Warm-summer humid continental
Los Alamos, New Mexico
Los Alamos County, New Mexico · Population 13k · 7,188 ft elevation
Living in Los Alamos
Los Alamos has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 83°F) and cold winters (January lows around 21°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 17″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (42″ 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.
Los Alamos is an outdoor hub: about 59% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 4,000 ft around town.
Los Alamos at a glance
- Population
- 13k
- Elevation
- 7,188 ft
- Average daily high
- 62°F30th percentile
- Average daily low
- 39°F15th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 17″11th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 42″82th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,295 hrs87th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4462th percentile
- Median home value
- $458k78th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,304/mo57th percentile
- Median household income
- $137k90th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.58%15th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.9%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.6%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.6%
- Homes with broadband
- 96%82th percentile
- Walkability index
- 4.32th percentile
- Average commute
- 12 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 47%52th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 47%
- Violent crime rate
- 61 per 100k18th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 300 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 40th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9897th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 46%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 59%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 4,003 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 41°F | 21°F | 0.9″ | 9.9″ | 228 hrs |
| Feb | 45°F | 24°F | 0.7″ | 8.8″ | 217 hrs |
| Mar | 54°F | 30°F | 1.0″ | 5.9″ | 267 hrs |
| Apr | 62°F | 36°F | 0.9″ | 3.3″ | 284 hrs |
| May | 71°F | 45°F | 1.2″ | 0.1″ | 330 hrs |
| Jun | 82°F | 54°F | 1.2″ | — | 354 hrs |
| Jul | 83°F | 58°F | 2.9″ | — | 314 hrs |
| Aug | 80°F | 56°F | 3.2″ | — | 301 hrs |
| Sep | 75°F | 50°F | 2.0″ | — | 284 hrs |
| Oct | 64°F | 39°F | 1.6″ | 1.7″ | 274 hrs |
| Nov | 51°F | 29°F | 0.9″ | 4.4″ | 233 hrs |
| Dec | 41°F | 21°F | 0.9″ | 8.0″ | 211 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