Cold semi-arid
Alamogordo, New Mexico
Otero County, New Mexico · Population 31k · 4,327 ft elevation
Living in Alamogordo
Alamogordo has a cold semi-arid climate: very hot summers (July highs around 93°F) and chilly winters (January lows around 33°F).
Precipitation is very dry at about 11″ a year, and it sees only a dusting of snow (2″ a season).
Skies are exceptionally sunny (83% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is poor: a median AQI of 61, with about 48 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Alamogordo is an outdoor hub: about 44% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 4,700 ft around town.
Alamogordo at a glance
- Population
- 31k
- Elevation
- 4,327 ft
- Average daily high
- 75°F76th percentile
- Average daily low
- 52°F76th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 11″4th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 2″32th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,668 hrs95th percentile
- Median AQI
- 6195th percentile
- Median home value
- $164k23th percentile
- Median rent
- $886/mo23th percentile
- Median household income
- $53k19th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.61%17th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.9%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.6%
- Unemployment rate
- 7.1%
- Homes with broadband
- 90%43th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.126th percentile
- Average commute
- 18 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 31%25th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 41%
- Violent crime rate
- 433 per 100k84th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,815 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8539th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9897th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 45%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 44%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 4,659 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 55°F | 33°F | 0.7″ | 1.0″ | 253 hrs |
| Feb | 60°F | 38°F | 0.6″ | 0.1″ | 245 hrs |
| Mar | 68°F | 43°F | 0.3″ | 0.2″ | 305 hrs |
| Apr | 76°F | 51°F | 0.3″ | — | 335 hrs |
| May | 85°F | 59°F | 0.5″ | — | 373 hrs |
| Jun | 94°F | 68°F | 0.6″ | — | 374 hrs |
| Jul | 93°F | 70°F | 1.6″ | — | 345 hrs |
| Aug | 91°F | 68°F | 2.0″ | — | 333 hrs |
| Sep | 86°F | 63°F | 1.5″ | — | 308 hrs |
| Oct | 76°F | 52°F | 1.0″ | 0.1″ | 298 hrs |
| Nov | 64°F | 41°F | 0.6″ | 0.1″ | 256 hrs |
| Dec | 54°F | 33°F | 1.1″ | 0.9″ | 243 hrs |
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology