Cold semi-arid
Roswell, New Mexico
Chaves County, New Mexico · Population 48k · 3,586 ft elevation
Living in Roswell
Roswell has a cold semi-arid climate: very hot summers (July highs around 94°F) and cold winters (January lows around 23°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 12″ a year, and it gets light snow (10″ a season).
Skies are exceptionally sunny (81% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 49, with about 25 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
There is plenty to explore outdoors around Roswell: about 28% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 1,200 ft around town.
Roswell at a glance
- Population
- 48k
- Elevation
- 3,586 ft
- Average daily high
- 76°F78th percentile
- Average daily low
- 43°F36th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 12″5th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 10″46th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,603 hrs93th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4982th percentile
- Median home value
- $139k16th percentile
- Median rent
- $840/mo18th percentile
- Median household income
- $50k15th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.69%25th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.9%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.6%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.9%
- Homes with broadband
- 76%4th percentile
- Walkability index
- 9.057th percentile
- Average commute
- 18 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 19%10th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 24%
- Violent crime rate
- 661 per 100k93th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 2,364 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8844th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 8786th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 9%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 28%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,181 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 56°F | 23°F | 0.4″ | 1.9″ | 252 hrs |
| Feb | 61°F | 27°F | 0.4″ | 1.3″ | 240 hrs |
| Mar | 70°F | 34°F | 0.6″ | 0.2″ | 293 hrs |
| Apr | 77°F | 41°F | 0.7″ | — | 326 hrs |
| May | 85°F | 50°F | 1.0″ | — | 356 hrs |
| Jun | 94°F | 61°F | 0.7″ | — | 370 hrs |
| Jul | 94°F | 66°F | 1.9″ | — | 365 hrs |
| Aug | 92°F | 65°F | 1.6″ | — | 337 hrs |
| Sep | 85°F | 57°F | 1.6″ | — | 300 hrs |
| Oct | 76°F | 44°F | 1.4″ | 0.5″ | 283 hrs |
| Nov | 64°F | 31°F | 0.6″ | 2.0″ | 249 hrs |
| Dec | 56°F | 23°F | 0.6″ | 3.9″ | 234 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