Artesia weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Artesia, New Mexico: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at ARTESIA 6S, 12 km from Artesia; records cover 1905–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 12.1 in307 mm
- Snow a year
- 4 in10 cm
- Last spring freeze
- Apr 13
- First fall freeze
- Oct 27
- Heating degree days
- 3,359
- Cooling degree days
- 1,790
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are 12°−11° (heating, 99%) and 105°41° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Artesia in January
Highs average 58°14° and lows 23°−5°, with 0.48 in12 mm of precipitation and 1.4 in3.6 cm of snow in a typical January.
- Record high
- 85°29° (1911)
- Record low
- −20°−29° (1962)
- Heating degree days
- 762
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Artesia in February
Highs average 63°17° and lows 27°−3°, with 0.38 in9.7 mm of precipitation and 0.3 in0.8 cm of snow in a typical February.
- Record high
- 89°32° (1916)
- Record low
- −9°−23° (1951)
- Heating degree days
- 557
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Artesia in March
Highs average 71°21° and lows 35°1°, with 0.44 in11 mm of precipitation and 0.1 in0.3 cm of snow in a typical March.
- Record high
- 100°38° (2026)
- Record low
- −6°−21° (1932)
- Heating degree days
- 391
- Cooling degree days
- 3
Artesia in April
Highs average 79°26° and lows 42°5°, with 0.51 in13 mm of precipitation in a typical April.
- Record high
- 104°40° (1934)
- Record low
- 14°−10° (2023)
- Heating degree days
- 176
- Cooling degree days
- 28
Artesia in May
Highs average 87°31° and lows 52°11°, with 1.2 in30 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 106°41° (1989)
- Record low
- 26°−3° (1967)
- Heating degree days
- 37
- Cooling degree days
- 180
Artesia in June
Highs average 95°35° and lows 62°17°, with 1.3 in34 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 116°47° (1918)
- Record low
- 40°4° (1919)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 407
Artesia in July
Highs average 95°35° and lows 66°19°, with 1.7 in42 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 111°44° (1958)
- Record low
- 49°9° (1924)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 481
Artesia in August
Highs average 94°34° and lows 64°18°, with 1.6 in41 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 110°43° (1919)
- Record low
- 45°7° (1915)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 437
Artesia in September
Highs average 87°30° and lows 57°14°, with 1.9 in48 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 106°41° (1918)
- Record low
- 32°0° (1968)
- Heating degree days
- 19
- Cooling degree days
- 218
Artesia in OctoberThis month
Highs average 78°25° and lows 44°7°, with 1.2 in31 mm of precipitation and 0.1 in0.3 cm of snow in a typical October.
- Record high
- 100°38° (1934)
- Record low
- 14°−10° (2019)
- Heating degree days
- 167
- Cooling degree days
- 35
Artesia in November
Highs average 66°19° and lows 32°0°, with 0.81 in21 mm of precipitation and 0.7 in1.8 cm of snow in a typical November.
- Record high
- 90°32° (1916)
- Record low
- −10°−23° (1976)
- Heating degree days
- 489
- Cooling degree days
- 1
Artesia in December
Highs average 57°14° and lows 24°−5°, with 0.55 in14 mm of precipitation and 1.2 in3 cm of snow in a typical December.
- Record high
- 86°30° (1933)
- Record low
- −13°−25° (1987)
- Heating degree days
- 761
- Cooling degree days
- 0