July 2025 was a bit warmer than average, with rainfall above average on the northside of the valley and below average on the southside. The average temperature was 68.9 degrees, about a degree above average, mainly due to some hot temperatures during the second week of the month.

Precipitation totaled 2.49 inches at my northside location, nearly 3/4 of an inch above average. A couple of localized rain storms moved through the northern parts of the valley during the month, but completely missed the southern areas. Most spots from the town of Taos south into the Ranchos area only received an inch of rain or less for the month. Highest amounts occurred along the northern foothills where amounts ranged from 2.50 to 3.00 inches.

The month started off cooler and moist for the first few days, with highs of 80 to 85 and light daily rain amounts. It gradually warmed up into the second week as highs rose into the mid to upper 80s. The warmest period of the month occurred from the 8th to the 16th as highs were mainly in the upper 80s to low 90s. However, as a moist monsoon pattern set up from the 17th to the 24th, temperatures cooled into the upper 70s to mid 80s. The last week of the month saw highs climb back into the mid 80s to near 90 with a few showers the last few days of the month.

The warmest high was 93 degrees on the 9th and 10th, while the coldest high was 76 degrees on the 24th. The coldest low was 47 degrees on the 2nd, while the warmest low was 59 degrees on the 12th.

Overall wind speeds for the month were a little below average, and there were only a few days that were windy, mainly on the 11th and 12th. Most afternoons saw some gusty winds however, as there were 10 days with gusts of 35 mph or higher, with the highest gust of 57 mph occurring during a thunderstorm on the 14th.

Here are the actual numbers for the month at my 4 NNW Taos location…

Average Temp . . . . 68.9 degrees, +0.9 degrees above average

Average High . . . . . 85.8 degrees, +1.1 degrees above average

Average Low. . . . . . 51.9 degrees, +0.6 degrees above average

Total Rain . . . . . . . . 2.49 inches, +0.78 inches above average

JULY 2025 Rainfall Map

JULY 2025 DAILY DATA for 4 NNW Taos

DATE	HIGH	LOW	DAILY DEP.	MON. DEP.	PCPN	REMARK
1	81	50	-1.7	-1.7	T
2	85	47	-1.4	-1.6	T
3	81	58	+2.2	-0.3	0.39″
4	85	49	-0.5	-0.4
5	89	50	+2.1	+0.1
6	86	52	+1.1	+0.3	T
7	86	50	+0.3	+0.3	0.25″
8	91	50	+2.4	+0.6
9	93	54	+5.9	+1.2
10	93	56	+6.0	+1.6	0.03″	Brief 1/4″ hail 215 PM
11	90	51	+2.0	+1.7	T
12	82	59	+2.0	+1.7	T
13	84	50	-1.3	+1.5	T
14	88	52	+1.8	+1.5	0.28″	57 mph gust 237 PM
15	89	48	-0.1	+1.4
16	90	50	+1.3	+1.4	0.01″
17	85	56	+2.1	+1.4	0.15″
18	83	51	-1.3	+1.3	0.06″
19	86	56	+2.6	+1.3	0.19″
20	88	50	+0.7	+1.3	0.73″
21	85	53	+0.7	+1.3	T
22	82	55	+0.8	+1.3	0.03″
23	80	54	-0.9	+1.2	0.01″
24	76	51	-4.2	+0.9
25	84	48	-1.8	+0.8
26	87	52	+1.6	+0.9
27	91	49	+2.5	+0.9
28	88	54	+3.5	+1.0	0.01″
29	83	52	-0.7	+1.0	0.02″
30	85	52	+0.3	+0.9	0.33″
31	84	52	0	+0.9	T
AVGS/ TOTAL	85.8	51.9	68.9	+0.9	2.49″

DAILY DEP. – Departure from the long term daily average temperature

MON. DEP. – Cumulative departure from the long term monthly average temperature

PCPN – Precipitation

T – Trace of precipitation

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June 2025 was warmer and wetter than average. The average temperature was 66.2 degrees, about 2.4 degrees above average, mainly due to some hot temperatures during 10 days in the middle of the month.

