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Hobbs, New Mexico climate
BSk Cold semi-arid
Hobbs has a seasonal mild-temperate climate (Cold semi-arid, Köppen BSk). The hottest month is July with an average daily high near 35°C, while the coldest is January averaging around −1°C at night. Precipitation totals about 350 mm a year and is strongly seasonal — September alone averages 62 mm while January barely receives 13 mm. Snow is occasional (5 cm of snow per year on average).
Temperature & precipitation
Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figuresClear vs cloudy days
Share of days each month that are clear, partly cloudy or cloudy · 1991–2020 · hover a month for the day countsHobbs climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 13 | 16 | 20 | 25 | 30 | 34 | 35 | 33 | 29 | 24 | 18 | 13 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 6 | 8 | 12 | 17 | 22 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 23 | 17 | 11 | 6 |
| Avg low (°C) | −1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 10 | 3 | −1 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 13 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 49 | 32 | 44 | 52 | 62 | 22 | 13 | 13 |
| Snowfall (cm) | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | 1 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 13 | 16 | 20 | 25 | 30 | 34 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 6 | 8 | 12 | 17 | 22 | 26 |
| Avg low (°C) | −1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 18 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 13 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 49 | 32 |
| Snowfall (cm) | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 35 | 33 | 29 | 24 | 18 | 13 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 27 | 27 | 23 | 17 | 11 | 6 |
| Avg low (°C) | 20 | 20 | 16 | 10 | 3 | −1 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 44 | 52 | 62 | 22 | 13 | 13 |
| Snowfall (cm) | — | — | — | 0 | — | 1 |
How often — frequency of weather events
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | — | — | 0.1 | 2 | 10 | 19 | 22 | 19 | 9 | 1 | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 18 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | 0.6 | 6 | 16 |
| Days with snowfall ≥ 2.5 cm (days) | 0.1 | 0.1 | — | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | — | — | 0.1 | 2 | 10 | 19 |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 18 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | — |
| Days with snowfall ≥ 2.5 cm (days) | 0.1 | 0.1 | — | 0.0 | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | 22 | 19 | 9 | 1 | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | — | — | — | 0.6 | 6 | 16 |
| Days with snowfall ≥ 2.5 cm (days) | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 46 | 50 | 48 | 41 | 41 | 37 | 43 | 42 | 39 | 36 | 41 | 48 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 12 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 11 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 10 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 11 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 53 | 48 | 42 | 36 | 39 | 43 | 45 | 47 | 52 | 49 | 51 | 53 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 3.2 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.1 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 46 | 50 | 48 | 41 | 41 | 37 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 12 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 10 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 5 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 53 | 48 | 42 | 36 | 39 | 43 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 3.2 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 3.6 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 43 | 42 | 39 | 36 | 41 | 48 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 11 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 13 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 11 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 45 | 47 | 52 | 49 | 51 | 53 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 3.2 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.1 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals, measured at Hobbs (NOAA GHCN station USC00294026), about 3 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.