Tecolote weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Tecolote, New Mexico: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at LAS VEGAS WASTE WATER PLANT, 14 km from Tecolote; records cover 1983–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 16.7 in425 mm
- Snow a year
- 22 in56 cm
- Last spring freeze
- May 30
- First fall freeze
- Sep 26
- Heating degree days
- 6,092
- Cooling degree days
- 264
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are −6°−21° (heating, 99%) and 94°34° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Tecolote in January
Highs average 50°10° and lows 11°−11°, with 0.42 in11 mm of precipitation and 3 in8 cm of snow in a typical January.
- Record high
- 72°22° (1997)
- Record low
- −22°−30° (2007)
- Heating degree days
- 1063
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Tecolote in February
Highs average 53°12° and lows 14°−10°, with 0.45 in11 mm of precipitation and 4 in10 cm of snow in a typical February.
- Record high
- 74°23° (1989)
- Record low
- −32°−36° (2011)
- Heating degree days
- 879
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Tecolote in March
Highs average 60°16° and lows 20°−6°, with 0.56 in14 mm of precipitation and 2.8 in7.1 cm of snow in a typical March.
- Record high
- 88°31° (2026)
- Record low
- −9°−23° (1989)
- Heating degree days
- 764
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Tecolote in April
Highs average 67°20° and lows 28°−2°, with 0.7 in18 mm of precipitation and 1.3 in3.3 cm of snow in a typical April.
- Record high
- 85°29° (1989)
- Record low
- 10°−12° (1996)
- Heating degree days
- 519
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Tecolote in May
Highs average 75°24° and lows 36°2°, with 1.5 in38 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 92°33° (2000)
- Record low
- 11°−12° (1990)
- Heating degree days
- 303
- Cooling degree days
- 4
Tecolote in June
Highs average 85°29° and lows 45°7°, with 1.4 in35 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 98°37° (1994)
- Record low
- 28°−2° (1984)
- Heating degree days
- 58
- Cooling degree days
- 57
Tecolote in July
Highs average 85°30° and lows 51°11°, with 3.2 in81 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 99°37° (2023)
- Record low
- 33°1° (1983)
- Heating degree days
- 9
- Cooling degree days
- 108
Tecolote in August
Highs average 84°29° and lows 50°10°, with 3.1 in79 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 95°35° (2002)
- Record low
- 30°−1° (1990)
- Heating degree days
- 15
- Cooling degree days
- 83
Tecolote in September
Highs average 79°26° and lows 42°6°, with 2.4 in62 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 95°35° (2026)
- Record low
- 20°−7° (1985)
- Heating degree days
- 152
- Cooling degree days
- 12
Tecolote in OctoberThis month
Highs average 69°21° and lows 29°−1°, with 1.7 in43 mm of precipitation and 1.4 in3.6 cm of snow in a typical October.
- Record high
- 88°31° (1994)
- Record low
- −3°−19° (1989)
- Heating degree days
- 487
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Tecolote in November
Highs average 59°15° and lows 19°−7°, with 0.57 in14 mm of precipitation and 4 in10 cm of snow in a typical November.
- Record high
- 81°27° (2006)
- Record low
- −16°−27° (1987)
- Heating degree days
- 784
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Tecolote in December
Highs average 50°10° and lows 12°−11°, with 0.74 in19 mm of precipitation and 6 in14 cm of snow in a typical December.
- Record high
- 75°24° (2025)
- Record low
- −32°−36° (1990)
- Heating degree days
- 1059
- Cooling degree days
- 0