Taos (NM) monthly weather averages

Average daytime temperature

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

Taos average temperature chart (Celsius) Taos average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in Taos (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 3.5 6.1 9.7 14.7 19.9 25.3 27.5 25.6 22.2 17.3 9.6 4.7
°F 38.3 43 49.5 58.4 67.9 77.5 81.5 78.1 71.9 63.1 49.3 40.5

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.

Taos monthly rainfall chart (mm) Taos monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in Taos (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 17 16 25 23 29 32 53 62 38 29 22 19
inches 0.7 0.6 1 0.9 1.1 1.2 2.1 2.4 1.5 1.1 0.9 0.7
Rainy days 4 4 6 5 6 6 10 11 7 5 4 5

Average annual rainfall in Taos: 293.034mm (115.4 inches)

Average daily sunshine

The bar chart below shows the average daily sunshine hours in Taos

Taos average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine Taos
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 8.3 8.7 9.3 10.6 11.2 11.9 11.1 10.3 9.7 9.4 8.1 7.7

Day / night temperatures

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

Taos average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) Taos average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in Taos (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C -13.3 -10.3 -6.3 -2.3 2.3 6.7 10.1 9 5.2 -0.5 -6.6 -11.7
Max °C 3.9 6.5 10.1 15.1 20.4 25.8 27.9 26 22.6 17.7 10 5.1
Min °F 8.1 13.5 20.7 27.9 36.1 44 50.2 48.2 41.4 31.1 20.1 10.9
Max °F 23.5 28.6 35.4 43.5 52.3 61.2 66.2 63.5 57 47.5 35.1 26.1

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

Taos average sea temperature chart (Celsius) Taos average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around Taos in degrees centigrade and fahrenheit
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 12.7 12.5 12.8 13.6 15 16.9 19 20.5 19.8 17.7 15.5 13.7
°F 54.9 54.4 55 56.4 59 62.5 66.2 68.9 67.6 63.8 59.9 56.7

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

Taos average winspeed by month (km/h) Taos average winspeed by month (mph)
Average wind speed in Taos (mph and kmh)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
km/h 15 16 18 20 19 18 16 15 16 15 15 15
mph 9 10 11 13 12 11 10 9 10 9 9 9

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.

Taos relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in Taos
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
56% 50% 44% 37% 39% 39% 46% 52% 50% 48% 52% 56%