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Weather in Roswell, NM · National Weather Service + NOAA

Roswell has hot summers

Roswell has chilly winters and hot summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 96°, a January night drops to 25°, and about 10 inches of snow falls in a normal winter. Normal November highs come to 66°, and lows to 33°.

Winter 59°/27°Spring 79°/44°Summer 96°/64°Fall 77°/45°
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Sunrise 8:17 am · sunset 7:05 pm

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What stands out about Roswell’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 98% of U.S. towns.Warming faster than mostThe last 30 years averaged 2.0° warmer than the 1900s, a bigger shift than 95% of U.S. towns.A dry climateJust 12 inches of rain and melted snow a year, less than 97% of U.S. towns.A long growing season223 frost-free days, from Mar 29 to Nov 7.
A normal year

Where today sits in Roswell’s year

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

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Winter
59° / 27°
3 days with an inch or more of snow
Spring
79° / 44°
Last frost around Mar 29
Summer
96° / 64°
110 days reach 90° in a normal year
Fall now
77° / 45°
First frost around Nov 7
5 daysuntil the usual first frost (Nov 7)
Best months to be outside
AprOct
Highs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more
How much snow does Roswell get?About 10 inches a winter.When is it wettest?July, with 2.0 inches.Is it warmer than it used to be?+2.0° 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 Roswell itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts: the NOAA station at Roswell Ind Air Pk, NM (5 mi). Sunrise and sunset are calculated from the town’s position. Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast.