Santa Fe Temperatures: Averages by Month

The numbers here tell you how hot and cold the weather usually is in Santa Fe, New Mexico during each month of the year.

The average high and low temperatures are listed below monthly and annually for the city, in both degrees Fahrenheit and Celsius.

Maximums and minimums are only part of the temperature picture. To fill in the rest, there's information on how many days a month get above or below a given temperature.

To find out how often it rises over 70, 80 or 90 °F each month in Santa Fe, scroll down farther. There are also monthly and yearly counts of days with cold weather.

The first set of high and low temperatures are averages for 2010 to 2019. Everything else here is based on 1991 to 2020 weather.

10-year temperature averages for Santa Fe, 2010 to 2019
High °F Low °F   High °C Low °C
43 17 January 6 -8
48 21 February 9 -6
59 27 March 15 -3
65 33 April 18 1
73 40 May 23 4
87 51 June 30 11
86 56 July 30 13
84 54 August 29 12
79 48 September 26 9
67 35 October 19 2
54 24 November 12 -4
43 18 December 6 -8
66 35 Year 19 2
30-year temperature averages for Santa Fe, 1991 to 2020
High °F Low °F   High °C Low °C
43 18 January 6 -8
48 21 February 9 -6
57 26 March 14 -3
64 32 April 18 0
74 41 May 23 5
84 50 June 29 10
86 55 July 30 13
83 54 August 29 12
78 47 September 25 8
66 35 October 19 2
53 24 November 12 -4
43 18 December 6 -8
65 35 Year 18 2

Days of Hot Weather in Santa Fe

Santa Fe averages 24 days a year with highs in the 90s Fahrenheit. Temperatures of 100 °F (38 °C) or more are not normal here.

Days per month in Santa Fe of at least 70, 80 or 90 °F
  70 °F
21 °C
80 °F
27 °C
90 °F
32 °C
January 0 0 0
February 0 0 0
March 2 0 0
April 11 1 0
May 23 9 1
June 30 25 7
July 31 28 10
August 31 26 5
September 27 14 1
October 14 1 0
November 1 0 0
December 0 0 0
Year 169 104 24

How Often Santa Fe Has Cold Temperatures

Winter nights can get chilly at Santa Fe. The city averages two nights a year when the temperature drops to 0 °F (-18 °C) or below.

Despite almost half of the nights at Santa Fe having freezing temperatures, the city thaws out nearly every day. Just eight days a year, mainly in December and January, never warm up to above 32 °F.

Days per month on average in Santa Fe when the minimum temperature drops to 10, 20, or 32 °F or below
  10 °F
-12 °C
20 °F
-8 °C
32 °F
0 °C
January 5 19 30
February 2 11 27
March 1 6 26
April 0 1 15
May 0 0 4
June 0 0 0
July 0 0 0
August 0 0 0
September 0 0 1
October 0 1 10
November 1 8 26
December 5 19 30
Year 15 66 168
References

Jay Lawrimore, Ron Ray, Scott Applequist, Bryant Korzeniewski, Matthew Menne. 2016. Global Summary of the Month and Year, Version 1.0. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI). Climate Normals.

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