Annual mean 12°C · wettest around August · prevailing wind SW
Warmest
30.0 °C
Coldest
3.7 °C
Wettest
32%
Windiest
5.3 m/s
Prevailing
SW
3.9 m/s average
When this place is good five ratings · thirty-six ten-day sections · click a cell to read it
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The average temperature in Rio Rancho over the whole year is 12°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 29°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about -4°C. Rio Rancho has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 23% in February, the driest month, to 37% in August, the wettest. Winds in Rio Rancho are highest in April, averaging 4.2 m/s (15 km/h), and lightest in November, at 2.9 m/s (10 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SW. The clearest skies in Rio Rancho come in November, when the sky is typically 25% covered; August is the cloudiest month, at 37%.
Month by month Rio Rancho climate by month: average temperatures year round · click a month to read it
Month
High
Low
Feels like
Chance of rain
Cloud
Wind
Being outside
Sun
Walking
January
4°C
-4°C
-0°C
27%
34%
3.0 m/s
0
0
10
February
8°C
-2°C
2°C
23%
32%
3.5 m/s
1
0
30
March
12°C
1°C
7°C
27%
34%
4.0 m/s
8
0
51
April
17°C
5°C
11°C
33%
29%
4.2 m/s
31
0
72
May
22°C
10°C
17°C
31%
28%
4.1 m/s
66
5
78
June
28°C
16°C
24°C
34%
28%
3.7 m/s
72
50
36
July
29°C
18°C
27°C
37%
34%
3.2 m/s
52
76
13
August
28°C
16°C
26°C
37%
37%
3.0 m/s
66
67
22
September
25°C
13°C
22°C
36%
29%
3.0 m/s
84
33
54
October
18°C
7°C
14°C
37%
25%
3.1 m/s
51
1
77
November
11°C
1°C
6°C
29%
25%
2.9 m/s
8
0
48
December
6°C
-3°C
1°C
27%
29%
2.9 m/s
0
0
17
High and low are the warmest and coolest of four readings a day — midnight, 6am, noon and 6pm — so a true overnight low can sit a degree or two under them. Chance of rain, cloud and wind are the day’s average; feels-like and the three ratings (each out of 100: Good from 55, Ideal from 80) are read at midday.
Seasons, and the year in short Rio Rancho weather by season
Year round, Rio Rancho has days of about 4°C at their warmest in January, its coolest month, and 29°C in July, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from -4°C to 18°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 12°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around August and least likely around February. Every figure here is a decade of observations blended into one representative year, so it reads as what this date is usually like, not a forecast for one particular day.
Rio Rancho weather in winterDecember to February
High 6°CLow -3°CRain 26%
Winter in Rio Rancho has typical daily highs of about 6°C and lows of about -3°C, with a 26% chance of rain on a given day.
Rio Rancho weather in springMarch to May
High 17°CLow 5°CRain 30%
Spring in Rio Rancho has typical daily highs of about 17°C and lows of about 5°C, with a 30% chance of rain on a given day.
Rio Rancho weather in summerJune to August
High 28°CLow 17°CRain 36%
Summer in Rio Rancho has typical daily highs of about 28°C and lows of about 17°C, with a 36% chance of rain on a given day.
Rio Rancho weather in autumnSeptember to November
High 18°CLow 7°CRain 34%
Autumn in Rio Rancho has typical daily highs of about 18°C and lows of about 7°C, with a 34% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Rio Rancho?
Rio Rancho has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 23% in February, the driest month, to 37% in August, the wettest.
What time of year is Rio Rancho windiest?
Winds in Rio Rancho are highest in April, averaging 4.2 m/s (15 km/h), and lightest in November, at 2.9 m/s (10 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SW.
What is the average temperature in Rio Rancho year round?
The average temperature in Rio Rancho over the whole year is 12°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 29°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about -4°C.