Cold semi-arid
Grants, New Mexico
Cibola County, New Mexico · Population 9.1k · 6,463 ft elevation
Living in Grants
Grants has a cold semi-arid climate: very hot summers (July highs around 92°F) and cold winters (January lows around 15°F).
Precipitation is very dry at about 10″ a year, and it sees only a dusting of snow (8″ a season).
Skies are exceptionally sunny (78% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 44 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Grants is an outdoor hub: about 37% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 2,400 ft around town.
Grants at a glance
- Population
- 9.1k
- Elevation
- 6,463 ft
- Average daily high
- 72°F67th percentile
- Average daily low
- 33°F3th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 10″3th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 8″43th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,481 hrs90th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4462th percentile
- Median home value
- $124k12th percentile
- Median rent
- $750/mo8th percentile
- Median household income
- $49k14th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.89%44th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.9%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.6%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.7%
- Homes with broadband
- 82%12th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.634th percentile
- Average commute
- 14 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 12%3th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 17%
- Violent crime rate
- 588 per 100k91th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,266 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 5815th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9594th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 42%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 37%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 2,428 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 50°F | 15°F | 0.6″ | 2.2″ | 232 hrs |
| Feb | 56°F | 17°F | 0.4″ | 1.2″ | 223 hrs |
| Mar | 64°F | 24°F | 0.5″ | 0.5″ | 289 hrs |
| Apr | 71°F | 31°F | 0.4″ | 0.3″ | 313 hrs |
| May | 80°F | 39°F | 0.5″ | — | 356 hrs |
| Jun | 91°F | 48°F | 0.5″ | — | 376 hrs |
| Jul | 92°F | 56°F | 1.7″ | — | 329 hrs |
| Aug | 89°F | 53°F | 1.8″ | — | 313 hrs |
| Sep | 84°F | 45°F | 1.2″ | — | 297 hrs |
| Oct | 74°F | 32°F | 0.8″ | 0.3″ | 290 hrs |
| Nov | 61°F | 21°F | 0.7″ | 0.6″ | 248 hrs |
| Dec | 50°F | 14°F | 0.6″ | 2.8″ | 215 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