Portales, New Mexico Climate
United States
Pop. 11,995 Elev. 1,227 m / 4,026 ft
TZ: America/Denver (UTC-6) ·
Portales is largely arid, with hot summers peaking at 92°F (33°C) in August and cold winters around 24°F (-4°C) in January. Humidity pushes the summer feels-like temperature to around 97°F (36°C). Precipitation occurs on roughly 19 days per year (13.2 in / 336 mm total), with snow on 1 days and 8 in (192 mm) of annual accumulation. The city averages 234 sunny days per year.
| Temperature | 92°F (33°C) high | 24°F (-4°C) low |
| Feels like | 97°F (36°C) high | 24°F (-4°C) low |
| Rain | 19 days | 13.2 in (336 mm) /yr |
| Snow | 1 days | 7.6 in (192 mm) /yr |
| Sky | 234 sunny | 14 stormy |
| Wind | 4.4 mph (2.0 m/s) avg |
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Sky & Air by Month
Cloud cover (%)
31
Jan 35
Feb 32
Mar 40
Apr 37
May 37
Jun 40
Jul 36
Aug 41
Sep 25
Oct 22
Nov 23
Dec Humidity (%)
49
Jan 37
Feb 26
Mar 36
Apr 39
May 51
Jun 52
Jul 48
Aug 54
Sep 46
Oct 40
Nov 41
Dec Weather Days by Month
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Monthly Weather Data
↑ See chart| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Rainfall | Snowfall | Sunny Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 47°F 9°C | 24°F -4°C | 0.0 in 0 mm | 2.8 in71 mm | 19 |
| February | 61°F 16°C | 32°F 0°C | 0.0 in 1 mm | 0.5 in13 mm | 17 |
| March | 72°F 22°C | 41°F 5°C | 0.3 in 7 mm | 0.3 in7 mm | 24 |
| April | 77°F 25°C | 49°F 9°C | 1.8 in 46 mm | 2.9 in73 mm | 17 |
| May | 80°F 27°C | 54°F 12°C | 2.5 in 63 mm | — | 17 |
| June | 90°F 32°C | 65°F 19°C | 2.4 in 60 mm | — | 18 |
| July | 91°F 33°C | 68°F 20°C | 1.7 in 44 mm | — | 17 |
| August | 92°F 33°C | 67°F 20°C | 1.4 in 35 mm | — | 17 |
| September | 84°F 29°C | 60°F 16°C | 1.8 in 45 mm | — | 16 |
| October | 78°F 25°C | 53°F 11°C | 0.7 in 17 mm | — | 24 |
| November | 68°F 20°C | 42°F 5°C | 0.6 in 16 mm | — | 23 |
| December | 64°F 18°C | 36°F 2°C | 0.1 in 1 mm | 1.1 in27 mm | 25 |
Weather Days by Month
↑ See chart| Month | Sunny Days | Storm Days |
|---|---|---|
| January | 19 | 0 |
| February | 17 | 0 |
| March | 24 | 0 |
| April | 17 | 2 |
| May | 17 | 2 |
| June | 18 | 3 |
| July | 17 | 1 |
| August | 17 | 2 |
| September | 16 | 2 |
| October | 24 | 1 |
| November | 23 | 1 |
| December | 25 | 0 |