Cobre weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Cobre, New Mexico: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at Fort Bayard 4w, 11 km from Cobre; records cover 1897–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 16.2 in411 mm
- Snow a year
- Rare
- Last spring freeze
- Apr 20
- First fall freeze
- Oct 28
- Heating degree days
- 3,176
- Cooling degree days
- 1,226
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are 16°−9° (heating, 99%) and 96°36° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Cobre in January
Highs average 56°13° and lows 32°0°, with 1.1 in27 mm of precipitation in a typical January.
- Record high
- 78°26° (1986)
- Record low
- −12°−24° (1913)
- Heating degree days
- 663
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Cobre in February
Highs average 59°15° and lows 34°1°, with 0.91 in23 mm of precipitation in a typical February.
- Record high
- 84°29° (1985)
- Record low
- −6°−21° (1933)
- Heating degree days
- 522
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Cobre in March
Highs average 66°19° and lows 38°3°, with 0.48 in12 mm of precipitation in a typical March.
- Record high
- 91°33° (2026)
- Record low
- 7°−14° (1965)
- Heating degree days
- 410
- Cooling degree days
- 1
Cobre in April
Highs average 73°23° and lows 43°6°, with 0.32 in8.1 mm of precipitation in a typical April.
- Record high
- 95°35° (1992)
- Record low
- 13°−11° (1949)
- Heating degree days
- 221
- Cooling degree days
- 7
Cobre in May
Highs average 80°27° and lows 50°10°, with 0.57 in14 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 99°37° (1951)
- Record low
- 23°−5° (1967)
- Heating degree days
- 69
- Cooling degree days
- 74
Cobre in June
Highs average 90°32° and lows 60°15°, with 0.84 in21 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 106°41° (1994)
- Record low
- 30°−1° (1962)
- Heating degree days
- 2
- Cooling degree days
- 298
Cobre in July
Highs average 88°31° and lows 64°18°, with 3.9 in99 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 104°40° (1951)
- Record low
- 42°6° (1976)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 343
Cobre in August
Highs average 87°31° and lows 63°17°, with 2.9 in74 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 102°39° (1953)
- Record low
- 38°3° (1980)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 305
Cobre in September
Highs average 83°28° and lows 58°15°, with 2.1 in53 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 100°38° (1899)
- Record low
- 29°−2° (1945)
- Heating degree days
- 9
- Cooling degree days
- 179
Cobre in OctoberThis month
Highs average 74°23° and lows 47°8°, with 0.99 in25 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 90°32° (1954)
- Record low
- 19°−7° (1906)
- Heating degree days
- 155
- Cooling degree days
- 19
Cobre in November
Highs average 64°18° and lows 37°3°, with 0.85 in22 mm of precipitation in a typical November.
- Record high
- 81°27° (1953)
- Record low
- −1°−18° (1906)
- Heating degree days
- 437
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Cobre in December
Highs average 55°13° and lows 30°−1°, with 1.2 in31 mm of precipitation in a typical December.
- Record high
- 73°23° (1939)
- Record low
- −3°−19° (1953)
- Heating degree days
- 688
- Cooling degree days
- 0