Cold semi-arid
Taos, New Mexico
Taos County, New Mexico · Population 6.5k · 6,965 ft elevation
Living in Taos
Taos has a cold semi-arid climate: hot summers (July highs around 87°F) and cold winters (January lows around 12°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 13″ a year, and it gets light snow (28″ a season).
Skies are exceptionally sunny (75% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is excellent: a median AQI of 16 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Taos is an outdoor hub: about 55% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 4,400 ft around town.
Taos at a glance
- Population
- 6.5k
- Elevation
- 6,965 ft
- Average daily high
- 65°F45th percentile
- Average daily low
- 32°F2th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 13″6th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 28″67th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,303 hrs87th percentile
- Median AQI
- 161th percentile
- Median home value
- $433k75th percentile
- Median rent
- $915/mo26th percentile
- Median household income
- $47k11th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.35%3th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.9%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.6%
- Unemployment rate
- 7.2%
- Homes with broadband
- 85%20th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.142th percentile
- Average commute
- 22 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 22%12th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 37%
- Violent crime rate
- 667 per 100k93th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 3,523 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 7426th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9897th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 37%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 55%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 4,396 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 42°F | 12°F | 0.7″ | 6.0″ | 238 hrs |
| Feb | 46°F | 19°F | 0.5″ | 3.3″ | 224 hrs |
| Mar | 55°F | 25°F | 0.7″ | 4.0″ | 272 hrs |
| Apr | 63°F | 31°F | 0.8″ | 1.9″ | 291 hrs |
| May | 73°F | 37°F | 1.2″ | — | 327 hrs |
| Jun | 84°F | 47°F | 0.9″ | — | 339 hrs |
| Jul | 87°F | 53°F | 1.5″ | — | 299 hrs |
| Aug | 84°F | 51°F | 1.8″ | — | 296 hrs |
| Sep | 78°F | 45°F | 1.4″ | — | 283 hrs |
| Oct | 67°F | 32°F | 1.3″ | 1.4″ | 277 hrs |
| Nov | 53°F | 22°F | 0.9″ | 2.8″ | 239 hrs |
| Dec | 42°F | 14°F | 1.1″ | 9.0″ | 220 hrs |
Near Taos
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology