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.
| 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 |
| 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.
| 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.
| 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.