According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Picacho has a cold semi-arid climate, abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps. The hottest temperature recorded in Picacho was 106 °F (41.1 °C) on June 26–27, 1994, while the coldest temperature recorded was −14 °F (−25.6 °C) on February 3, 2011.[4]
| Climate data for Picacho, New Mexico, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1980–2019 |
| Month |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Year |
| Record high °F (°C) |
78
(26) |
83
(28) |
87
(31) |
93
(34) |
98
(37) |
106
(41) |
104
(40) |
104
(40) |
100
(38) |
93
(34) |
84
(29) |
80
(27) |
106
(41) |
| Mean maximum °F (°C) |
71.6
(22.0) |
74.2
(23.4) |
79.6
(26.4) |
84.8
(29.3) |
92.1
(33.4) |
98.5
(36.9) |
97.3
(36.3) |
94.4
(34.7) |
91.5
(33.1) |
86.0
(30.0) |
78.0
(25.6) |
72.2
(22.3) |
99.9
(37.7) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) |
57.8
(14.3) |
61.3
(16.3) |
67.8
(19.9) |
74.6
(23.7) |
82.0
(27.8) |
90.4
(32.4) |
89.9
(32.2) |
88.3
(31.3) |
83.5
(28.6) |
75.4
(24.1) |
65.2
(18.4) |
57.2
(14.0) |
74.5
(23.6) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) |
42.2
(5.7) |
45.1
(7.3) |
51.1
(10.6) |
57.6
(14.2) |
65.5
(18.6) |
73.7
(23.2) |
75.6
(24.2) |
74.2
(23.4) |
68.4
(20.2) |
58.9
(14.9) |
49.0
(9.4) |
41.8
(5.4) |
58.6
(14.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) |
26.6
(−3.0) |
28.9
(−1.7) |
34.4
(1.3) |
40.6
(4.8) |
49.0
(9.4) |
57.0
(13.9) |
61.3
(16.3) |
60.1
(15.6) |
53.3
(11.8) |
42.4
(5.8) |
32.7
(0.4) |
26.3
(−3.2) |
42.7
(6.0) |
| Mean minimum °F (°C) |
11.1
(−11.6) |
11.6
(−11.3) |
18.0
(−7.8) |
25.3
(−3.7) |
35.9
(2.2) |
45.7
(7.6) |
53.2
(11.8) |
52.0
(11.1) |
41.0
(5.0) |
27.7
(−2.4) |
17.4
(−8.1) |
7.1
(−13.8) |
4.7
(−15.2) |
| Record low °F (°C) |
1
(−17) |
−14
(−26) |
5
(−15) |
14
(−10) |
26
(−3) |
35
(2) |
43
(6) |
44
(7) |
32
(0) |
7
(−14) |
3
(−16) |
−12
(−24) |
−14
(−26) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) |
0.35
(8.9) |
0.35
(8.9) |
0.54
(14) |
0.69
(18) |
1.04
(26) |
1.45
(37) |
2.15
(55) |
2.85
(72) |
2.54
(65) |
1.14
(29) |
0.48
(12) |
0.60
(15) |
14.18
(360.8) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) |
3.0
(7.6) |
1.7
(4.3) |
0.9
(2.3) |
0.3
(0.76) |
0.0
(0.0) |
0.0
(0.0) |
0.0
(0.0) |
0.0
(0.0) |
0.0
(0.0) |
0.3
(0.76) |
1.0
(2.5) |
5.2
(13) |
12.4
(31.22) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) |
2.4 |
1.9 |
2.3 |
2.4 |
3.9 |
4.7 |
7.0 |
8.7 |
6.6 |
4.0 |
2.3 |
2.7 |
48.9 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) |
1.4 |
0.9 |
0.5 |
0.1 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
0.5 |
1.7 |
5.3 |
| Source 1: NOAA[5] |
| Source 2: National Weather Service (mean maxima/minima 1981–2010)[4] |
