Portales Weather Records

Portales, New Mexico weather averages and records from 1905–2024 based on data made available by the NOAA.
All-Time Recorded High
The highest temperature ever recorded in Portales, New Mexico was 109 °F which occurred on July 19, 2023.
Highest Temperatures: All-Time By Year
All-Time Recorded Low
The lowest temperature ever recorded in Portales, New Mexico was -18 °F which occurred on January 4, 1947.
Lowest Temperatures: All-Time By Year
Portales Weather by Month
Averages based on the years 1991–2020
Month Average (°F) Record (°F) Average (inches)
High ☀️ Low 🌙 High ☀️ Low 🌙 Precipitation 💧 Snow ❄️
January 54.9 24.6 80 -18 0.5 1.6
February 60.5 27.8 85 -15 0.4 1.3
March 68.8 34.4 92 -4 0.8 0.7
April 76.9 41.9 100 11 0.7 0.2
May 84.9 52.0 103 23 1.5 0.0
June 92.6 61.3 109 33 2.1 0.0
July 93.3 65.5 109 50 2.4 0.0
August 91.3 64.1 107 40 2.9 0.0
September 85.4 56.6 104 29 1.9 0.0
October 75.9 44.1 95 11 1.7 0.3
November 63.4 32.6 90 0 0.6 0.5
December 54.6 25.2 87 -12 0.7 2.4
Entire year 75.2 44.2 109 -18 15.8 6.6
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1905–2024
Highest daily low 80 °F June 29, 1968
Lowest daily high 3 °F February 8, 1933
Greatest daily range
(Difference of high and low)
70 °F February 7, 1933
Greatest difference in daily high
over two conscutive days
61 °F Feb 7–8, 1933
Most daily precipitation 5.1 inches August 12, 1952
Most monthly precipitation 12.7 inches May 1914
Most yearly precipitation 44.1 inches 1941
Most yearly days with precipitation 95 2004
Earliest snow in season October 21 1911
Latest snow in season May 6 1917
Most daily snow 8.5 inches December 19, 1911
Most monthly snow 22.0 inches December 1997
Most yearly snow 33.2 inches 1978
Most snow in a winter 28.5 inches 1931–1932
Greatest snow accumulation 10.0 inches December 8, 1951
Earliest freeze September 21 1983
Earliest day ≥ 90 °F March 19 2017
Earliest day ≥ 100 °F April 22 1965
Latest freeze May 16 1943
Latest day ≥ 90 °F November 6 1950
Latest day ≥ 100 °F September 19 1930
Most days in a year < 0 °F 6 1918
Most days in a year < 32 °F 140 1917
Most days in a year ≥ 80 °F 201 2011
Most days in a year ≥ 90 °F 127 2011
Most days in a year ≥ 100 °F 43 2023
Portales Weather Streaks
Most consecutive days...
With precipitation 11 days Nov 13–23, 2004
Without precipitation 120 days Oct 20, 2017 – Feb 16, 2018
With snow 3 days Feb 26–28, 2015
High temperature at or
below freezing
7 days Dec 22–28, 1918
High temperature ≥ 80 °F 138 days May 17 – Oct 1, 1977
High temperature ≥ 90 °F 100 days May 27 – Sep 3, 2011
High temperature ≥ 100 °F 13 days Jul 9–21, 1934
Plant Hardiness Zone
7A
Portales is in plant hardiness zone 7A
based on average yearly minimum temperature from 1991–2020
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1905–2024 Portales location