Dulce
unincorporated, Rio Arriba County · 3,218 people19 days a year with an inch or more·Dulce station, 2 km
New Mexico rankings · Climate
Snowiest towns in New Mexico
Dulce gets the most snow of New Mexico’s 69 towns of 2,500+ with a snow record: about 56 inches in a normal winter at its NOAA station. Deming gets the least, about 1 inches; 0 of the 69 average 60 inches or more.
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
56in
#2Los Alamos
Los Alamos County (city and county) · 13,317 people12 days a year with an inch or more·Los Alamos station, 4 km
#3Gallup
McKinley County · 19,969 people12 days a year with an inch or more·Gallup Muni AP station, 4 km
All 69 towns
Snow in a normal winter, most 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
Which New Mexico town gets the most snow?
Dulce (Rio Arriba County), about 56 inches in a normal winter at the Dulce station.
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. See the towns with the least snow.
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 TaosTowns with the least snow69 towns · #1 DemingDescribed, 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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