Cold desert
Truth or Consequences, New Mexico
Sierra County, New Mexico · Population 6k · 4,843 ft elevation
Living in Truth or Consequences
Truth or Consequences has a cold desert climate: very hot summers (July highs around 93°F) and chilly winters (January lows around 30°F).
Precipitation is very dry at about 9″ a year, and it sees only a dusting of snow (1″ a season).
Skies are exceptionally sunny (80% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is poor: a median AQI of 61, with about 48 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Truth or Consequences is an outdoor hub: about 47% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 2,700 ft around town.
Truth or Consequences at a glance
- Population
- 6k
- Elevation
- 4,843 ft
- Average daily high
- 75°F76th percentile
- Average daily low
- 48°F62th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 9″2th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 1″25th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,552 hrs92th percentile
- Median AQI
- 6195th percentile
- Median home value
- $108k7th percentile
- Median rent
- $676/mo3th percentile
- Median household income
- $29k1th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.61%17th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.9%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.6%
- Unemployment rate
- 1.0%
- Homes with broadband
- 82%12th percentile
- Average commute
- 11 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 37%34th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 42%
- Violent crime rate
- 186 per 100k52th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,470 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 5614th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9695th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 55%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 47%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 2,690 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 55°F | 30°F | 0.5″ | 0.2″ | 253 hrs |
| Feb | 61°F | 34°F | 0.3″ | 0.3″ | 245 hrs |
| Mar | 68°F | 40°F | 0.2″ | — | 304 hrs |
| Apr | 76°F | 47°F | 0.3″ | — | 332 hrs |
| May | 85°F | 56°F | 0.6″ | — | 364 hrs |
| Jun | 94°F | 64°F | 0.4″ | — | 355 hrs |
| Jul | 93°F | 68°F | 1.6″ | — | 313 hrs |
| Aug | 91°F | 66°F | 1.8″ | — | 300 hrs |
| Sep | 85°F | 60°F | 1.7″ | — | 289 hrs |
| Oct | 76°F | 49°F | 0.7″ | 0.1″ | 296 hrs |
| Nov | 63°F | 37°F | 0.5″ | — | 259 hrs |
| Dec | 54°F | 30°F | 0.6″ | 0.3″ | 244 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