Precipitation totaled 1.27 inches at my northside location, a little more than a third of an inch above average. Most areas in the valley recorded more rain however, with areas around Taos and Ranchos de Taos receiving 1.50 to 1.80 inches of rain (see map below). Highest amounts occurred along the eastern and southern foothills where amounts ranged from 2.00 to 2.75 inches. A widespread rain event on the 24th brought nearly half of the monthly total to most areas.

The month started off cool and wet for the first few days, with highs in the upper 60s and 70s with some light rain amounts each day. It quickly warmed up through the second week however, as highs rose into the 80s.

The main weather event of the month occurred from the 13th through the 23rd as dry and hot weather moved into the region. Highs topped out in the upper 80s to low 90s during the period, with lows in the mid 40s to upper 50s. After a brief cool spell with the rain event of the 24th, temperatures rose again during the last week.

The warmest high was 93 degrees on the 15th and 16th, both record high readings for those days. The coldest high was 68 degrees on the 4th. The coldest low was 40 degrees on the 7th, while the warmest low was 59 degrees on the 17th.

Overall wind speeds for the month were a little below average, and there were only a few days that were windy – the 17th, 22nd and 23rd. Most afternoons saw some gusty winds however, as there were 11 days with gusts of 35 mph or higher, with the highest gust of 48 mph occurring on the 15th.

Here are the actual numbers for the month at the 4 NNW Taos location…

Average Temp . . . . 66.2 degrees, +2.4 degrees above average

Average High . . . . . 84.2 degrees, +2.6 degrees above average

Average Low. . . . . . 48.2 degrees, +2.3 degrees above average

Total Pcpn. . . . . . . . 1.27 inches, +0.39 inches above average

June 2025 Rainfall Map

JUN 2025 DAILY DATA for 4 NNW Taos

DATE	HIGH	LOW	DAILY DEP.	MON. DEP.	PCPN	REMARK
1	87	48	+8.7	+8.7	T
2	71	50	+1.1	+4.9	0.14″
3	76	48	+2.2	+4.0	0.03″
4	68	45	-4.0	+2.0	0.05″
5	74	44	-1.5	+1.3	T
6	80	42	-0.5	+1.0
7	83	40	+0.2	+0.9
8	86	43	+3.0	+1.2
9	80	46	+1.3	+1.2	0.33″	1/4″ hail 250 PM
10	81	43	0	+1.1	0.03″
11	84	41	0	+1.0	T
12	84	44	+1.2	+1.0	T
13	88	44	+3.0	+1.1
14	91	47	+5.4	+1.4
15	93*	43	+4.2	+1.6		*Record warm high
16	93*	52	+8.5	+2.0		*Record warm high
17	88	59	+9.0	+2.5
18	88	45	+1.7	+2.4
19	91	51	+6.0	+2.6
20	91	57	+8.5	+2.9	T
21	90	54	+6.1	+3.0
22	86	52	+3.3	+3.1
23	87	48	+1.5	+3.0
24	81	54	+0.7	+2.9	0.69″
25	78	52	-1.4	+2.7
26	83	49	-0.7	+2.6	T
27	84	52	+1.0	+2.5
28	89	49	+1.3	+2.5
29	89	50	+2.0	+2.5
30	81	55	+0.8	+2.4	T
AVGS/ TOTAL	84.2	48.2	66.2	+2.4	1.27″

DAILY DEP. – Departure from the long term daily average temperature

MON. DEP. – Cumulative departure from the long term monthly average temperature

PCPN – Precipitation

T – Trace of precipitation

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May 2025 was a little cooler than average and also quite a bit wetter than usual. The average temperature was 53.2 degrees, about 1.2 degrees below average, mainly due to some cool temperatures in the first 10 days of the month.

