Warm-summer humid continental
Dulce, New Mexico
Rio Arriba County, New Mexico · Population 2.8k · 6,791 ft elevation
Living in Dulce
Dulce has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 88°F) and cold winters (January lows around 10°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 17″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (56″ a season).
Skies are exceptionally sunny (74% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 44 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Dulce is an outdoor hub: about 35% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 4,100 ft around town.
Dulce at a glance
- Population
- 2.8k
- Elevation
- 6,791 ft
- Average daily high
- 66°F50th percentile
- Average daily low
- 29°F1th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 17″11th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 56″91th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,257 hrs86th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4462th percentile
- Median home value
- $58k1th percentile
- Median rent
- $552/mo1th percentile
- Median household income
- $42k6th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.9%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.6%
- Unemployment rate
- 6.8%
- Homes with broadband
- 74%3th percentile
- Average commute
- 8 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 5%1th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 5%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8134th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9291th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 6%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 35%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 4,068 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 44°F | 10°F | 1.5″ | 13.4″ | 242 hrs |
| Feb | 48°F | 16°F | 1.4″ | 12.8″ | 229 hrs |
| Mar | 57°F | 22°F | 1.1″ | 6.3″ | 279 hrs |
| Apr | 64°F | 28°F | 1.2″ | 2.7″ | 278 hrs |
| May | 74°F | 34°F | 1.1″ | 0.4″ | 313 hrs |
| Jun | 84°F | 41°F | 0.7″ | — | 343 hrs |
| Jul | 88°F | 50°F | 2.1″ | — | 297 hrs |
| Aug | 85°F | 49°F | 2.4″ | — | 284 hrs |
| Sep | 79°F | 41°F | 1.7″ | — | 275 hrs |
| Oct | 68°F | 29°F | 1.5″ | 1.0″ | 268 hrs |
| Nov | 54°F | 20°F | 1.3″ | 5.7″ | 230 hrs |
| Dec | 44°F | 12°F | 1.5″ | 13.4″ | 221 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