Cold semi-arid
Tularosa, New Mexico
Otero County, New Mexico · Population 2.6k · 4,514 ft elevation
Living in Tularosa
Tularosa has a cold semi-arid climate: very hot summers (July highs around 93°F) and chilly winters (January lows around 29°F).
Precipitation is very dry at about 11″ a year, and it sees only a dusting of snow (2″ a season).
Skies are exceptionally sunny (83% 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.
Tularosa is an outdoor hub: about 30% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 4,900 ft around town.
Tularosa at a glance
- Population
- 2.6k
- Elevation
- 4,514 ft
- Average daily high
- 75°F76th percentile
- Average daily low
- 47°F57th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 11″4th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 2″32th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,668 hrs95th percentile
- Median AQI
- 6195th percentile
- Median home value
- $118k10th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,043/mo37th percentile
- Median household income
- $45k9th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.50%9th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.9%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.6%
- Unemployment rate
- 23.0%
- Homes with broadband
- 87%27th percentile
- Average commute
- 24 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 5%1th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 15%
- Violent crime rate
- 264 per 100k66th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,621 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8539th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9796th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 33%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 30%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 4,856 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 55°F | 29°F | 0.5″ | 1.0″ | 252 hrs |
| Feb | 61°F | 33°F | 0.5″ | 0.1″ | 245 hrs |
| Mar | 68°F | 39°F | 0.3″ | 0.2″ | 305 hrs |
| Apr | 76°F | 45°F | 0.3″ | — | 335 hrs |
| May | 84°F | 53°F | 0.5″ | — | 374 hrs |
| Jun | 93°F | 62°F | 0.8″ | — | 375 hrs |
| Jul | 93°F | 65°F | 1.8″ | — | 345 hrs |
| Aug | 91°F | 64°F | 1.8″ | — | 333 hrs |
| Sep | 85°F | 58°F | 1.7″ | — | 308 hrs |
| Oct | 76°F | 48°F | 1.1″ | 0.1″ | 298 hrs |
| Nov | 63°F | 37°F | 0.7″ | 0.1″ | 256 hrs |
| Dec | 55°F | 29°F | 0.9″ | 0.9″ | 242 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