Rio Rancho endures about 82 more days above 90 °F each year.
Los Alamos picks up around 33 more inches of snow each winter. Rio Rancho sees rain or snow on roughly 46 fewer days each year.
The year at a glance
Averages from 30 years of climate history, 1991-2020
| Los Alamos | Metric | Rio Rancho |
|---|---|---|
| 288 days | Sunny daysclear or partly cloudy skies | 300 days |
| 20 in | Precipitationper year | 10 in |
| 97 days | Wet daysrain or snow per year | 51 days |
| 42 in | Snowfallper year | 9 in |
| 4 days | Hot daysabove 90 °F | 86 days |
| 148 days | Freezing nightsat or below 32 °F | 124 days |
| 54% | Humidityaverage relative | 43% |
| 49 °F | Average temperatureyear round | 57 °F |
Monthly temperatures
Average daily high and low for each month, in °F. The gap between the two lines is what an ordinary day feels like across the year.
Daily highs
Daily lows
View monthly temperatures as a table
| City | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Alamos high | 40 | 44 | 53 | 61 | 70 | 81 | 82 | 79 | 74 | 62 | 50 | 40 |
| Rio Rancho high | 49 | 55 | 65 | 72 | 81 | 92 | 94 | 91 | 85 | 73 | 59 | 48 |
| Los Alamos low | 20 | 23 | 29 | 35 | 44 | 53 | 56 | 55 | 49 | 38 | 28 | 20 |
| Rio Rancho low | 22 | 26 | 33 | 40 | 48 | 58 | 63 | 62 | 54 | 42 | 30 | 23 |
Monthly precipitation
Total rain plus melted snow for each month, in inches. Taller bars mean wetter months.
View monthly precipitation as a table
| City | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Alamos | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 2.8 | 3.5 | 2.5 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| Rio Rancho | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.8 |
Monthly sunny days
Days each month with clear or partly cloudy skies, so compare the same month between cities.
View monthly sunny days as a table
| City | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Alamos | 23 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 |
| Rio Rancho | 24 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 |
Keep comparing
Nearby cities and popular picks for each side of this matchup. Any two cities can be compared from the home page.
Los Alamos vs another city
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- Los Alamos vs Santa Fe, NM
- Los Alamos vs Eldorado at Santa Fe, NM
- Los Alamos vs Bernalillo, NM
- Los Alamos vs New York, NY
- Los Alamos vs Los Angeles, CA
- Los Alamos vs Chicago, IL
- Los Alamos vs Houston, TX
- Los Alamos vs Phoenix, AZ
- Los Alamos vs Philadelphia, PA
Rio Rancho vs another city
- Rio Rancho vs Corrales, NM
- Rio Rancho vs Bernalillo, NM
- Rio Rancho vs North Valley, NM
- Rio Rancho vs Los Ranchos de Albuquerque, NM
- Rio Rancho vs Albuquerque, NM
- Rio Rancho vs South Valley, NM
- Rio Rancho vs New York, NY
- Rio Rancho vs Los Angeles, CA
- Rio Rancho vs Chicago, IL
- Rio Rancho vs Houston, TX
- Rio Rancho vs Phoenix, AZ
- Rio Rancho vs Philadelphia, PA
About this data
Every figure on this page is a 30 year average computed from daily climate history for 1991-2020, using each city's own coordinates. Wet days count days with measurable precipitation, calibrated against the wet day counts in NOAA's published climate normals. Sunny days count clear plus partly cloudy days, defined as average cloud cover of 63 percent or less and calibrated against NOAA's published sky cover tables. Snowfall figures are model estimates anchored to NOAA station measurements near each city.
Weather data by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (ERA5, ERA5-Land).