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Weather in Tatum, NM · National Weather Service + NOAA

Tatum is warming faster than most towns

Tatum has chilly winters and hot summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 93°, a January night drops to 25°, and about 6 inches of snow falls in a normal winter. In November, a normal day reaches 64° and a normal night drops to 32°.

Winter 57°/26°Spring 76°/43°Summer 92°/63°Fall 74°/44°
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Sunrise 8:13 am · sunset 6:59 pm

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What stands out about Tatum’s weather

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

Climate →
Warming faster than mostThe last 30 years averaged 1.8° warmer than the 1900s, a bigger shift than 88% of U.S. towns.A dry climateJust 15 inches of rain and melted snow a year, less than 94% of U.S. towns.Plenty of 90° daysAbout 84 days a year reach 90°.
A normal year

Where today sits in Tatum’s year

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

Full climate →
Winter
57° / 26°
2 days with an inch or more of snow
Spring
76° / 43°
Last frost around Apr 19
Summer
92° / 63°
84 days reach 90° in a normal year
Fall now
74° / 44°
First frost around Oct 26
Pastthe usual first frost (Oct 26). Last frost next spring: Apr 19
Best months to be outside
AprOct
Highs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more
How much snow does Tatum get?About 6 inches a winter.When is it wettest?September, with 2.4 inches.Is it warmer than it used to be?+1.8° 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 Tatum itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts: the NOAA station at Tatum, NM (3 mi). Sunrise and sunset are calculated from the town’s position. Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast.