Cold semi-arid
Kirtland AFB, New Mexico
Bernalillo County, New Mexico · Population 3.4k · 4,964 ft elevation
Living in Kirtland AFB
Kirtland AFB has a cold semi-arid climate: very hot summers (July highs around 92°F) and chilly winters (January lows around 28°F).
Precipitation is very dry at about 9″ a year, and it sees only a dusting of snow (8″ a season).
Skies are exceptionally sunny (79% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is poor: a median AQI of 58, with about 21 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
There is plenty to explore outdoors around Kirtland AFB: about 11% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 2,600 ft around town.
Kirtland AFB at a glance
- Population
- 3.4k
- Elevation
- 4,964 ft
- Average daily high
- 72°F67th percentile
- Average daily low
- 47°F57th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 9″2th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 8″43th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,519 hrs90th percentile
- Median AQI
- 5895th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,788/mo80th percentile
- Median household income
- $79k55th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.9%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.6%
- Unemployment rate
- 13.9%
- Homes with broadband
- 96%82th percentile
- Walkability index
- 14.393th percentile
- Average commute
- 9 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 19%10th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 30%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9461th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 8786th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 15%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 11%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 2,625 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 50°F | 28°F | 0.4″ | 1.4″ | 236 hrs |
| Feb | 55°F | 31°F | 0.4″ | 1.5″ | 225 hrs |
| Mar | 64°F | 37°F | 0.5″ | 0.7″ | 288 hrs |
| Apr | 71°F | 44°F | 0.5″ | 0.3″ | 309 hrs |
| May | 81°F | 54°F | 0.4″ | — | 353 hrs |
| Jun | 92°F | 63°F | 0.6″ | — | 372 hrs |
| Jul | 92°F | 68°F | 1.6″ | — | 345 hrs |
| Aug | 90°F | 66°F | 1.3″ | — | 331 hrs |
| Sep | 84°F | 59°F | 1.1″ | — | 303 hrs |
| Oct | 72°F | 47°F | 0.9″ | 0.3″ | 289 hrs |
| Nov | 58°F | 35°F | 0.6″ | 0.9″ | 247 hrs |
| Dec | 48°F | 28°F | 0.5″ | 2.8″ | 223 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