Cold semi-arid
Santa Fe, New Mexico
Santa Fe County, New Mexico · Population 88k · 6,558 ft elevation
Living in Santa Fe
Santa Fe has a cold semi-arid climate: hot summers (July highs around 87°F) and cold winters (January lows around 19°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 13″ a year, and it gets light snow (20″ 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.
Santa Fe is an outdoor hub: about 43% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 4,800 ft around town.
Santa Fe at a glance
- Population
- 88k
- Elevation
- 6,558 ft
- Average daily high
- 66°F50th percentile
- Average daily low
- 36°F7th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 13″6th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 20″58th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,520 hrs91th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4462th percentile
- Median home value
- $412k73th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,380/mo62th percentile
- Median household income
- $70k44th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.50%9th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.9%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.6%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.1%
- Homes with broadband
- 89%38th percentile
- Walkability index
- 12.883th percentile
- Average commute
- 20 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 12%3th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 24%
- Violent crime rate
- 518 per 100k89th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 2,894 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8641th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9796th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 27%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 43%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 4,757 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 44°F | 19°F | 0.6″ | 3.7″ | 235 hrs |
| Feb | 49°F | 22°F | 0.5″ | 2.4″ | 224 hrs |
| Mar | 57°F | 27°F | 0.7″ | 3.9″ | 288 hrs |
| Apr | 65°F | 33°F | 0.6″ | 0.4″ | 310 hrs |
| May | 74°F | 42°F | 0.9″ | — | 354 hrs |
| Jun | 85°F | 51°F | 0.9″ | — | 373 hrs |
| Jul | 87°F | 56°F | 2.3″ | — | 346 hrs |
| Aug | 84°F | 54°F | 2.0″ | — | 331 hrs |
| Sep | 78°F | 48°F | 1.4″ | — | 303 hrs |
| Oct | 67°F | 36°F | 1.3″ | 1.3″ | 288 hrs |
| Nov | 54°F | 25°F | 0.8″ | 1.7″ | 246 hrs |
| Dec | 43°F | 18°F | 0.8″ | 6.8″ | 222 hrs |
Near Santa Fe
- Agua Fria, NM · 2.8k
- La Cienega, NM · 3.8k
- Eldorado at Santa Fe, NM · 5.7k
- White Rock, NM · 5.6k
- La Mesilla, NM · 2.5k
- Chimayo, NM · 2.7k
- Los Alamos, NM · 13k
- Española, NM · 10k
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology