Truth or Consequences weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Truth or Consequences, New Mexico: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at Truth Or Consequences Municipal Airport, 1 km from Truth or Consequences; records cover 1950–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 9.2 in232 mm
- Snow a year
- Rare
- Last spring freeze
- Mar 24
- First fall freeze
- Nov 10
- Heating degree days
- 3,038
- Cooling degree days
- 1,829
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are 19°−7° (heating, 99%) and 102°39° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Truth or Consequences in January
Highs average 55°13° and lows 30°−1°, with 0.45 in11 mm of precipitation in a typical January.
- Record high
- 80°27° (1997)
- Record low
- −5°−21° (1962)
- Heating degree days
- 704
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Truth or Consequences in February
Highs average 61°16° and lows 34°1°, with 0.3 in7.6 mm of precipitation in a typical February.
- Record high
- 83°28° (2026)
- Record low
- −6°−21° (2011)
- Heating degree days
- 501
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Truth or Consequences in March
Highs average 68°20° and lows 40°4°, with 0.24 in6.1 mm of precipitation in a typical March.
- Record high
- 93°34° (2026)
- Record low
- 12°−11° (1965)
- Heating degree days
- 346
- Cooling degree days
- 4
Truth or Consequences in April
Highs average 76°24° and lows 47°8°, with 0.27 in6.9 mm of precipitation in a typical April.
- Record high
- 94°34° (1965)
- Record low
- 23°−5° (1973)
- Heating degree days
- 146
- Cooling degree days
- 32
Truth or Consequences in May
Highs average 85°29° and lows 56°13°, with 0.55 in14 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 101°38° (1951)
- Record low
- 33°1° (1967)
- Heating degree days
- 27
- Cooling degree days
- 191
Truth or Consequences in June
Highs average 94°34° and lows 64°18°, with 0.41 in10 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 107°42° (2013)
- Record low
- 45°7° (1965)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 424
Truth or Consequences in July
Highs average 93°34° and lows 68°20°, with 1.6 in41 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 107°42° (2020)
- Record low
- 53°12° (1978)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 479
Truth or Consequences in August
Highs average 91°33° and lows 66°19°, with 1.8 in45 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 106°41° (2023)
- Record low
- 50°10° (1979)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 419
Truth or Consequences in September
Highs average 85°30° and lows 60°15°, with 1.7 in43 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 100°38° (2020)
- Record low
- 41°5° (1971)
- Heating degree days
- 8
- Cooling degree days
- 232
Truth or Consequences in OctoberThis month
Highs average 76°24° and lows 49°9°, with 0.73 in19 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 95°35° (2020)
- Record low
- 22°−6° (2020)
- Heating degree days
- 132
- Cooling degree days
- 47
Truth or Consequences in November
Highs average 63°17° and lows 37°3°, with 0.51 in13 mm of precipitation in a typical November.
- Record high
- 84°29° (2017)
- Record low
- 5°−15° (1976)
- Heating degree days
- 449
- Cooling degree days
- 1
Truth or Consequences in December
Highs average 54°12° and lows 30°−1°, with 0.6 in15 mm of precipitation in a typical December.
- Record high
- 77°25° (2025)
- Record low
- 2°−17° (1953)
- Heating degree days
- 725
- Cooling degree days
- 0