Weather-wise, the year 2025 in Taos was quite a bit warmer than usual, with a little above average precipitation overall. Only the months of January and May had temperatures below average, with every other month of the year above average. February was quite a bit above average (3rd warmest on record), with November (2nd warmest) and December (1st warmest) also averaging well above the usual readings.

For the year, the average temperature was 49.9 degrees, some 2.8 degrees above average, which was the 4th warmest on record (records began in the Taos area around 1900). Only the years 2003, 2017, and 2012 were warmer than 2025. Incidentally, last year (2024 with an average of 49.8 degrees), is now the 5th warmest on record.

The elevated temperatures throughout most of the year were due to both above average highs and lows. The months of February, August, November and December all recorded average high temperatures well above normal. The year’s average maximum temperature was the 3rd warmest on record. As for the average low temperatures, February, October, November and December experienced well above average readings, resulting in the average minimum temperature for the year ranking as the 9th warmest on record.

There were long periods of dry weather from January to May, with a few episodes of decent precipitation occurring from time to time. The biggest snow storm of the year occurred January 29th and 30th with 6 to 8 inches of snowfall. March 7th and 8th also had some decent precipitation, while the storm of May 4th through 6th brought nearly 2 inches of mostly rain and some snow to the area. Consequently, the total precipitation was about average by the start of summer.

The summer season from June to September ended up warmer than usual, but not record breaking. There were some hot spells from June 13th to 21st, July 8th to 11th, and in August from the 3rd to the 10th. Monsoon rainfall fell reliably throughout the summer, except for the first 3 weeks of August which were hot and dry. By the end of September, total precipitation for the year was about an inch and a half above average.

The autumn of 2025 was well above average in temperature, especially November and December. Precipitation-wise, October and December were both drier than average, with November a little wetter than usual. Precipitation for the year totaled 13.74 inches, which was just a little over an inch above average.

Snowfall for the year amounted to 28.5 inches, which was nearly 12 inches below average.

Below is the yearly summary by month, with temperatures (Temp) in degrees F, while precipitation (Pcpn) and Snow are in inches. Departures from the long term (1902-2019) average are shown in the Dep. column. Also included are the monthly/seasonal records set during the year, showing only those values that were ranked in the top 12 positions.

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