Rio Rancho (NM) monthly weather averages

Average daytime temperature

The bar chart below shows the average monthly peak daytime temperatures at Rio Rancho

Rio Rancho average temperature chart (Celsius) Rio Rancho average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in Rio Rancho (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 8.3 11.7 15.9 21 25.9 31.5 33 31.2 27.2 21.5 14 8.8
°F 46.9 53 60.5 69.8 78.7 88.6 91.3 88.1 81 70.7 57.3 47.9

Please note: these are the average peak daytime temperatures (usually around mid-afternoon) so do not show daytime / night highs and lows. To see the daily range of temperatures have a look at the temperature max / min chart below.

Average rainfall & rainy days

The graph below shows the average rainfall and number of rainy days per month.

Rio Rancho monthly rainfall chart (mm) Rio Rancho monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in Rio Rancho (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 13 13 14 13 17 17 41 53 30 27 15 14
inches 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.7 0.7 1.6 2.1 1.2 1 0.6 0.6
Rainy days 4 4 5 3 4 4 9 9 6 5 4 4

Average annual rainfall in Rio Rancho: 192.967mm (76 inches)

Average daily sunshine

The bar chart below shows the average daily sunshine hours in Rio Rancho

Rio Rancho average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine Rio Rancho
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 8.3 8.7 9.4 10.8 11.9 12.7 11.5 10.8 10.3 9.8 8.5 8

Day / night temperatures

The graph below shows the daily range of temperatures for each month.

Rio Rancho average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) Rio Rancho average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in Rio Rancho (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C -6 -3.5 -0.4 3.6 8.5 13.7 17.1 16.1 12 5.5 -0.8 -5.2
Max °C 8.6 12.1 16.3 21.5 26.4 31.9 33.4 31.6 27.6 21.9 14.4 9.2
Min °F 21.2 25.8 31.2 38.4 47.2 56.7 62.7 60.9 53.6 41.9 30.6 22.7
Max °F 34.3 39.7 46.2 54.5 63.3 73 77.4 74.8 67.6 56.7 44.2 35.6

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

Rio Rancho average sea temperature chart (Celsius) Rio Rancho average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around Rio Rancho in degrees centigrade and fahrenheit
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 13.3 13.1 13.4 14.1 15.6 17.5 19.5 20.8 20.2 18.2 16.1 14.3
°F 56 55.5 56.1 57.4 60 63.4 67 69.5 68.4 64.8 61 57.8

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

Rio Rancho average winspeed by month (km/h) Rio Rancho average winspeed by month (mph)
Average wind speed in Rio Rancho (mph and kmh)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
km/h 14 15 17 19 18 17 16 14 15 14 14 13
mph 9 9 11 12 11 11 10 9 9 9 9 8

A monthly average windspeed of over 16km/h or 10mph suggests a location is fairly windy.

Relative humidity

The graph below shows the average relative humidity.

Rio Rancho relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in Rio Rancho
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
57% 50% 41% 34% 32% 31% 42% 47% 47% 45% 50% 57%