Cold semi-arid
Crownpoint, New Mexico
McKinley County, New Mexico · Population 2.9k · 6,985 ft elevation
Living in Crownpoint
Crownpoint has a cold semi-arid climate: hot summers (July highs around 87°F) and cold winters (January lows around 10°F).
Precipitation is very dry at about 9″ a year, and it gets light snow (11″ a season).
Skies are exceptionally sunny (78% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 47 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
There is plenty to explore outdoors around Crownpoint: about 9% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 1,800 ft around town.
Crownpoint at a glance
- Population
- 2.9k
- Elevation
- 6,985 ft
- Average daily high
- 64°F39th percentile
- Average daily low
- 29°F1th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 9″2th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 11″47th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,481 hrs90th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4776th percentile
- Median home value
- $50k0th percentile
- Median rent
- $469/mo0th percentile
- Median household income
- $36k2th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.9%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.6%
- Unemployment rate
- 9.2%
- Homes with broadband
- 49%0th percentile
- Average commute
- 18 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 17%7th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 30%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 7830th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 8181th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 6%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 9%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,804 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 40°F | 10°F | 0.5″ | 2.7″ | 231 hrs |
| Feb | 46°F | 15°F | 0.6″ | 2.7″ | 223 hrs |
| Mar | 56°F | 20°F | 0.5″ | 1.3″ | 289 hrs |
| Apr | 63°F | 26°F | 0.5″ | 0.7″ | 314 hrs |
| May | 73°F | 35°F | 0.6″ | 0.1″ | 357 hrs |
| Jun | 84°F | 44°F | 0.4″ | — | 378 hrs |
| Jul | 87°F | 53°F | 1.4″ | — | 331 hrs |
| Aug | 84°F | 50°F | 1.3″ | — | 314 hrs |
| Sep | 77°F | 41°F | 1.1″ | — | 297 hrs |
| Oct | 65°F | 28°F | 0.7″ | 0.3″ | 290 hrs |
| Nov | 52°F | 17°F | 0.6″ | 1.6″ | 247 hrs |
| Dec | 41°F | 10°F | 0.7″ | 1.8″ | 214 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