Monument weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Monument, New Mexico: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. No nearby active station has official 1991–2020 normals, so these are forecast.blue’s own averages computed from daily observations at Hobbs FAA, 10 km from Monument, over its available record (1941–2026) — not an NCEI normal; records cover 1941–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 7.9 in201 mm
- Snow a year
- Rare
- Last spring freeze
- Apr 7
- First fall freeze
- Nov 4
- Heating degree days
- —
- Cooling degree days
- —
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are 14°−10° (heating, 99%) and 103°39° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Monument in January
Highs average 56°13° and lows 28°−2°, with 0.2 in5.1 mm of precipitation in a typical January.
- Record high
- 81°27° (1950)
- Record low
- 1°−17° (2026)
- Heating degree days
- —
- Cooling degree days
- —
Monument in February
Highs average 62°17° and lows 31°−1°, with 0.2 in5.1 mm of precipitation in a typical February.
- Record high
- 88°31° (2026)
- Record low
- −11°−24° (1951)
- Heating degree days
- —
- Cooling degree days
- —
Monument in March
Highs average 68°20° and lows 37°3°, with 0.2 in5.1 mm of precipitation in a typical March.
- Record high
- 99°37° (2026)
- Record low
- 14°−10° (1950)
- Heating degree days
- —
- Cooling degree days
- —
Monument in April
Highs average 76°24° and lows 46°8°, with 0.5 in13 mm of precipitation in a typical April.
- Record high
- 95°35° (2020)
- Record low
- 24°−4° (1951)
- Heating degree days
- —
- Cooling degree days
- —
Monument in May
Highs average 85°29° and lows 55°13°, with 1 in25 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 103°39° (1951)
- Record low
- 28°−2° (2013)
- Heating degree days
- —
- Cooling degree days
- —
Monument in June
Highs average 94°34° and lows 65°18°, with 0.8 in20 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 108°42° (2017)
- Record low
- 50°10° (2014)
- Heating degree days
- —
- Cooling degree days
- —
Monument in July
Highs average 94°34° and lows 68°20°, with 0.9 in23 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 109°43° (2020)
- Record low
- 52°11° (1952)
- Heating degree days
- —
- Cooling degree days
- —
Monument in August
Highs average 93°34° and lows 67°19°, with 1.1 in28 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 108°42° (2019)
- Record low
- 55°13° (1950)
- Heating degree days
- —
- Cooling degree days
- —
Monument in September
Highs average 87°30° and lows 60°15°, with 1.4 in36 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 105°41° (2000)
- Record low
- 39°4° (2000)
- Heating degree days
- —
- Cooling degree days
- —
Monument in OctoberThis month
Highs average 76°25° and lows 49°9°, with 1 in25 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 101°38° (2000)
- Record low
- 16°−9° (2019)
- Heating degree days
- —
- Cooling degree days
- —
Monument in November
Highs average 65°18° and lows 36°2°, with 0.2 in5.1 mm of precipitation in a typical November.
- Record high
- 86°30° (2020)
- Record low
- 4°−16° (1957)
- Heating degree days
- —
- Cooling degree days
- —
Monument in December
Highs average 59°15° and lows 30°−1°, with 0.4 in10 mm of precipitation in a typical December.
- Record high
- 81°27° (2025)
- Record low
- 7°−14° (1953)
- Heating degree days
- —
- Cooling degree days
- —
Hobbs station, 1913–2022: records and averages
This station is no longer reporting, but its 1913–2022 record is the longest and most local history available. These are its own averages over its own period of record — not NCEI normals, and not the same station as the computed averages above.
January
Average high 57°14°, low 28°−2°, 0.5 in13 mm precipitation.
Record high 83°28° (1953); record low −7°−22° (1918).
February
Average high 62°17°, low 31°0°, 0.5 in13 mm precipitation.
Record high 87°31° (1918); record low −2°−19° (1985).
March
Average high 69°21°, low 37°3°, 0.5 in13 mm precipitation.
Record high 95°35° (1971); record low 1°−17° (1922).
April
Average high 78°25°, low 46°8°, 0.8 in20 mm precipitation.
Record high 98°37° (1987); record low 17°−8° (1939).
May
Average high 85°30°, low 55°13°, 1.8 in46 mm precipitation.
Record high 107°42° (1951); record low 27°−3° (1917).
June
Average high 93°34°, low 63°17°, 1.8 in46 mm precipitation.
Record high 114°46° (1998); record low 37°3° (1939).
July
Average high 94°34°, low 67°19°, 2 in51 mm precipitation.
Record high 110°43° (1958); record low 47°8° (1939).
August
Average high 92°34°, low 66°19°, 2.3 in58 mm precipitation.
Record high 108°42° (2019); record low 45°7° (1939).
September
Average high 86°30°, low 59°15°, 2.5 in64 mm precipitation.
Record high 109°43° (1939); record low 35°2° (1939).
October
Average high 77°25°, low 48°9°, 1.5 in38 mm precipitation.
Record high 98°37° (1947); record low 12°−11° (1917).
November
Average high 65°18°, low 37°3°, 0.6 in15 mm precipitation.
Record high 89°32° (1999); record low 4°−16° (1976).
December
Average high 58°14°, low 29°−1°, 0.5 in13 mm precipitation.
Record high 84°29° (1922); record low −1°−18° (1983).