Cold semi-arid
Aztec, New Mexico
San Juan County, New Mexico · Population 6.2k · 5,666 ft elevation
Living in Aztec
Aztec has a cold semi-arid climate: very hot summers (July highs around 94°F) and cold winters (January lows around 17°F).
Precipitation is very dry at about 10″ a year, and it gets light snow (11″ a season).
Skies are exceptionally sunny (75% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 47 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Aztec is an outdoor hub: about 38% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 1,600 ft around town.
Aztec at a glance
- Population
- 6.2k
- Elevation
- 5,666 ft
- Average daily high
- 71°F65th percentile
- Average daily low
- 36°F7th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 10″3th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 11″47th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,332 hrs88th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4776th percentile
- Median home value
- $165k23th percentile
- Median rent
- $765/mo10th percentile
- Median household income
- $43k7th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.77%33th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.9%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.6%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.0%
- Homes with broadband
- 69%1th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.651th percentile
- Average commute
- 22 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 22%12th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 32%
- Violent crime rate
- 376 per 100k79th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,620 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8844th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9392th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 57%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 38%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,608 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 46°F | 17°F | 0.9″ | 4.5″ | 212 hrs |
| Feb | 52°F | 21°F | 0.8″ | 2.3″ | 197 hrs |
| Mar | 63°F | 27°F | 0.8″ | 0.5″ | 261 hrs |
| Apr | 71°F | 33°F | 0.7″ | 0.2″ | 285 hrs |
| May | 80°F | 41°F | 0.7″ | — | 339 hrs |
| Jun | 90°F | 50°F | 0.3″ | — | 380 hrs |
| Jul | 94°F | 58°F | 1.0″ | — | 348 hrs |
| Aug | 91°F | 57°F | 1.3″ | — | 323 hrs |
| Sep | 84°F | 48°F | 1.1″ | — | 295 hrs |
| Oct | 72°F | 36°F | 0.9″ | 0.3″ | 272 hrs |
| Nov | 58°F | 25°F | 0.9″ | 0.9″ | 229 hrs |
| Dec | 46°F | 18°F | 0.7″ | 2.2″ | 193 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