Ribera weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Ribera, New Mexico: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at Villanueva, 14 km from Ribera; records cover 2005–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 17 in432 mm
- Snow a year
- 25 in64 cm
- Last spring freeze
- Apr 30
- First fall freeze
- Oct 15
- Heating degree days
- 4,503
- Cooling degree days
- 858
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are 8°−13° (heating, 99%) and 98°37° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Ribera in January
Highs average 51°10° and lows 24°−4°, with 0.54 in14 mm of precipitation and 5 in12 cm of snow in a typical January.
- Record high
- 68°20° (2021)
- Record low
- −14°−26° (2017)
- Heating degree days
- 851
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Ribera in February
Highs average 53°12° and lows 26°−3°, with 0.45 in11 mm of precipitation and 4 in11 cm of snow in a typical February.
- Record high
- 77°25° (2026)
- Record low
- −22°−30° (2011)
- Heating degree days
- 708
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Ribera in March
Highs average 61°16° and lows 32°0°, with 0.84 in21 mm of precipitation and 4 in9 cm of snow in a typical March.
- Record high
- 93°34° (2026)
- Record low
- 10°−12° (2008)
- Heating degree days
- 572
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Ribera in April
Highs average 69°20° and lows 37°3°, with 0.97 in25 mm of precipitation and 0.5 in1.3 cm of snow in a typical April.
- Record high
- 88°31° (2012)
- Record low
- 19°−7° (2009)
- Heating degree days
- 373
- Cooling degree days
- 1
Ribera in May
Highs average 78°26° and lows 45°7°, with 1.5 in37 mm of precipitation and 0.1 in0.3 cm of snow in a typical May.
- Record high
- 94°34° (2006)
- Record low
- 24°−4° (2013)
- Heating degree days
- 150
- Cooling degree days
- 43
Ribera in June
Highs average 88°31° and lows 54°12°, with 1.6 in41 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 103°39° (2013)
- Record low
- 39°4° (2007)
- Heating degree days
- 8
- Cooling degree days
- 194
Ribera in July
Highs average 90°32° and lows 59°15°, with 3.2 in81 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 105°41° (2020)
- Record low
- 43°6° (2017)
- Heating degree days
- 1
- Cooling degree days
- 296
Ribera in August
Highs average 88°31° and lows 57°14°, with 2.8 in72 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 103°39° (2026)
- Record low
- 45°7° (2010)
- Heating degree days
- 3
- Cooling degree days
- 232
Ribera in September
Highs average 82°28° and lows 50°10°, with 2.1 in53 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 99°37° (2020)
- Record low
- 32°0° (2020)
- Heating degree days
- 59
- Cooling degree days
- 86
Ribera in OctoberThis month
Highs average 71°22° and lows 40°4°, with 1.3 in34 mm of precipitation and 1 in2.5 cm of snow in a typical October.
- Record high
- 90°32° (2015)
- Record low
- 14°−10° (2020)
- Heating degree days
- 301
- Cooling degree days
- 6
Ribera in November
Highs average 60°15° and lows 30°−1°, with 0.73 in19 mm of precipitation and 4 in9 cm of snow in a typical November.
- Record high
- 81°27° (2006)
- Record low
- 3°−16° (2014)
- Heating degree days
- 600
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Ribera in December
Highs average 50°10° and lows 24°−5°, with 0.98 in25 mm of precipitation and 7 in18 cm of snow in a typical December.
- Record high
- 74°23° (2025)
- Record low
- −9°−23° (2011)
- Heating degree days
- 877
- Cooling degree days
- 0