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Picacho, New Mexico
Picacho, New Mexico is located in New Mexico
Picacho, New Mexico
Picacho, New Mexico
Location in New Mexico
Picacho, New Mexico is located in the United States
Picacho, New Mexico
Picacho, New Mexico
Location in the United States
Country United States
State New Mexico
County Lincoln
Elevation
4,987 ft (1,520 m)
Time zone UTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP codes
88343
Area code(s) 575
GNIS feature ID 899845

Picacho is an unincorporated community located in Lincoln County, New Mexico, United States. The community is located on U.S. Route 70, 30.5 miles (49.1 km) east of Ruidoso. Picacho has a post office with ZIP code 88343, which opened on June 11, 1891.

Climate

According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Picacho has a cold semi-arid climate, abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps. The hottest temperature recorded in Picacho was 106 °F (41.1 °C) on June 26–27, 1994, while the coldest temperature recorded was −14 °F (−25.6 °C) on February 3, 2011.

Climate data for Picacho, New Mexico, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1980–2019
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °F (°C) 78
(26)
83
(28)
87
(31)
93
(34)
98
(37)
106
(41)
104
(40)
104
(40)
100
(38)
93
(34)
84
(29)
80
(27)
106
(41)
Mean maximum °F (°C) 71.6
(22.0)
74.2
(23.4)
79.6
(26.4)
84.8
(29.3)
92.1
(33.4)
98.5
(36.9)
97.3
(36.3)
94.4
(34.7)
91.5
(33.1)
86.0
(30.0)
78.0
(25.6)
72.2
(22.3)
99.9
(37.7)
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) 57.8
(14.3)
61.3
(16.3)
67.8
(19.9)
74.6
(23.7)
82.0
(27.8)
90.4
(32.4)
89.9
(32.2)
88.3
(31.3)
83.5
(28.6)
75.4
(24.1)
65.2
(18.4)
57.2
(14.0)
74.5
(23.6)
Daily mean °F (°C) 42.2
(5.7)
45.1
(7.3)
51.1
(10.6)
57.6
(14.2)
65.5
(18.6)
73.7
(23.2)
75.6
(24.2)
74.2
(23.4)
68.4
(20.2)
58.9
(14.9)
49.0
(9.4)
41.8
(5.4)
58.6
(14.8)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) 26.6
(−3.0)
28.9
(−1.7)
34.4
(1.3)
40.6
(4.8)
49.0
(9.4)
57.0
(13.9)
61.3
(16.3)
60.1
(15.6)
53.3
(11.8)
42.4
(5.8)
32.7
(0.4)
26.3
(−3.2)
42.7
(6.0)
Mean minimum °F (°C) 11.1
(−11.6)
11.6
(−11.3)
18.0
(−7.8)
25.3
(−3.7)
35.9
(2.2)
45.7
(7.6)
53.2
(11.8)
52.0
(11.1)
41.0
(5.0)
27.7
(−2.4)
17.4
(−8.1)
7.1
(−13.8)
4.7
(−15.2)
Record low °F (°C) 1
(−17)
−14
(−26)
5
(−15)
14
(−10)
26
(−3)
35
(2)
43
(6)
44
(7)
32
(0)
7
(−14)
3
(−16)
−12
(−24)
−14
(−26)
Average precipitation inches (mm) 0.35
(8.9)
0.35
(8.9)
0.54
(14)
0.69
(18)
1.04
(26)
1.45
(37)
2.15
(55)
2.85
(72)
2.54
(65)
1.14
(29)
0.48
(12)
0.60
(15)
14.18
(360.8)
Average snowfall inches (cm) 3.0
(7.6)
1.7
(4.3)
0.9
(2.3)
0.3
(0.76)
0.0
(0.0)
0.0
(0.0)
0.0
(0.0)
0.0
(0.0)
0.0
(0.0)
0.3
(0.76)
1.0
(2.5)
5.2
(13)
12.4
(31.22)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) 2.4 1.9 2.3 2.4 3.9 4.7 7.0 8.7 6.6 4.0 2.3 2.7 48.9
Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) 1.4 0.9 0.5 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.5 1.7 5.3
Source 1: NOAA
Source 2: National Weather Service (mean maxima/minima 1981–2010)
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