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Artesia weather in numbers
measured normals and 10 years of recorded weather
Artesia swings 65°F across the year, from 96°F highs in June to 31°F lows in December, and September is usually the wettest month in a year that brings about 14 in of precipitation. Over 10 years of recorded weather it averages 207 days a year at 77°F or above, 142 of them at 86°F or above, 41 frost nights, and rain on 38 days.
Warmest month
June
96°F average high
Coldest month
December
31°F average low
Wettest month
September
14 in a year
Comfortable
4 months
February, March, April and October
Residents
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Warm days
207 days
a year at 77°F or above
Frost nights
41 nights
a year below 32°F
Rain days
38 days
a year with 0.04 in or more
Day counts are from the ERA5 reanalysis for Artesia’s grid square, 2016 to 2025, counted the same way for every city so the numbers compare. A reanalysis square is an area, not a weather station, so it is good for counting days and not for a single day’s record.
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Artesia hourly forecast: next 14 hours
consensus of the three models
Rain in the next 24 hours, model by model
each model's own hourly precipitation, side by side
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Artesia 10-day forecast, out to 14 days
where the models agree, and where they split
Artesia, New Mexico (NM) is at its warmest in Jun (average highs near 96°F) and coldest in Dec (lows around 31°F), with roughly 14 in of precipitation across the year. Below, compare what NWS, American, European forecast for Artesia right now, and see exactly where they disagree.
average daytime high and overnight low across a typical year (1991-2020)
Jan
57°
33°
Feb
62°
36°
Mar
70°
44°
Apr
78°
49°
May
87°
59°
Jun
96°
69°
Jul
95°
70°
Aug
93°
69°
Sep
87°
62°
Oct
77°
51°
Nov
64°
40°
Dec
56°
31°
Source: 1991-2020 averages, ERA5 for this place adjusted with NASA POWER.
How Artesia's weather has changed since 1995
30 years of daily data, 1995-2024, shown as change
+1.5°F
Around Artesia, 2015-2024 averaged 1.5°F warmer than 1995-2004. 7 of the 10 warmest years since 1995 fall in the last ten, and the warmest was 2024.
1995each stripe is one year2024
cooler than averagearound averagewarmer than average
Days above 95°F
12 more days a year
2015-2024 against 1995-2004. Within the normal year-to-year swing
Frost nights
11 fewer nights a year
2015-2024 against 1995-2004, below 32°F. Within the normal year-to-year swing
Average wind
no clear change
2015-2024 against 1995-2004. Within the normal year-to-year swing
Bars: each year against the area's 30-year average. Dashed lines: the average of the first and the last ten years.
See the numbers year by year
Year
Temp vs average
Days >95°F vs avg
Frost nights vs avg
Wind vs avg
1995
−0.7°F
−16
−8
+2%
1996
−0.5°F
+1
+8
+0%
1997
−2.3°F
−11
+21
+0%
1998
−0.1°F
−4
+4
+2%
1999
−0.5°F
−19
−6
+0%
2000
+0.4°F
+24
+9
+2%
2001
+0.1°F
+13
+7
−2%
2002
−0.7°F
−5
+14
+0%
2003
+0.6°F
−0
−7
+2%
2004
−1.6°F
−11
−2
−5%
2005
−0.7°F
−0
−10
−5%
2006
−0.3°F
−13
+1
−2%
2007
−1.9°F
−41
+15
−7%
2008
−1.4°F
−26
+7
+2%
2009
−0.7°F
−12
+6
−2%
2010
−1.0°F
−4
+5
+2%
2011
+1.1°F
+33
+8
+7%
2012
+1.3°F
+19
−5
−2%
2013
−1.0°F
−1
+18
+2%
2014
−0.8°F
−12
−4
+0%
2015
−0.3°F
−2
+4
−5%
2016
+0.8°F
−14
−11
+0%
2017
+1.3°F
−15
−20
+2%
2018
+0.8°F
+12
−3
+0%
2019
+0.4°F
+10
−1
+2%
2020
+1.7°F
+33
−4
+2%
2021
+0.6°F
−12
−20
+0%
2022
+0.4°F
+19
+15
−2%
2023
+2.0°F
+29
−11
+0%
2024
+2.6°F
+30
−23
+2%
Source: NASA POWER daily data from the MERRA-2 reanalysis, 1995-2024. Each value describes a grid square of about 50 km around Artesia, not a weather station, and a square that takes in sea or a large lake runs milder than the city itself. That is why this section shows change against the square's own 30-year average rather than counts you could compare with a local station. Rain and snow are left out because their long-term record in this dataset is not consistent over time. "Within the normal year-to-year swing" means the change is smaller than the usual differences between single years.
Which forecast is most accurate in the US?
CheckWeather Score, graded against the weather that actually happened
Provider
CheckWeather-score
Temp
Wind
Rain
Run by
European ★ Best
93
/100rank #1
91±0.9°F
97±1.1 mph
9396% hit
ECMWF - European Centre for Medium-Range Weather ForecastsReading, United Kingdom
American
82
/100rank #2
83±1.7°F
94±2.0 mph
7184% hit
NOAA / NCEP (United States)College Park, Maryland, USA
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Common questions
What's the weather in Artesia today?
On this page we show what NWS, American, European each forecast for Artesia today, side by side and updated live. When all three agree the forecast is reliable; when they split, we flag it so you know the day is genuinely less certain.
Will it rain in Artesia today or tomorrow?
Check the hourly strip and 7-day forecast above. We compare rain from NWS, American, European for Artesia and flag the days where the models disagree on whether showers actually arrive, which is exactly when a single app can catch you out.
Which forecast is most accurate for Artesia?
No single model is always right. NWS, American, European each run their own physics, so we line all three up: when they agree the Artesia forecast is reliable, and when they split you should expect surprises. See our tested US accuracy scoreboard for how the models compare.
What is the warmest month in Artesia?
June is typically the warmest month in Artesia, with average highs around 96°F.
How cold does Artesia get?
The coldest month in Artesia is December, when overnight lows average about 31°F.
How much rain does Artesia get?
Artesia sees roughly 14 in of precipitation a year, with September usually the wettest month.
Is Artesia getting warmer?
Yes. In NASA's reanalysis for the area around Artesia, 2015-2024 averaged 1.5°F warmer than 1995-2004.