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Weather in Sunshine, NM · National Weather Service + NOAA

Sunshine has hot summers

Sunshine has chilly winters and hot summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 96°, a January night drops to 28°, and about 1 inches of snow falls in a normal winter. Normal November highs come to 67°, and lows to 35°.

Winter 60°/29°Spring 79°/44°Summer 95°/64°Fall 78°/47°
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Sunrise 8:29 am · sunset 7:19 pm

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What stands out about Sunshine’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 97% of U.S. towns.Milder winters than most of New MexicoJanuary nights average 28°, milder than 488 of 528 New Mexico towns.A dry climateJust 9 inches of rain and melted snow a year, less than 98% of U.S. towns.Less snow than most of New MexicoAbout 1 inches a winter, less than 455 of 502 New Mexico towns.
A normal year

Where today sits in Sunshine’s year

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

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Winter
60° / 29°
Snow is rare
Spring
79° / 44°
Last frost around Apr 7
Summer
95° / 64°
106 days reach 90° in a normal year
Fall now
78° / 47°
First frost around Nov 3
Todayis the usual first frost
Best months to be outside
AprOct
Highs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more
How much snow does Sunshine get?About 1 inches a winter.When is it wettest?August, with 1.9 inches.Is it warmer than it used to be?+1.5° 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 Sunshine itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts: the NOAA station at Deming, NM (8 mi). Sunrise and sunset are calculated from the town’s position. Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast.