Is this weather normal in Taos County?

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

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5.8 inches fell in September, the most for a September in Taos County in 132 years. 11 of the last 12 months ran warmer than usual there.

This week

Usual for Oct 28 to Nov 3: highs near 53°, lows near 26°

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

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The last 12 months

Oct: +2.2°OctNov: +4.5°NovDec: +7.3°DecJan 2026: +0.5°JanFeb: +4.8°FebMar: +8.7°MarApr: +1.5°AprMay: -0.3°MayJun: +2.4°JunJul: +2.1°JulAug: +4.3°AugSep: +2.3°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: -0.1 inOctNov: -0.3 inNovDec: -0.7 inDecJan 2026: -0.3 inJanFeb: -0.6 inFebMar: -1.4 inMarApr: -0.6 inAprMay: -0.3 inMayJun: +0.3 inJunJul: -0.4 inJulAug: -1.0 inAugSep: +4.0 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 Taos County

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January37° / 12°1.1 in31.5° 200313.0° 1919
February40° / 16°1.2 in34.8° 199516.3° 1939
March49° / 22°1.5 in44.0° 202625.2° 1948
April56° / 28°1.4 in46.5° 200234.2° 1973
May65° / 36°1.4 in55.2° 199642.4° 1917
June75° / 44°0.9 in63.5° 201853.3° 1903
July78° / 49°2.4 in67.4° 200358.1° 1906
August75° / 48°2.5 in65.7° 202657.5° 1974
September70° / 41°1.8 in59.3° 202149.7° 1912
October59° / 31°1.5 in50.0° 195039.2° 1984
November47° / 21°1.3 in40.2° 201724.4° 1972
December37° / 13°1.3 in33.8° 198015.2° 1909

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

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