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Santa Fe

Warm and damp from June to September; chilly and mostly dry from December to February.

Typical weather, averaged over 30 years35.7°N2,134 m above the sea
  1. Jan44°7°19°-7°Rain on about one day a week.
  2. Feb47°8°22°-6°Rain on about one day a week.
  3. Mar55°13°28°-2°Rain on about two days a week.
  4. Apr64°18°35°2°Rain on about one day a week.
  5. May74°23°44°7°Rain on about two days a week.
  6. Jun85°29°55°13°Rain on about one day a week.
  7. Jul86°30°59°15°Rain on about four days a week.
  8. Aug83°28°57°14°Rain on about four days a week.
  9. Sep78°26°52°11°Rain on about two days a week.
  10. Oct69°21°42°6°Rain on about one day a week.
  11. Nov56°13°31°-1°Rain on about one day a week.
  12. Dec45°7°22°-6°Rain on about one day a week.
Each month: its typical high and low, and dots for wet days a week. Tap a month to open it.The best months

The warm season runs from June to September, with highs near 83°F and nights near 56°F. From December to February, highs are nearer 45°F. The rain comes from July to August, on about four days a week. October to June is the driest stretch, with rain or snow on about one day a week. Daylight runs from about 10 hours in December to 14½ hours in June.The warm season runs from June to September, with highs near 28°C and nights near 13°C. From December to February, highs are nearer 7°C. The rain comes from July to August, on about four days a week. October to June is the driest stretch, with rain or snow on about one day a week. Daylight runs from about 10 hours in December to 14½ hours in June.

Where Santa Fe sits

America/Denver
this place
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Latitude
35.7°Nnorthern hemisphere
Above the sea
2,134 mhigh country
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Nearest of ours
Taos Ski Valley110 km north-east

The land around Santa Fe, shaded by its typical high in January, the planning map's own layer.The land around Santa Fe, shaded by its typical high in February, the planning map's own layer.The land around Santa Fe, shaded by its typical high in March, the planning map's own layer.The land around Santa Fe, shaded by its typical high in April, the planning map's own layer.The land around Santa Fe, shaded by its typical high in May, the planning map's own layer.The land around Santa Fe, shaded by its typical high in June, the planning map's own layer.The land around Santa Fe, shaded by its typical high in July, the planning map's own layer.The land around Santa Fe, shaded by its typical high in August, the planning map's own layer.The land around Santa Fe, shaded by its typical high in September, the planning map's own layer.The land around Santa Fe, shaded by its typical high in October, the planning map's own layer.The land around Santa Fe, shaded by its typical high in November, the planning map's own layer.The land around Santa Fe, shaded by its typical high in December, the planning map's own layer. Hover the map for the figure at that spot; tap it on a phone. Clock times are local, for the 15th.

Through the year

week by week

Temperature

Highs from 44°F in January to 86°F in July.Highs from 7°C in January to 30°C in July.

Chance of a wet day

Wettest in July (51% of days), driest in November (15%).

Cloud cover

Clearest in October (28% cover), cloudiest in August (45%).

Daylight

From 9h 47m in December to 14h 32m in June.

Week by week, lightly smoothed. Shading marks the seasons; the olive line, the best months. Hover or tap a week for its figures.

Month by month

°F°C
Santa Fe, month by month: the typical high and low, wet days a week, cloud cover and daylight.
MonthTypical low to highWet days a weekCloudDaylight
JanuaryCool season
19°-7°44°7°
1 day36%10h 02m
FebruaryCool season
22°-6°47°8°
1 day40%10h 50m
March
28°-2°55°13°
2 days38%11h 54m
April
35°2°64°18°
1 day35%13h 04m
MayAt its best
44°7°74°23°
2 days34%14h 02m
JuneWarm season
55°13°85°29°
1 day29%14h 32m
JulyWarm season
59°15°86°30°
4 days43%14h 18m
AugustWarm season
57°14°83°28°
4 days45%13h 27m
SeptemberWarm seasonAt its best
52°11°78°26°
2 days30%12h 20m
October
42°6°69°21°
1 day28%11h 11m
November
31°-1°56°13°
1 day32%10h 14m
DecemberCool season
22°-6°45°7°
1 day37%9h 47m

When is the best time to visit Santa Fe?

The best months are May, or September: highs near 76°F, nights near 48°F, and rain on about two days a week.The best months are May, or September: highs near 24°C, nights near 9°C, and rain on about two days a week.

How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 70°F to 80°F, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 21°C to 27°C, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.

Questions

What is the warmest month in Santa Fe?

July, with highs near 86°F and lows near 59°F. The coolest is January, with highs near 44°F.July, with highs near 30°C and lows near 15°C. The coolest is January, with highs near 7°C.

When does it rain most in Santa Fe?

July, with rain on about four days a week. November is the driest, with rain on about one day a week.

How long are the days in Santa Fe?

From about 10 hours in December to 14½ hours in June.

When are the skies clearest in Santa Fe?

October, when cloud covers about 28% of the sky on average. August is the cloudiest, at about 45%.

Places with a year like Santa Fe's

by their highs, lows and wet days

Their highs, lows, wet days and cloud run closest to Santa Fe's through the year, one place a country. “Six months apart”: their winter is Santa Fe's summer.

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Typical weather, averaged over 30 years (1995–2024), from the 11 km grid square nearest Santa Fe. Temperatures are adjusted against 66 weather stations: daytime highs read about 3.1°F cold in the source data and are raised to match, and both highs and lows are adjusted for the town's height (2,134 m) against the climate model's (2,373 m).Temperatures are adjusted against 66 weather stations: daytime highs read about 1.7°C cold in the source data and are raised to match, and both highs and lows are adjusted for the town's height (2,134 m) against the climate model's (2,373 m). Daylight is calculated from latitude. Charts are lightly smoothed week to week; the figures in the table are not. Source: Copernicus ERA5-Land reanalysis; cloud cover from NASA's MERRA-2 reanalysis, on a coarser grid of about 50 km. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026; neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use of it. These are averages, not a forecast.

Daylight is calculated from latitude. Charts are lightly smoothed week to week; the figures in the table are not.

Source: Copernicus ERA5-Land reanalysis; cloud cover from NASA's MERRA-2 reanalysis, on a coarser grid of about 50 km. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026; neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use of it. These are averages, not a forecast.