Hot desert
Chaparral, New Mexico
Doña Ana County, New Mexico · Population 17k · 4,055 ft elevation
Living in Chaparral
Chaparral has a hot desert climate: very hot summers (July highs around 94°F) and chilly winters (January lows around 33°F).
Precipitation is very dry at about 9″ a year, and it essentially never sees snow.
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.
Chaparral is an outdoor hub: about 29% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 1,500 ft around town.
Chaparral at a glance
- Population
- 17k
- Elevation
- 4,055 ft
- Average daily high
- 77°F81th percentile
- Average daily low
- 53°F79th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 9″2th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,674 hrs95th percentile
- Median AQI
- 6195th percentile
- Median home value
- $102k6th percentile
- Median rent
- $874/mo21th percentile
- Median household income
- $46k10th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.56%13th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.9%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.6%
- Unemployment rate
- 8.0%
- Homes with broadband
- 86%24th percentile
- Walkability index
- 4.22th percentile
- Average commute
- 33 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 24%15th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 39%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9668th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9191th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 23%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 29%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,542 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 57°F | 33°F | 0.5″ | — | 254 hrs |
| Feb | 63°F | 38°F | 0.3″ | — | 246 hrs |
| Mar | 70°F | 44°F | 0.1″ | — | 305 hrs |
| Apr | 78°F | 50°F | 0.0″ | — | 336 hrs |
| May | 87°F | 60°F | 0.3″ | — | 375 hrs |
| Jun | 95°F | 69°F | 0.7″ | — | 375 hrs |
| Jul | 94°F | 72°F | 2.4″ | — | 349 hrs |
| Aug | 92°F | 71°F | 1.6″ | — | 334 hrs |
| Sep | 87°F | 65°F | 1.4″ | — | 304 hrs |
| Oct | 78°F | 53°F | 0.7″ | — | 297 hrs |
| Nov | 65°F | 41°F | 0.4″ | — | 257 hrs |
| Dec | 55°F | 33°F | 0.5″ | — | 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