La Joya weather by month
What a typical year looks like in La Joya, New Mexico: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at Socorro 20 N, 4 km from La Joya; records cover 2003–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 8.5 in217 mm
- Snow a year
- Rare
- Last spring freeze
- Apr 15
- First fall freeze
- Oct 28
- Heating degree days
- 3,964
- Cooling degree days
- 1,510
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are 10°−12° (heating, 99%) and 101°38° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
La Joya in January
Highs average 51°11° and lows 22°−5°, with 0.42 in11 mm of precipitation in a typical January.
- Record high
- 72°22° (2014)
- Record low
- −1°−18° (2015)
- Heating degree days
- 876
- Cooling degree days
- 0
La Joya in February
Highs average 57°14° and lows 27°−3°, with 0.44 in11 mm of precipitation in a typical February.
- Record high
- 80°27° (2026)
- Record low
- −17°−27° (2011)
- Heating degree days
- 634
- Cooling degree days
- 0
La Joya in March
Highs average 66°19° and lows 35°1°, with 0.39 in9.9 mm of precipitation in a typical March.
- Record high
- 92°33° (2026)
- Record low
- 10°−12° (2007)
- Heating degree days
- 453
- Cooling degree days
- 0
La Joya in April
Highs average 74°23° and lows 42°6°, with 0.37 in9.4 mm of precipitation in a typical April.
- Record high
- 92°33° (2025)
- Record low
- 23°−5° (2013)
- Heating degree days
- 226
- Cooling degree days
- 13
La Joya in May
Highs average 83°28° and lows 51°11°, with 0.38 in9.7 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 100°38° (2005)
- Record low
- 26°−3° (2011)
- Heating degree days
- 60
- Cooling degree days
- 124
La Joya in June
Highs average 94°34° and lows 60°16°, with 0.49 in12 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 106°41° (2013)
- Record low
- 32°0° (2022)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 358
La Joya in July
Highs average 94°34° and lows 65°19°, with 1.9 in48 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 107°42° (2023)
- Record low
- 32°0° (2022)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 454
La Joya in August
Highs average 91°33° and lows 63°17°, with 1.1 in27 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 105°41° (2023)
- Record low
- 32°0° (2022)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 370
La Joya in September
Highs average 84°29° and lows 56°13°, with 1 in26 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 99°37° (2020)
- Record low
- 36°2° (2006)
- Heating degree days
- 19
- Cooling degree days
- 175
La Joya in OctoberThis month
Highs average 74°23° and lows 43°6°, with 1 in26 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 92°33° (2015)
- Record low
- 14°−10° (2019)
- Heating degree days
- 222
- Cooling degree days
- 16
La Joya in November
Highs average 60°16° and lows 31°−1°, with 0.43 in11 mm of precipitation in a typical November.
- Record high
- 80°27° (2020)
- Record low
- 10°−12° (2010)
- Heating degree days
- 588
- Cooling degree days
- 0
La Joya in December
Highs average 50°10° and lows 23°−5°, with 0.66 in17 mm of precipitation in a typical December.
- Record high
- 74°23° (2025)
- Record low
- 0°−18° (2011)
- Heating degree days
- 886
- Cooling degree days
- 0