Is this weather normal in Valencia County?

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

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Valencia County just had its 2nd-warmest September in 132 years, +3° against the usual. 4.5 inches fell in September, the most for a September there in 132 years.

This week

Usual for Oct 28 to Nov 3: highs near 66°, lows near 34°

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

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The last 12 months

Oct: +3.0°OctNov: +4.5°NovDec: +7.4°DecJan 2026: +1.8°JanFeb: +5.3°FebMar: +9.4°MarApr: +3.1°AprMay: +1.9°MayJun: +3.3°JunJul: +3.2°JulAug: +5.0°AugSep: +2.8°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: -0.2 inOctNov: +0.3 inNovDec: -0.5 inDecJan 2026: +0.4 inJanFeb: -0.2 inFebMar: -0.5 inMarApr: -0.4 inAprMay: +0.1 inMayJun: +0.1 inJunJul: -1.1 inJulAug: -1.3 inAugSep: +3.4 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 Valencia County

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January50° / 22°0.5 in40.9° 200326.7° 1937
February56° / 26°0.4 in46.3° 195729.1° 1964
March64° / 32°0.5 in57.3° 202638.4° 1969
April72° / 38°0.5 in59.5° 200247.0° 1973
May81° / 47°0.5 in67.9° 199654.2° 1917
June91° / 56°0.6 in77.0° 201366.8° 1907
July92° / 62°1.9 in82.3° 202371.1° 1911
August89° / 60°1.9 in79.4° 202670.2° 1915
September83° / 52°1.2 in71.3° 199861.8° 1913
October73° / 40°0.9 in61.7° 202448.4° 1908
November60° / 29°0.6 in50.8° 201737.3° 1929
December50° / 22°0.7 in43.1° 202524.6° 1909

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

Towns in Valencia County

Crime Radar: Los Lunas, Belen, Bosque Farms

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