Cold semi-arid
South Valley, New Mexico
Bernalillo County, New Mexico · Population 37k · 4,928 ft elevation
Living in South Valley
South Valley has a cold semi-arid climate: very hot summers (July highs around 93°F) and cold winters (January lows around 22°F).
Precipitation is very dry at about 10″ a year, and it sees only a dusting of snow (7″ a season).
Skies are exceptionally sunny (79% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is poor: a median AQI of 58, with about 21 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
There is plenty to explore outdoors around South Valley: about 11% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 2,600 ft around town.
South Valley at a glance
- Population
- 37k
- Elevation
- 4,928 ft
- Average daily high
- 72°F67th percentile
- Average daily low
- 42°F30th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 10″3th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 7″42th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,519 hrs90th percentile
- Median AQI
- 5895th percentile
- Median home value
- $205k35th percentile
- Median rent
- $942/mo28th percentile
- Median household income
- $51k17th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.71%27th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.9%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.6%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.5%
- Homes with broadband
- 78%5th percentile
- Walkability index
- 10.771th percentile
- Average commute
- 26 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 19%10th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 30%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9461th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 8181th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 3%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 11%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 2,625 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 51°F | 22°F | 0.5″ | 1.4″ | 236 hrs |
| Feb | 57°F | 27°F | 0.5″ | 1.3″ | 225 hrs |
| Mar | 66°F | 33°F | 0.5″ | 0.6″ | 288 hrs |
| Apr | 73°F | 40°F | 0.6″ | 0.3″ | 309 hrs |
| May | 81°F | 48°F | 0.5″ | — | 353 hrs |
| Jun | 91°F | 57°F | 0.6″ | — | 372 hrs |
| Jul | 93°F | 64°F | 1.5″ | — | 345 hrs |
| Aug | 90°F | 62°F | 1.5″ | — | 331 hrs |
| Sep | 84°F | 54°F | 1.3″ | — | 303 hrs |
| Oct | 72°F | 42°F | 1.0″ | 0.3″ | 289 hrs |
| Nov | 60°F | 30°F | 0.6″ | 0.6″ | 247 hrs |
| Dec | 50°F | 23°F | 0.7″ | 2.3″ | 223 hrs |
Near South Valley
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology