Average Precipitation for New Mexico in October

The tables below give monthly averages for rainfall plus snowfall during October at cities, towns and parks in New Mexico.

Each place has a total for the amount of precipitation it usually receives this month along with information on the number of days with wet weather. The days includes those when precipitation amounts to 0.01 inches (0.25 millimetres) or more.

The precipitation totals are averages based on weather data collected from 1991 to 2020 for the US National Centers for Environmental Information.

You can jump to a separate table for each region of the state: Southern, Central and Northern New Mexico.

Southern New Mexico

Average monthly precipitation in October
Days Place Inches Milli­metres
5 Alamogordo 1.0 26
6 Bitter Lake Wildlife Refuge 1.5 39
4 Carlsbad 1.0 26
5 Carlsbad Caverns National Park 1.2 29
4 Cuba 1.2 31
4 Elephant Butte Lake Dam 0.9 22
5 Gila Hot Springs 1.2 30
3 Hobbs 0.9 22
4 Las Cruces 0.8 21
5 Roswell 1.3 34
7 Ruidoso 1.7 43
4 White Sands National Monument 1.1 27

Central New Mexico

October averages for total rainfall plus snowfall
Days Place Inches Milli­metres
5 Albuquerque 0.9 22
5 Clovis 2.5 65
4 Conchas Lake Dam 1.3 33
6 El Morro National Monument 1.0 26
6 Gallup 0.9 23
6 Gran Quivira National Monument 1.7 44
5 Grants 0.8 21
5 Las Vegas 1.4 35
5 Pecos National Monument 1.2 30
5 Santa Fe 1.3 34
4 Socorro 0.9 24
6 Tucumcari 1.4 36

Northern New Mexico

Average amount of rain and snow in October
Days Place Inches Milli­metres
6 Abiquiu Lake Dam 0.9 23
5 Aztec Ruins National Monument 0.9 24
5 Chaco Canyon National Monument 0.7 18
4 Clayton 1.1 29
6 Eagle Nest 1.3 34
6 El Vado Lake Dam 1.3 34
6 Farmington 0.8 21
5 Lake Maloya (Sugarite Canyon Park) 1.6 40
4 Raton 1.2 30
7 Red River 1.8 45
5 Taos 1.3 34
Reference

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

New Mexico Precipitation
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