Home › Cities › United States › New Mexico › Clayton
Clayton, New Mexico climate
BSk Cold semi-arid
Clayton has a seasonal cool-temperate climate (Cold semi-arid, Köppen BSk). The hottest month is July with an average daily high near 90°F, while the coldest is January averaging around 18°F at night. Precipitation totals about 18 inches a year and is strongly seasonal — July alone averages 3.3 inches while February barely receives 0.33 inches. Light snow accumulates each winter (19 inches of snow per year on average).
Temperature & precipitation
Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation split into rain and snow · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figuresHours of sunshine per day
Estimated sunny hours each month — daylight length × clear-sky fraction · 1991–2020 monthly cloud cover (NASA POWER)Clayton climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 50 | 53 | 61 | 69 | 78 | 87 | 90 | 88 | 81 | 71 | 58 | 49 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 34 | 37 | 44 | 52 | 61 | 70 | 74 | 72 | 66 | 54 | 42 | 34 |
| Avg low (°F) | 18 | 20 | 27 | 35 | 44 | 53 | 58 | 57 | 50 | 38 | 26 | 19 |
| Precipitation (in) | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
| Snowfall (in) | 3.1 | 2.5 | 3.9 | 0.7 | 0.4 | — | — | — | — | 1.2 | 2.0 | 5.0 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 50 | 53 | 61 | 69 | 78 | 87 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 34 | 37 | 44 | 52 | 61 | 70 |
| Avg low (°F) | 18 | 20 | 27 | 35 | 44 | 53 |
| Precipitation (in) | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 2.1 | 2.2 |
| Snowfall (in) | 3.1 | 2.5 | 3.9 | 0.7 | 0.4 | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 90 | 88 | 81 | 71 | 58 | 49 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 74 | 72 | 66 | 54 | 42 | 34 |
| Avg low (°F) | 58 | 57 | 50 | 38 | 26 | 19 |
| Precipitation (in) | 3.3 | 2.9 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
| Snowfall (in) | — | — | — | 1.2 | 2.0 | 5.0 |
How often — frequency of weather events
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| Days with high ≥ 90°F (days) | — | — | — | 0.1 | 2 | 11 | 16 | 12 | 5 | 0.1 | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 32°F (days) | 23 | 21 | 15 | 8 | 2 | — | — | — | 0.2 | 6 | 17 | 23 |
| Days with snowfall ≥ 1 in (days) | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | — | — | — | — | 0.4 | 0.8 | 1 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
| Days with high ≥ 90°F (days) | — | — | — | 0.1 | 2 | 11 |
| Days with low ≤ 32°F (days) | 23 | 21 | 15 | 8 | 2 | — |
| Days with snowfall ≥ 1 in (days) | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| Days with high ≥ 90°F (days) | 16 | 12 | 5 | 0.1 | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 32°F (days) | — | — | 0.2 | 6 | 17 | 23 |
| Days with snowfall ≥ 1 in (days) | — | — | — | 0.4 | 0.8 | 1 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 49 | 52 | 49 | 49 | 48 | 45 | 49 | 47 | 39 | 40 | 43 | 51 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 54 | 51 | 46 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 48 | 52 | 50 | 49 | 51 | 55 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 7.9 | 8.7 | 9.2 | 9.6 | 8.9 | 8.5 | 7.4 | 6.9 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 7.8 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 49 | 52 | 49 | 49 | 48 | 45 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 54 | 51 | 46 | 42 | 43 | 44 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 7.9 | 8.7 | 9.2 | 9.6 | 8.9 | 8.5 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 49 | 47 | 39 | 40 | 43 | 51 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 48 | 52 | 50 | 49 | 51 | 55 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 7.4 | 6.9 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 7.8 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals, measured at Clayton 1 N (NOAA GHCN station USC00291883), about 2 km from the city centre.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.