Climate of Red River, New Mexico
Red River, New Mexico, is a small resort community within the Rocky Mountains, located in Taos County. It is named for a small creek that runs through the town, not the actual Red River that flows to the east between Texas and Oklahoma. The area's climate is cold and wet.
In the winter months, the temperature does not rise above the 30s often -- the average high in February is 39 degrees F. The temperature can regularly drop into single digits -- with January's low average is less than five degrees. Snowfall is prevalent in this area, with an average of 20 inches of total snowfall per month. The average depth of snow is more than 5 inches for the winter, reaching an average of 9 inches in February.
Snow is prevalent in Red River as the season changes to spring. The average snow depth in April is 2 inches, and the average snowfall is 22 inches. March has the highest total snowfall of any month at nearly 30 inches. The temperature can reach an average high of the low 60s heading into May, but below-freezing temperatures are possible, with an average low in May of 29 degrees.
Red River receives the most precipitation in the summer months. It rains more than 3 inches in July and again in August. Even in the summer, the temperature rarely gets into the 80s, with the warmest average high being 76 degrees in July. The low temperature averages 35 in June and 40 in August.
Temperatures can start dropping below freezing as soon as October, when snow starts picking up, with an average total fall of nearly 8 inches. The snow doesn't begin to collect until November, though -- the average snow depth reaches two inches in that month. By November, the average low temperature drops to below 15 degrees, while the average high is down to 45.
Red River regularly has low temperatures and high precipitation. It has an annual average high of 56 degrees with an average low of 23. Nearly 150 inches of total snow fall on the area in a year, with 21 inches of rain. The mountain range is usually covered in snow from late fall to early spring.