Climate guideThirty-year normals for Clovis, New Mexico
Clovis climate by month
Cold semi-arid · BSkBest Mar–Apr · Oct
Annual mean58°day and night
Seasonal swing39°warmest vs coolest
Precipitation19.6 in73 wet days a year
34.40° N, 103.21° WElevation 4,268 ftUTC−6 · Mountain Daylight Time
When to goClovis · weather score
Best timeMar–Apr · Oct
October: high / low74° / 44°
iSummary
What the weather is like
Clovis has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk): little rain, large day–night swings and strong sunshine.
The warmest month is July, when afternoons average 92° and nights 64°. January is the coolest month, with highs of 53° and lows of 25°. The difference between the warmest and the coolest month is about 39°, a large swing typical of continental interiors.
About 19.6 in of precipitation falls in an average year. August is the wettest month (3.5 in, 12 wet days) and January the driest (0.5 in, 2 wet days). Cloud cover ranges from 20% in September to 30% in February.
Compared with Washington, the capital, Clovis is 1.7° warmer on a July afternoon and receives less precipitation over the year.
Year in figures
- Hottest afternoons
- 92° · July
- Coldest nights
- 25° · January
- Wettest month
- August
- Driest month
- January
- Clearest skies
- September · 20% cloud
- Longest day
- 14 h 27 min
- Shortest day
- 9 h 52 min
iiCharts
Twelve months at a glance
Temperature and precipitation
Daily high/low range bars, monthly precipitation columnsTemperature curve
Average high, lowDaylight
Hours between sunrise and sunset on the 15th of each monthiiiData table
Climate normals month by month
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high | 53° | 58° | 66° | 73° | 82° | 91° | 92° | 91° | 83° | 74° | 62° | 53° |
| Average low | 25° | 28° | 34° | 41° | 51° | 61° | 64° | 63° | 56° | 44° | 33° | 25° |
| Precipitation | 0.5 in | 0.4 in | 0.9 in | 1.3 in | 2.0 in | 2.5 in | 2.6 in | 3.5 in | 2.2 in | 2.1 in | 0.7 in | 0.8 in |
| Wet days (≥1 mm) | 2.4 | 2.8 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 7.2 | 10.1 | 10.2 | 12.4 | 8.5 | 5.5 | 2.8 | 2.9 |
| Cloud cover | 27% | 30% | 26% | 23% | 25% | 22% | 23% | 24% | 20% | 22% | 23% | 26% |
| Daylight | 10h 06 | 10h 58 | 11h 57 | 13h 03 | 13h 57 | 14h 27 | 14h 14 | 13h 27 | 12h 24 | 11h 21 | 10h 23 | 9h 52 |
| Month score | 61 | 73 | 90 | 91 | 72 | 43 | 41 | 39 | 65 | 87 | 86 | 60 |
ivMonth by month
Clovis in every month
January61
53° / 25°
0.5 in · 2.4 wet days
February73
58° / 28°
0.4 in · 2.8 wet days
March90
66° / 34°
0.9 in · 4.4 wet days
April91
73° / 41°
1.3 in · 3.9 wet days
May72
82° / 51°
2.0 in · 7.2 wet days
June43
91° / 61°
2.5 in · 10.1 wet days
July41
92° / 64°
2.6 in · 10.2 wet days
August39
91° / 63°
3.5 in · 12.4 wet days
September65
83° / 56°
2.2 in · 8.5 wet days
October87
74° / 44°
2.1 in · 5.5 wet days
November86
62° / 33°
0.7 in · 2.8 wet days
December60
53° / 25°
0.8 in · 2.9 wet days