Cold semi-arid
Raton, New Mexico
Colfax County, New Mexico · Population 6k · 6,673 ft elevation
Living in Raton
Raton has a cold semi-arid climate: hot summers (July highs around 84°F) and cold winters (January lows around 14°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 15″ a year, and it gets light snow (25″ a season).
Skies are exceptionally sunny (76% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is excellent: a median AQI of 16 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Raton at a glance
- Population
- 6k
- Elevation
- 6,673 ft
- Average daily high
- 65°F45th percentile
- Average daily low
- 32°F2th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 15″9th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 25″64th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,348 hrs88th percentile
- Median AQI
- 161th percentile
- Median home value
- $148k18th percentile
- Median rent
- $734/mo7th percentile
- Median household income
- $52k18th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.56%13th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.9%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.6%
- Unemployment rate
- 1.3%
- Homes with broadband
- 78%5th percentile
- Average commute
- 17 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 17%7th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 22%
- Violent crime rate
- 500 per 100k88th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,217 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 5815th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 7069th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 5%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 2%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 2,461 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 47°F | 14°F | 0.3″ | 3.5″ | 234 hrs |
| Feb | 50°F | 17°F | 0.3″ | 3.7″ | 218 hrs |
| Mar | 58°F | 23°F | 0.8″ | 5.4″ | 273 hrs |
| Apr | 64°F | 29°F | 0.9″ | 1.9″ | 282 hrs |
| May | 72°F | 38°F | 1.8″ | 0.3″ | 319 hrs |
| Jun | 82°F | 46°F | 1.9″ | 0.1″ | 337 hrs |
| Jul | 84°F | 51°F | 2.8″ | — | 335 hrs |
| Aug | 82°F | 50°F | 2.5″ | — | 320 hrs |
| Sep | 77°F | 43°F | 1.6″ | — | 299 hrs |
| Oct | 67°F | 32°F | 1.2″ | 1.2″ | 274 hrs |
| Nov | 56°F | 21°F | 0.5″ | 4.8″ | 238 hrs |
| Dec | 46°F | 14°F | 0.4″ | 4.5″ | 219 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