Cold semi-arid
Tucumcari, New Mexico
Quay County, New Mexico · Population 5.2k · 4,101 ft elevation
Living in Tucumcari
Tucumcari has a cold semi-arid climate: very hot summers (July highs around 95°F) and cold winters (January lows around 25°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 16″ a year, and it gets light snow (15″ a season).
Skies are exceptionally sunny (80% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 41 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Tucumcari at a glance
- Population
- 5.2k
- Elevation
- 4,101 ft
- Average daily high
- 74°F73th percentile
- Average daily low
- 44°F41th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 16″10th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 15″52th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,580 hrs92th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4144th percentile
- Median home value
- $56k0th percentile
- Median rent
- $751/mo8th percentile
- Median household income
- $40k5th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.80%36th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.9%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.6%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.8%
- Homes with broadband
- 65%1th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.939th percentile
- Average commute
- 13 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 32%26th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 47%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 263th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 3333th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 0%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,115 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 53°F | 25°F | 0.4″ | 3.8″ | 242 hrs |
| Feb | 58°F | 28°F | 0.4″ | 2.1″ | 230 hrs |
| Mar | 66°F | 35°F | 0.9″ | 1.5″ | 284 hrs |
| Apr | 73°F | 42°F | 1.0″ | 0.4″ | 311 hrs |
| May | 82°F | 52°F | 1.8″ | — | 353 hrs |
| Jun | 92°F | 61°F | 1.8″ | — | 374 hrs |
| Jul | 95°F | 66°F | 2.8″ | — | 377 hrs |
| Aug | 92°F | 64°F | 2.6″ | — | 350 hrs |
| Sep | 86°F | 57°F | 1.6″ | — | 310 hrs |
| Oct | 75°F | 44°F | 1.4″ | 0.8″ | 278 hrs |
| Nov | 63°F | 34°F | 0.6″ | 2.2″ | 246 hrs |
| Dec | 53°F | 26°F | 0.7″ | 4.1″ | 225 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