Here in Sierra County New Mexico, you can play year-round – most winter days are mild enough for golf, hiking, fishing, biking and the like.
Summers can get a little hot (though we’d argue that “hot” is the whole point of summer, the last one was extreme) – but there are numerous ways to cool off: dip your toes into the Rio Grande or one of our 2 lakes; plan a camping trip to the Gila; take a day trip to one of the mining towns in the higher elevations – Kingston, Hillsboro, or Chloride.
Springtime is beautiful but it can be a mite windy.
What’s the best time of year to visit? Depends on what you like to do (hike? swim? soak? fly a kite?), and/or who you ask.
| Average Weather in Elephant Butte / Truth or Consequences | ||||||||||||
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Average temp. (°F) | 41.2 | 46.4 | 52.4 | 59.6 | 68.7 | 78.2 | 80.1 | 77.6 | 71.9 | 61.2 | 49.1 | 41.0 |
| High avg temperature (°F) | 55.3 | 61.9 | 68.1 | 75.8 | 84.7 | 94.3 | 94.3 | 91.3 | 86.4 | 76.4 | 64.1 | 54.6 |
| Low avg temperature (°F) | 27.1 | 30.9 | 36.6 | 43.2 | 52.5 | 62.1 | 65.8 | 63.7 | 57.4 | 46.0 | 34.1 | 27.3 |
| Precipitation (inches) | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.8 |
| Normal climate around Elephant Butte / T or C | ||||||||||||
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Days with precip. | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 8.2 | 9.0 | 10.5 | 10.8 | 10.3 | 9.4 | 8.4 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 8.0 | 7.8 |
| Morning humidity (%) | 65 | 57 | 49 | 41 | 42 | 44 | 60 | 65 | 64 | 62 | 61 | 66 |
| Afternoon humidity (%) | 35 | 28 | 22 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 28 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 33 | 39 |
| Sunshine (%) | 77 | 80 | 83 | 86 | 88 | 89 | 80 | 80 | 82 | 83 | 82 | 76 |
| Days clear of clouds | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 15 |
| Partly cloudy days | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 |
| Cloudy days | 10 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 |
| Snowfall (inches) | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 1.8 |
