How extreme does Santa Fe's weather get?

The hottest, coldest, wettest and snowiest days Santa Fe has recorded — the outer limits of what its weather can do, and how far they sit beyond a normal day.

Based on 29 years of daily weather observations (1997–present), from the Santa Fe Co Muni Ap station 17 km away. Updated through May 2026 — an all-time extreme only changes when a more extreme day actually occurs, so some dates are old. That is normal, not stale data.

The four kinds of extreme

The hottest, coldest, wettest and snowiest single days Santa Fe has recorded — each shown against what a normal day that time of year looks like.

🔥 Hottest day

102°F Jun 27, 2013

That is about 15°F hotter than a normal June afternoon in Santa Fe (typical high near 87°F).

The three most extreme on record

1 102°F Jun 27, 2013

2 102°F Jun 19, 2016

3 102°F Jun 14, 2021

❄️ Coldest night

-18°F Feb 3, 2011

About 41°F colder than a normal February night in Santa Fe (typical low near 23°F).

The three most extreme on record

1 -18°F Feb 3, 2011

2 -14°F Feb 2, 2011

3 -7°F Dec 29, 2018

🌧️ Most rain in one day

1.97 in Sep 10, 2013

More rain in a single day than Santa Fe usually gets in the whole month of September (typical September total about 1.3 in).

The three most extreme on record

1 1.97 in Sep 10, 2013

2 1.55 in Oct 21, 2015

3 1.37 in Jul 27, 2017

How hot and cold it gets, month by month

The shaded band is the normal range of daily temperatures for each month. The dots show the most extreme it has ever been — so you can see how far beyond a normal day the records really sit.

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Santa Fe's record heat sits well above even a hot day for the season — June's 102°F is about 15°F beyond a normal hot afternoon. Its record cold is just as far below a normal winter night — the dots mark how rare each extreme really is.

In plain terms

In a normal year, Santa Fe's warmest days reach the high 80s°F and its coldest nights drop to the low 20s°F. But across the record it has gone as high as 102°F and as low as −18°F. A single day has delivered over 2 inches of rain. Those are the outer edges worth knowing if you are moving here, planning a trip, or thinking about a house.

Methodology & sources

Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals, measured at Santa FE CO Muni AP (NOAA GHCN station USW00023049), about 17 km from the city centre.

How we build these numbers →

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