New Mexico December Temperature by Year

This page is a list of the average statewide temperature in the month of December in New Mexico for each year from 1895–2023. It is a statewide average over the entire territory of the state, based on data from the NOAA.

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What Was the Hottest December in New Mexico History?

2021 was the warmest December in New Mexico history. Statewide, the average daily high temperature was 56.6 °F, and the average low was 27.2 °F.

What Was the Coldest December in New Mexico History?

1909 was the coolest December in New Mexico history. Statewide, the average daily high temperature was 39.2 °F, and the average low was 14.9 °F.

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Year	Rank	High (°F)	Low (°F)
2023	12	52.3	24.9
2022	24	50.5	24.2
2021	1	56.6	27.2
2020	61	50.2	19.7
2019	25	49.9	24.5
2018	51	48.2	23.0
2017	10	54.6	22.9
2016	18	51.2	24.5
2015	47	49.5	22.3
2014	21	50.5	24.8
2013	69	48.0	21.0
2012	44	50.6	21.3
2011	112	42.8	20.0
2010	3	54.8	26.1
2009	109	44.2	19.1
2008	33	50.6	23.0
2007	61	47.9	22.1
2006	69	48.4	20.7
2005	33	52.6	20.9
2004	50	49.5	21.9
2003	33	52.0	21.6
2002	69	46.6	22.4
2001	65	49.4	19.9
2000	58	49.3	21.2
1999	76	49.0	19.4
1998	31	51.2	22.6
1997	113	43.5	19.1
1996	29	51.9	22.2
1995	23	51.5	23.5
1994	15	51.6	25.1
1993	54	50.4	20.3
1992	95	44.9	20.2
1991	69	45.6	23.5
1990	105	46.4	17.7
1989	95	48.3	17.0
1988	80	47.8	19.2
1987	93	46.3	19.1
1986	75	45.7	22.9
1985	65	50.2	19.2
1984	42	47.4	24.9
1983	85	46.1	20.4
1982	88	44.4	21.8
1981	13	54.1	22.9
1980	2	56.2	24.8
1979	49	51.3	20.4
1978	109	44.2	19.0
1977	6	54.1	24.8
1976	99	48.5	16.6
1975	54	50.4	20.3
1974	107	45.0	18.4
1973	58	51.4	19.1
1972	80	47.3	19.7
1971	80	45.1	21.9
1970	25	52.6	21.8
1969	31	50.4	23.4
1968	100	47.5	17.4
1967	118	42.1	18.7
1966	79	48.7	18.6
1965	38	49.1	24.0
1964	69	47.8	21.3
1963	93	48.7	16.7
1962	36	50.3	23.1
1961	88	45.8	20.4
1960	120	41.7	18.7
1959	44	48.7	23.2
1958	21	54.8	20.4
1957	25	52.2	22.2
1956	67	50.7	18.5
1955	16	52.9	23.4
1954	54	50.9	19.9
1953	119	44.8	15.8
1952	103	46.2	18.5
1951	69	47.5	21.5
1950	10	56.1	21.3
1949	88	47.9	18.2
1948	29	50.5	23.5
1947	100	46.4	18.4
1946	8	54.1	23.6
1945	100	47.2	17.6
1944	80	47.2	19.9
1943	107	44.3	19.1
1942	18	51.7	23.9
1941	39	49.5	23.1
1940	18	50.2	25.3
1939	17	53.8	22.1
1938	42	50.6	21.8
1937	51	48.6	22.6
1936	53	49.6	21.4
1935	78	46.7	21.2
1934	39	50.2	22.4
1933	4	56.0	23.3
1932	124	41.3	16.2
1931	113	43.9	18.8
1930	117	44.8	16.4
1929	47	52.2	19.6
1928	85	46.8	19.5
1927	115	43.6	18.1
1926	91	45.0	20.7
1925	104	45.5	18.6
1924	120	43.9	16.4
1923	105	42.5	21.5
1922	13	52.0	25.1
1921	4	53.4	25.9
1920	91	47.7	17.9
1919	39	49.9	22.6
1918	123	40.9	17.4
1917	9	55.9	21.6
1916	95	47.0	18.2
1915	54	49.7	21.1
1914	116	40.9	20.7
1913	122	40.2	18.4
1912	125	42.6	14.9
1911	127	41.4	14.8
1910	36	50.8	22.5
1909	129	39.2	14.9
1908	64	47.8	22.0
1907	44	49.9	22.2
1906	7	50.5	27.5
1905	125	40.0	17.4
1904	85	45.4	20.9
1903	80	49.9	17.1
1902	76	46.4	22.0
1901	61	49.9	20.1
1900	58	50.8	19.6
1899	67	48.1	21.1
1898	127	39.9	16.2
1897	95	46.2	19.0
1896	28	51.9	22.3
1895	111	45.0	18.1