Cold semi-arid
Placitas, New Mexico
Sandoval County, New Mexico · Population 4.4k · 5,961 ft elevation
Living in Placitas
Placitas has a cold semi-arid climate: hot summers (July highs around 90°F) and cold winters (January lows around 23°F).
Precipitation is very dry at about 11″ a year, and it gets light snow (11″ a season).
Skies are exceptionally sunny (79% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 44 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Placitas is an outdoor hub: about 15% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 2,300 ft around town.
Placitas at a glance
- Population
- 4.4k
- Elevation
- 5,961 ft
- Average daily high
- 68°F58th percentile
- Average daily low
- 41°F25th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 11″4th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 11″47th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,519 hrs90th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4462th percentile
- Median home value
- $520k83th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,869/mo83th percentile
- Median household income
- $110k80th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.56%13th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.9%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.6%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.0%
- Homes with broadband
- 94%69th percentile
- Walkability index
- 4.32th percentile
- Average commute
- 30 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 12%3th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 17%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 7729th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9089th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 24%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 15%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 2,329 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 46°F | 23°F | 0.5″ | 2.7″ | 235 hrs |
| Feb | 52°F | 26°F | 0.5″ | 2.0″ | 224 hrs |
| Mar | 60°F | 31°F | 0.7″ | 1.5″ | 288 hrs |
| Apr | 70°F | 39°F | 0.7″ | 0.3″ | 309 hrs |
| May | 78°F | 47°F | 0.6″ | — | 354 hrs |
| Jun | 88°F | 57°F | 0.6″ | — | 372 hrs |
| Jul | 90°F | 61°F | 1.7″ | — | 346 hrs |
| Aug | 88°F | 59°F | 1.9″ | — | 331 hrs |
| Sep | 81°F | 52°F | 1.1″ | — | 303 hrs |
| Oct | 70°F | 40°F | 1.1″ | 0.1″ | 289 hrs |
| Nov | 55°F | 30°F | 0.8″ | 1.2″ | 247 hrs |
| Dec | 45°F | 23°F | 0.7″ | 2.9″ | 222 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