Cold semi-arid
Rio Rancho, New Mexico
Sandoval County, New Mexico · Population 107k · 5,269 ft elevation
Living in Rio Rancho
Rio Rancho has a cold semi-arid climate: very hot summers (July highs around 96°F) and cold winters (January lows around 24°F).
Precipitation is very dry at about 10″ a year, and it sees only a dusting of snow (9″ 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.
There is plenty to explore outdoors around Rio Rancho: about 14% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 2,200 ft around town.
Rio Rancho at a glance
- Population
- 107k
- Elevation
- 5,269 ft
- Average daily high
- 73°F70th percentile
- Average daily low
- 43°F36th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 10″3th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 9″44th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,519 hrs90th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4462th percentile
- Median home value
- $273k53th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,481/mo67th percentile
- Median household income
- $86k62th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.77%33th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.9%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.6%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.8%
- Homes with broadband
- 94%69th percentile
- Walkability index
- 9.158th percentile
- Average commute
- 30 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 10%2th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 30%
- Violent crime rate
- 322 per 100k74th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 988 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 7729th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 8079th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 2%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 14%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 2,231 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 50°F | 24°F | 0.5″ | 1.6″ | 235 hrs |
| Feb | 56°F | 28°F | 0.5″ | 2.0″ | 224 hrs |
| Mar | 67°F | 34°F | 0.3″ | 0.6″ | 288 hrs |
| Apr | 73°F | 41°F | 0.5″ | — | 309 hrs |
| May | 81°F | 49°F | 0.6″ | — | 354 hrs |
| Jun | 93°F | 59°F | 0.6″ | — | 372 hrs |
| Jul | 96°F | 64°F | 1.2″ | — | 346 hrs |
| Aug | 92°F | 63°F | 1.7″ | — | 331 hrs |
| Sep | 86°F | 56°F | 1.2″ | — | 303 hrs |
| Oct | 74°F | 44°F | 1.3″ | 0.6″ | 289 hrs |
| Nov | 61°F | 32°F | 0.5″ | 0.7″ | 247 hrs |
| Dec | 50°F | 24°F | 0.6″ | 3.8″ | 222 hrs |
Near Rio Rancho
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- Albuquerque, NM · 562k
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology