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When to go to Santa Fe

Twelve months of averages for Santa Fe, and what they say about when to go.

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What the averages say

Mean daily highs and lows and the month's rain, averaged over 2001 to 2020.

On these averages, Santa Fe has a mean high between 18°C and 32°C and under 150 mm of rain in April, May and August to October.

Of those months, it is also dry (under 50 mm of rain) and not humid in April, May, September and October.

Hot months (a mean high of 32°C or more): June and July.
Cold months (a mean high under 10°C): December to February.
The warmest month is June (32°C) and the coolest December (6°C). The wettest is July (62 mm) and the driest February (17 mm); about 338 mm of rain falls in a year.

How these sentences are worded

Each sentence is written from the figures by fixed rules, and says no more than they do. Mild to warm: a mean daily high from 18°C up to 32°C. Hot: 32°C or more. Cool: 10°C up to 18°C. Cold: under 10°C. Dry: under 50 mm of rain in the month; wet: 150 mm or more. Humid: a high of 25°C or more with relative humidity of 70% or more. A month is described as good for going when it is mild to warm and not wet.

Santa Fe: highs, lows and rainHighLowRain

The year at a glance

Mild to warm and dry
Mild to warm, humid or showery
Hot
Cool
Wet
Cold

JanCold
FebCold
MarCool
AprMild–warm, dry
MayMild–warm, dry
JunHot
JulHot
AugMild–warm, mixed
SeptMild–warm, dry
OctMild–warm, dry
NovCool
DecCold

Month by month

Every month in Santa Fe

The whole year, with humidity, cloud and the sunlight reaching the ground.

Climate in Santa Fe by month: mean daily high and low, rain, and what the month is like
Month	High	Low	Rain	Humidity	Cloud	Sunlight (kWh/m²/day)	High in Dubai	What it is like
January	6°C	-6°C	19 mm	61%	42%	3.3	23°C	Cold
February	8°C	-5°C	17 mm	55%	47%	4.2	24°C	Cold
March	14°C	-2°C	18 mm	46%	43%	5.5	27°C	Cool
April	19°C	2°C	19 mm	38%	43%	6.7	31°C	Mild to warm and dry
May	25°C	7°C	20 mm	34%	41%	7.5	35°C	Mild to warm and dry
June	32°C	14°C	19 mm	30%	38%	7.8	37°C	Hot
July	32°C	16°C	62 mm	45%	54%	6.9	39°C	Hot
August	30°C	15°C	50 mm	48%	50%	6.4	39°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
September	26°C	11°C	41 mm	48%	38%	5.7	37°C	Mild to warm and dry
October	19°C	4°C	30 mm	48%	33%	4.7	34°C	Mild to warm and dry
November	12°C	-2°C	19 mm	52%	36%	3.5	29°C	Cool
December	6°C	-6°C	24 mm	60%	44%	2.9	25°C	Cold

The Dubai column is Dubai's mean daily high, for comparison.

Modelled averages for an area about 50 km across, not a weather station's record: NASA POWER climatology, 2001–2020. These data were obtained from the NASA Langley Research Center (LaRC) POWER Project funded through the NASA Earth Science/Applied Science Program.

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Month

High

Low

Rain

Humidity

Cloud

Sunlight (kWh/m²/day)

High in Dubai

What it is like

January

6°C

-6°C

19 mm

61%

42%

3.3

23°C

Cold

February

8°C

-5°C

17 mm

55%

47%

4.2

24°C

Cold

March

14°C

-2°C

18 mm

46%

43%

5.5

27°C

Cool

April

19°C

2°C

19 mm

38%

43%

6.7

31°C

Mild to warm and dry

May

25°C

7°C

20 mm

34%

41%

7.5

35°C

Mild to warm and dry

June

32°C

14°C

19 mm

30%

38%

7.8

37°C

Hot

July

32°C

16°C

62 mm

45%

54%

6.9

39°C

Hot

August

30°C

15°C

50 mm

48%

50%

6.4

39°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

September

26°C

11°C

41 mm

48%

38%

5.7

37°C

Mild to warm and dry

October

19°C

4°C

30 mm

48%

33%

4.7

34°C

Mild to warm and dry

November

12°C

-2°C

19 mm

52%

36%

3.5

29°C

Cool

December

6°C

-6°C

24 mm

60%

44%

2.9

25°C

Cold