Columbus, New Mexico Climate
United States
Pop. 1,625 Elev. 1,239 m / 4,065 ft
TZ: America/Denver (UTC-6) ·
Columbus is largely arid, with hot summers peaking at 98°F (37°C) in June and cold winters around 31°F (-1°C) in January. Precipitation occurs on roughly 6 days per year (7.1 in / 180 mm total), with 2 in (45 mm) of annual snowfall. With 264 sunny days per year, it ranks among the sunniest places to live.
| Temperature | 98°F (37°C) high | 31°F (0°C) low |
| Feels like | 91°F (33°C) high | 31°F (0°C) low |
| Rain | 6 days | 7.1 in (180 mm) /yr |
| Snow | 0 days | 1.8 in (45 mm) /yr |
| Sky | 264 sunny | 5 stormy |
| Wind | 3.0 mph (1.3 m/s) avg |
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Best months to visit: Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Nov, Dec
Sky & Air by Month
Cloud cover (%)
21
Jan 27
Feb 26
Mar 14
Apr 21
May 19
Jun 47
Jul 34
Aug 41
Sep 22
Oct 22
Nov 28
Dec Humidity (%)
30
Jan 22
Feb 20
Mar 16
Apr 15
May 22
Jun 36
Jul 32
Aug 49
Sep 38
Oct 32
Nov 36
Dec Weather Days by Month
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Commercial airport 53 mi Las Cruces International Airport (LRU)
Ski resort 137 mi Ski Cloudcroft
National park 52 mi Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument
Mountain peak
(5,617 ft) 7 mi South Peak
Hospital 31 mi Mimbres Memorial Hospital
Hiking trail 2 mi CDT juy
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Monthly Weather Data
↑ See chart| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Rainfall | Snowfall | Sunny Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 57°F 14°C | 31°F 0°C | 0.0 in 0 mm | 1.8 in45 mm | 25 |
| February | 74°F 23°C | 43°F 6°C | 0.0 in 1 mm | — | 21 |
| March | 74°F 23°C | 47°F 9°C | 0.1 in 4 mm | — | 23 |
| April | 82°F 28°C | 54°F 12°C | 0.2 in 5 mm | — | 27 |
| May | 87°F 31°C | 62°F 17°C | 0.0 in 1 mm | — | 25 |
| June | 98°F 37°C | 73°F 23°C | 0.9 in 24 mm | — | 26 |
| July | 95°F 35°C | 74°F 24°C | 2.0 in 51 mm | — | 14 |
| August | 96°F 36°C | 74°F 23°C | 0.5 in 12 mm | — | 19 |
| September | 88°F 31°C | 67°F 20°C | 1.2 in 31 mm | — | 18 |
| October | 83°F 28°C | 59°F 15°C | 1.7 in 43 mm | — | 23 |
| November | 74°F 23°C | 47°F 9°C | 0.3 in 6 mm | — | 23 |
| December | 68°F 20°C | 42°F 6°C | 0.1 in 2 mm | — | 20 |
Weather Days by Month
↑ See chart| Month | Sunny Days | Storm Days |
|---|---|---|
| January | 25 | 0 |
| February | 21 | 0 |
| March | 23 | 0 |
| April | 27 | 0 |
| May | 25 | 0 |
| June | 26 | 1 |
| July | 14 | 3 |
| August | 19 | 0 |
| September | 18 | 0 |
| October | 23 | 1 |
| November | 23 | 0 |
| December | 20 | 0 |