Counties in New Mexico by average annual temperature
Doña Ana County had the highest average annual temperature of 33 counties in 2016, at 63.4 °F. Taos County had the lowest, at 44.3 °F. The median was 55.9 °F and the figure for New Mexico was 55.5 °F. Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.
Map of counties, 2016
- Under 50
- 50 to 53
- 53 to 56
- 56 to 59
- 59 to 61
- 61 and over
All counties, 2016
Full ranking
| Rank | Counties | 2016 | Change on 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Doña Ana County | 63.4 | +1.1% |
| 1 | Eddy County | 63.4 | +1.9% |
| 3 | Luna County | 62.3 | +0.6% |
| 4 | Lea County | 62.1 | +2.3% |
| 5 | Hidalgo County | 61.5 | +0.7% |
| 6 | Chaves County | 60.8 | +2% |
| 7 | De Baca County | 60.2 | +2.6% |
| 8 | Sierra County | 59.4 | +1% |
| 9 | Roosevelt County | 59.3 | +1.9% |
| 10 | Otero County | 59.2 | +1% |
| 11 | Quay County | 59.1 | +1.9% |
| 12 | Curry County | 58.3 | +2.1% |
| 13 | Valencia County | 57.5 | +1.8% |
| 14 | Grant County | 57.4 | +0.3% |
| 15 | Guadalupe County | 57.1 | +1.8% |
| 16 | Lincoln County | 56.1 | +1.3% |
| 17 | Harding County | 55.9 | +1.3% |
| 17 | Socorro County | 55.9 | +1.1% |
| 19 | Bernalillo County | 55.5 | +1.6% |
| 20 | San Miguel County | 54.5 | +1.3% |
| 21 | Union County | 53.7 | +0.9% |
| 22 | San Juan County | 53 | -0.2% |
| 23 | Torrance County | 52.7 | +1% |
| 24 | Sandoval County | 51.8 | +1% |
| 25 | Santa Fe County | 51.1 | +1.2% |
| 26 | McKinley County | 50.8 | +0.4% |
| 27 | Cibola County | 50.5 | +0.6% |
| 28 | Catron County | 50 | +0.4% |
| 29 | Mora County | 49.2 | +0.4% |
| 30 | Los Alamos County | 48.9 | +0.8% |
| 31 | Colfax County | 48.8 | +0.2% |
| 32 | Rio Arriba County | 46.7 | -0.4% |
| 33 | Taos County | 44.3 | -0.4% |
Other periods
About this ranking
Mean air temperature from January to December, in degrees Fahrenheit: the average of the 12 monthly mean temperatures. NOAA computes it from its climate divisional dataset (nClimDiv): station readings interpolated onto a 5 km grid and averaged over the area.
Values are area averages, so a county with mountains and valleys has one value for very different local climates. NOAA revises the last two years every month.
Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.
How to cite
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Climate at a Glance. NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December average temperature, counties. From the NOAA Monthly U.S. Climate Divisional Database (nClimDiv), doi:10.7289/V5M32STR. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/county/mapping. Retrieved 2026-10-12.Citation styles
APA 7
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. (2026). NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December average temperature, counties (Counties in New Mexico by average annual temperature, 2016) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/county/mapping
MLA 9
NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December average temperature, counties, Counties in New Mexico by average annual temperature, 2016. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 6 Oct. 2026, https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/county/mapping. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/average-annual-temperature/new-mexico-counties?period=2016. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.
Chicago (author-date)
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. 2026. NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December average temperature, counties. Counties in New Mexico by average annual temperature, 2016. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/county/mapping. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/average-annual-temperature/new-mexico-counties?period=2016.
Harvard
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (2026) NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December average temperature, counties, Counties in New Mexico by average annual temperature, 2016 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/county/mapping, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/average-annual-temperature/new-mexico-counties?period=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
BibTeX
@misc{noaa_counties_in_new_mexico_2016,
author = {{NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information}},
title = {{NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December average temperature, counties: Counties in New Mexico by average annual temperature, 2016}},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-10-12},
note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/average-annual-temperature/new-mexico-counties?period=2016. Publisher attribution: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Climate at a Glance. NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December average temperature, counties. From the NOAA Monthly U.S. Climate Divisional Database (nClimDiv), doi:10.7289/V5M32STR. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/county/mapping. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}
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Which county has the highest average annual temperature?
Doña Ana County, with 63.4 °F in 2016, according to NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.
Which county has the lowest average annual temperature?
Taos County, with 44.3 °F in 2016.
Where does this ranking come from?
Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December average temperature, counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12.