Holloman AFB weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Holloman AFB, New Mexico: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at White Sands Nat'l Mon., 10 km from Holloman AFB; records cover 1939–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 9.8 in249 mm
- Snow a year
- 1.6 in4.1 cm
- Last spring freeze
- Apr 29
- First fall freeze
- Oct 22
- Heating degree days
- 3,443
- Cooling degree days
- 1,827
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are 9°−13° (heating, 99%) and 105°41° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Holloman AFB in January
Highs average 57°14° and lows 22°−5°, with 0.5 in13 mm of precipitation and 0.8 in2 cm of snow in a typical January.
- Record high
- 78°26° (1999)
- Record low
- −25°−32° (1962)
- Heating degree days
- 784
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Holloman AFB in February
Highs average 63°17° and lows 27°−3°, with 0.38 in9.7 mm of precipitation in a typical February.
- Record high
- 86°30° (2025)
- Record low
- −14°−26° (1951)
- Heating degree days
- 564
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Holloman AFB in March
Highs average 71°22° and lows 33°1°, with 0.24 in6.1 mm of precipitation in a typical March.
- Record high
- 96°36° (2026)
- Record low
- 0°−18° (1971)
- Heating degree days
- 398
- Cooling degree days
- 2
Holloman AFB in April
Highs average 79°26° and lows 41°5°, with 0.3 in7.6 mm of precipitation in a typical April.
- Record high
- 97°36° (1943)
- Record low
- 11°−12° (1945)
- Heating degree days
- 180
- Cooling degree days
- 29
Holloman AFB in May
Highs average 88°31° and lows 50°10°, with 0.45 in11 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 104°40° (1951)
- Record low
- 20°−7° (1967)
- Heating degree days
- 36
- Cooling degree days
- 166
Holloman AFB in June
Highs average 97°36° and lows 60°16°, with 0.72 in18 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 111°44° (1981)
- Record low
- 36°2° (1988)
- Heating degree days
- 1
- Cooling degree days
- 416
Holloman AFB in July
Highs average 97°36° and lows 65°19°, with 1.6 in42 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 110°43° (1951)
- Record low
- 48°9° (1956)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 502
Holloman AFB in August
Highs average 95°35° and lows 64°18°, with 1.9 in48 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 111°44° (2025)
- Record low
- 45°7° (1956)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 439
Holloman AFB in September
Highs average 89°32° and lows 56°13°, with 1.5 in37 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 104°40° (1945)
- Record low
- 30°−1° (1945)
- Heating degree days
- 11
- Cooling degree days
- 236
Holloman AFB in OctoberThis month
Highs average 79°26° and lows 42°6°, with 1.1 in27 mm of precipitation and 0.1 in0.3 cm of snow in a typical October.
- Record high
- 97°36° (2000)
- Record low
- 13°−11° (1970)
- Heating degree days
- 164
- Cooling degree days
- 36
Holloman AFB in November
Highs average 67°19° and lows 29°−1°, with 0.45 in11 mm of precipitation in a typical November.
- Record high
- 88°31° (2005)
- Record low
- −12°−24° (1976)
- Heating degree days
- 511
- Cooling degree days
- 1
Holloman AFB in December
Highs average 57°14° and lows 22°−5°, with 0.74 in19 mm of precipitation and 0.7 in1.8 cm of snow in a typical December.
- Record high
- 84°29° (1939)
- Record low
- −8°−22° (1953)
- Heating degree days
- 794
- Cooling degree days
- 0