Is this weather normal in Santa Fe County?

New Mexico · county records since 1895, through September 2026.

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6.2 inches fell in September, the most for a September in Santa Fe County in 132 years. Every one of the last 12 months ran warmer than usual there.

This week

Usual for Oct 28 to Nov 3: highs near 59°, lows near 31°

That is the 1991 to 2020 average for these dates in Santa Fe County. The Weather Service forecast fills in below.

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The last 12 months

Oct: +3.0°OctNov: +6.0°NovDec: +8.8°DecJan 2026: +1.8°JanFeb: +6.4°FebMar: +9.7°MarApr: +3.0°AprMay: +1.5°MayJun: +3.3°JunJul: +3.3°JulAug: +5.6°AugSep: +2.9°Sepwarmercooler

Each bar is a month's average temperature against the usual for that month (1991 to 2020). Ranks compare the same month in every year since 1895.

Every year since 1895

18952025

Rain and drought

Oct: -0.0 inOctNov: 0.0 inNovDec: -0.6 inDecJan 2026: -0.1 inJanFeb: -0.3 inFebMar: -0.9 inMarApr: -0.3 inAprMay: +0.1 inMayJun: +0.3 inJunJul: -1.1 inJulAug: -1.3 inAugSep: +4.7 inSepwetterdrier

Rain and melted snow against the usual for each month. The drought reading is NOAA's Palmer index for the county.

Month by month in Santa Fe County

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January43° / 19°0.8 in36.9° 200321.3° 1919
February48° / 22°0.6 in41.3° 202623.8° 1939
March56° / 27°0.9 in51.3° 202633.0° 1948
April64° / 33°0.8 in53.2° 200240.1° 1973
May73° / 41°0.9 in62.6° 199649.0° 1917
June84° / 50°1.0 in70.6° 201260.3° 1903
July85° / 55°2.6 in75.4° 202364.7° 1906
August83° / 54°2.4 in73.7° 202664.1° 1968
September77° / 47°1.6 in64.9° 199856.2° 2006
October66° / 36°1.4 in56.6° 195044.5° 1984
November53° / 26°0.9 in45.8° 201731.8° 1929
December43° / 19°0.9 in39.6° 202521.8° 1909

Warmest and coldest are the month's whole-month average temperature, with the year it happened.

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