Cold semi-arid
Clayton, New Mexico
Union County, New Mexico · Population 2.7k · 5,059 ft elevation
Living in Clayton
Clayton has a cold semi-arid climate: hot summers (July highs around 90°F) and cold winters (January lows around 21°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 16″ a year, and it gets light snow (22″ a season).
Skies are exceptionally sunny (78% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is excellent: a median AQI of 16 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
There is plenty to explore outdoors around Clayton: about 7% 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.
Clayton at a glance
- Population
- 2.7k
- Elevation
- 5,059 ft
- Average daily high
- 68°F58th percentile
- Average daily low
- 40°F19th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 16″10th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 22″61th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,480 hrs90th percentile
- Median AQI
- 161th percentile
- Median home value
- $112k8th percentile
- Median rent
- $637/mo2th percentile
- Median household income
- $40k5th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.64%20th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.9%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.6%
- Unemployment rate
- 10.3%
- Homes with broadband
- 81%10th percentile
- Average commute
- 11 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 45%49th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 35%
- Violent crime rate
- 79 per 100k25th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 276 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 121th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 8181th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 16%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 7%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,476 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 49°F | 21°F | 0.3″ | 3.7″ | 235 hrs |
| Feb | 52°F | 23°F | 0.3″ | 2.7″ | 222 hrs |
| Mar | 60°F | 30°F | 0.9″ | 3.4″ | 276 hrs |
| Apr | 67°F | 37°F | 1.1″ | 1.3″ | 296 hrs |
| May | 76°F | 46°F | 1.9″ | 0.5″ | 344 hrs |
| Jun | 86°F | 56°F | 2.0″ | — | 360 hrs |
| Jul | 90°F | 61°F | 2.8″ | — | 364 hrs |
| Aug | 86°F | 59°F | 3.1″ | — | 340 hrs |
| Sep | 80°F | 52°F | 1.8″ | — | 306 hrs |
| Oct | 69°F | 40°F | 1.1″ | 1.2″ | 277 hrs |
| Nov | 57°F | 29°F | 0.5″ | 2.7″ | 244 hrs |
| Dec | 48°F | 22°F | 0.4″ | 6.8″ | 216 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