Cold semi-arid
Silver City, New Mexico
Grant County, New Mexico · Population 9.6k · 5,932 ft elevation
Living in Silver City
Silver City has a cold semi-arid climate: hot summers (July highs around 89°F) and chilly winters (January lows around 32°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 16″ a year, and it gets light snow (13″ a season).
Skies are exceptionally sunny (77% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is excellent: a median AQI of 17, with about 18 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Silver City is an outdoor hub: about 48% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 2,900 ft around town.
Silver City at a glance
- Population
- 9.6k
- Elevation
- 5,932 ft
- Average daily high
- 74°F73th percentile
- Average daily low
- 47°F57th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 16″10th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 13″49th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,423 hrs89th percentile
- Median AQI
- 171th percentile
- Median home value
- $161k22th percentile
- Median rent
- $851/mo19th percentile
- Median household income
- $39k4th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.45%6th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.9%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.6%
- Unemployment rate
- 12.5%
- Homes with broadband
- 86%24th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.736th percentile
- Average commute
- 17 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 12%3th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 22%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 7426th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9594th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 29%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 48%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 2,920 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 56°F | 32°F | 1.1″ | 4.2″ | 242 hrs |
| Feb | 60°F | 34°F | 0.9″ | 1.9″ | 232 hrs |
| Mar | 67°F | 38°F | 0.5″ | 1.0″ | 297 hrs |
| Apr | 73°F | 44°F | 0.3″ | 0.2″ | 327 hrs |
| May | 81°F | 51°F | 0.6″ | — | 363 hrs |
| Jun | 91°F | 60°F | 0.8″ | — | 353 hrs |
| Jul | 89°F | 64°F | 3.9″ | — | 272 hrs |
| Aug | 88°F | 63°F | 2.9″ | — | 277 hrs |
| Sep | 84°F | 59°F | 2.1″ | — | 278 hrs |
| Oct | 75°F | 48°F | 1.0″ | 0.1″ | 292 hrs |
| Nov | 64°F | 38°F | 0.8″ | 1.1″ | 255 hrs |
| Dec | 56°F | 31°F | 1.2″ | 4.6″ | 235 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