Humid subtropical
White Rock, New Mexico
Los Alamos County, New Mexico · Population 5.6k · 6,371 ft elevation
Living in White Rock
White Rock has a humid subtropical climate: hot summers (July highs around 86°F) and cold winters (January lows around 24°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 17″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (42″ a season).
Skies are exceptionally sunny (74% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 44 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
White Rock is an outdoor hub: about 54% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 4,300 ft around town.
White Rock at a glance
- Population
- 5.6k
- Elevation
- 6,371 ft
- Average daily high
- 65°F45th percentile
- Average daily low
- 41°F25th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 17″11th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 42″82th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,295 hrs87th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4462th percentile
- Median home value
- $460k78th percentile
- Median household income
- $151k93th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.56%13th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.9%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.6%
- Unemployment rate
- 1.1%
- Homes with broadband
- 90%43th percentile
- Walkability index
- 1.00th percentile
- Average commute
- 22 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 47%52th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 47%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 40th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9897th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 56%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 54%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 4,265 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 44°F | 24°F | 0.9″ | 9.9″ | 228 hrs |
| Feb | 48°F | 27°F | 0.7″ | 8.8″ | 217 hrs |
| Mar | 57°F | 33°F | 1.0″ | 5.9″ | 267 hrs |
| Apr | 65°F | 39°F | 0.9″ | 3.3″ | 284 hrs |
| May | 74°F | 48°F | 1.2″ | 0.1″ | 330 hrs |
| Jun | 84°F | 57°F | 1.2″ | — | 354 hrs |
| Jul | 86°F | 60°F | 2.9″ | — | 313 hrs |
| Aug | 83°F | 59°F | 3.2″ | — | 301 hrs |
| Sep | 78°F | 53°F | 2.0″ | — | 284 hrs |
| Oct | 66°F | 42°F | 1.6″ | 1.7″ | 274 hrs |
| Nov | 54°F | 32°F | 0.9″ | 4.4″ | 233 hrs |
| Dec | 44°F | 24°F | 0.9″ | 8.0″ | 211 hrs |
Near White Rock
- Los Alamos, NM · 13k
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- La Cienega, NM · 3.8k
- Chimayo, NM · 2.7k
- Eldorado at Santa Fe, NM · 5.7k
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology