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White Sands National Monument
Climate averages

Average Temperatures and Precipitation

This table shows the monthly temperatures and precipitation at White Sands National Monument averaged over a 30-year period from 1971 through 2000. It also shows the extremes recorded during that same period.

 

 

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Avg. High

57

64

71

79

88

96

97

94

88

78

64

57

Avg. Low

23

26

31

39

49

58

63

61

54

41

28

22

Highest

78

82

95

97

104

111

110

107

104

97

86

83

Lowest

-25

-14

-19

11

20

38

45

38

30

13

-12

-8

Precipitation

.60”

.39”

.27”

.29”

.49”

.89”

1.41”

2.07”

1.44”

1.09”

.68”

.79”

This Week’s Weather Forecast

Photo of sand avalanching  

Did You Know?
While the wind piles the sand grains into dunes, the dunes move forward under the force of gravity. As the leading edge of the dune ("slipface") gets steeper, gravity pulls an avalanche of sand down the slipface, moving the dune forward.

Last Updated: March 26, 2007 at 17:30 EST