Precipitation totaled 2.20 inches at my northside location, more than an inch above average. Most areas in the valley recorded very similar amounts, thanks to the main weather event of the month, a widespread rain and snow storm on the 4th to the 6th. Snowfall for the month was 3.3 inches, about 2 inches above average.

Most of the monthly precipitation fell during the storm of the 4th to the 6th, with some light showers on the 8th, 19th, and 26th. The snow that fell on the 6th from 2 AM to 8 AM was very wet and heavy – it melted very slowly during the day. Daily records for precipitation and snow were set on the 6th.

The month started off cool and wet for the first 10 days, with highs in the upper 50s and 60s and lows in the 30s. It quickly warmed up through the second week however, as highs rose into the 70s. Other brief cool spells occurred on the 14th and 15th, and on the 18th to the 20th. The last 10 days of the month were warm and mainly dry, as highs climbed into the mid 70s to low 80s, with lows in the mid 30s to mid 40s.

The warmest high was 83 degrees on the 31st, while the coldest high was 39 degrees on the 6th. The coldest low was 27 degrees on the 15th and 20th, while the warmest low was 46 degrees on the 31st.

Overall wind speeds for the month were a little below average, and there were only a few days that were windy – the 13th, 18th, 25th and 29th. Most afternoons saw some gusty winds, as there were 13 days that had gusts of 35 mph or higher, with the highest gust of 48 mph occurring on the 19th as some cold frontal showers moved through the region.

Here are the actual numbers for the month at the 4 NNW Taos location…

Average Temp . . . . 53.2 degrees, -1.2 degrees below average

Average High . . . . . 69.9 degrees, -1.1 degrees below average

Average Low. . . . . . 36.6 degrees, -1.2 degrees below average

Total Pcpn. . . . . . . . 2.20 inches, +1.05 inches above average

Total Snow. . . . . . . . 3.3 inches, +2.3 inches above average

MAY 2025 DAILY DATA for 4 NNW Taos

DATE	HIGH	LOW	DAILY DEP.	MON. DEP.	PCPN	SNOW	REMARK
1	65	31	-1.4	-1.4	T
2	66	36	+1.6	+0.1
3	69	32	+0.5	+0.2
4	65	33	-2.3	-0.4	0.61″
5	50	36	-9.0	-2.1	0.29″
6	39	32	-16.3	-4.5	0.97″*	3.3″*	*Record daily pcpn and snow
7	56	30	-9.1	-5.1
8	60	39	-2.7	-4.8	0.19″		1/4″ Hail 645 PM
9	65	32	-3.9	-4.7	0.01″
10	71	34	0	-4.3
11	74	37	+3.0	-3.6
12	78	42	+7.2	-2.7
13	75	45	+6.5	-2.0
14	67	36	-2.6	-2.0
15	65	27	-8.6	-2.5
16	71	31	-3.6	-2.5
17	73	33	-1.8	-2.5
18	66	40	-2.6	-2.5
19	61	35	-7.6	-2.8	0.09″		Graupel 405 PM
20	69	27	-7.5	-3.0
21	76	31	-2.6	-3.0
22	81	35	+2.0	-2.8
23	81	44	+6.4	-2.4
24	78	36	+0.8	-2.2
25	78	44	+4.3	-2.0
26	70	44	-0.3	-1.9	0.04″
27	77	34	-2.1	-1.9	T
28	77	47	+4.1	-1.7
29	80	41	+2.4	-1.6
30	82	43	+4.0	-1.4
31	83	46	+5.9	-1.1	T
AVGS/ TOTAL	69.9	36.6	53.2	-1.1	2.20″	3.3″

DAILY DEP. – Departure from the long term daily average temperature

MON. DEP. – Cumulative departure from the long term monthly average temperature

PCPN – Precipitation

T – Trace of precipitation

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