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Weather in Tucumcari, NM · National Weather Service + NOAA

Tucumcari has hot summers

Tucumcari has chilly winters and hot summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 95°, a January night drops to 24°, and about 15 inches of snow falls in a normal winter. Normal November highs come to 63°, and lows to 33°.

Winter 55°/26°Spring 75°/42°Summer 93°/64°Fall 74°/44°
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What stands out about Tucumcari’s weather

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

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Hot summersJuly afternoons average 95°, hotter than 96% of U.S. towns.A dry climateJust 16 inches of rain and melted snow a year, less than 94% of U.S. towns.Plenty of 90° daysAbout 92 days a year reach 90°.
A normal year

Where today sits in Tucumcari’s year

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

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Winter
55° / 26°
5 days with an inch or more of snow
Spring
75° / 42°
Last frost around Apr 18
Summer
93° / 64°
92 days reach 90° in a normal year
Fall now
74° / 44°
First frost around Oct 25
Pastthe usual first frost (Oct 25). Last frost next spring: Apr 18
Best months to be outside
AprMayOct
Highs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more
How much snow does Tucumcari get?About 15 inches a winter.When is it wettest?July, with 2.7 inches.Is it warmer than it used to be?+1.6° 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 Tucumcari itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts: the NOAA station at Tucumcari 4 Ne, NM (2 mi). Sunrise and sunset are calculated from the town’s position. Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast.