NM
Rio Rancho and Roswell have remarkably similar climates.
The year at a glance
Averages from 30 years of climate history, 1991-2020
| Rio Rancho | Metric | Roswell |
|---|---|---|
| 300 days | Sunny daysclear or partly cloudy skies | 298 days |
| 10 in | Precipitationper year | 12 in |
| 51 days | Wet daysrain or snow per year | 53 days |
| 9 in | Snowfallper year | 10 in |
| 86 days | Hot daysabove 90 °F | 91 days |
| 124 days | Freezing nightsat or below 32 °F | 113 days |
| 43% | Humidityaverage relative | 44% |
| 57 °F | Average temperatureyear round | 60 °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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rio Rancho high | 49 | 55 | 65 | 72 | 81 | 92 | 94 | 91 | 85 | 73 | 59 | 48 |
| Roswell high | 56 | 61 | 69 | 76 | 85 | 94 | 94 | 92 | 85 | 76 | 64 | 56 |
| Rio Rancho low | 22 | 26 | 33 | 40 | 48 | 58 | 63 | 62 | 54 | 42 | 30 | 23 |
| Roswell low | 23 | 27 | 34 | 41 | 50 | 61 | 66 | 65 | 57 | 44 | 31 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Roswell | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.7 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rio Rancho | 24 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 |
| Roswell | 24 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 24 |
Keep comparing
Nearby cities and popular picks for each side of this matchup. Any two cities can be compared from the home page.
Rio Rancho vs another city
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- 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
Roswell vs another city
- Roswell vs Artesia, NM
- Roswell vs Ruidoso, NM
- Roswell vs Carlsbad, NM
- Roswell vs Lovington, NM
- Roswell vs Portales, NM
- Roswell vs Alamogordo, NM
- Roswell vs New York, NY
- Roswell vs Los Angeles, CA
- Roswell vs Chicago, IL
- Roswell vs Houston, TX
- Roswell vs Phoenix, AZ
- Roswell 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).