns · #1 Sandia HeightsMost walkable towns73 towns · #1 Santa FeTowns with the lowest natural-hazard risk73 towns · #1 University ParkBest towns for the outdoors73 towns · #1 White RockMost historic towns73 towns · #1 Las VegasTowns with the most civic life46 towns · #1 TaosSnowiest towns69 towns · #1 DulceDescribed, no lettersTowns with the mildest winters72 towns · #1 Santa TeresaDescribed, no lettersTowns with the hottest summers72 towns · #1 CarlsbadDescribed, no lettersTowns with the coolest summers72 towns · #1 RuidosoDescribed, no lettersTowns with the highest incomes72 towns · #1 White RockDescribed, no lettersTowns with the lowest property taxes65 towns · #1 VadoDescribed, no lettersFastest-growing towns43 towns · #1 Los LunasDescribed, no lettersTowns with the most-used libraries36 towns · #1 TaosDescribed, no letters
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