Clovis climate — normals and trends
Clovis (United States) has a cold semi-arid climate (BSk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 14.1 °C and it receives 394 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is July (25.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (2.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Clovis averages 82 frost days, 79 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 64 rainy days per year.
Clovis has warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.22 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 92 to 72 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 41.7 °C (on 11 June 2022) and the coldest -30.2 °C (on 13 January 1963).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
ClovisNew Mexico
- coords
- 34.40°, -103.21°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
14.1°C
Average daily high
21.2°C
Average daily low
7.7°C
Annual rainfall
394mm
Sunshine / day
10.8h
Mean relative humidity
50%
Average peak wind
23.4km/h
Seasonal range
22.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
82 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
79 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
64 d/yr
Annual snowfall
29.3 cm
Average feels-like high
18.1 °C
Average feels-like low
4.2 °C
Average peak gust
42.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
17 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.8 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.42 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
41.7 °C
11 June 2022
Coldest day
-30.2 °C
13 January 1963
Wettest day
87 mm
20 September 1985
Windiest day
64.4 km/h
9 February 1960
Strongest gust
112.3 km/h
13 March 2019
Hottest feels-like
40.2 °C
25 June 1994
Coldest feels-like
-35.7 °C
13 January 1963
Snowiest day
23.5 cm
25 April 1997
Sunniest day
14.0 h
7 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 7.2 °C | -2.8 °C | 7 mm | -9 mm |
| Feb | 14.4 °C | +1.9 °C | 2 mm | -15 mm |
| Mar | 20.0 °C | +3.3 °C | 10 mm | -15 mm |
| Apr | 22.6 °C | +1.2 °C | 58 mm | +31 mm |
| May | 25.2 °C | -0.9 °C | 56 mm | +7 mm |
| Jun | 31.1 °C | +0.2 °C | 56 mm | +13 mm |
| Jul | 31.9 °C | +0.2 °C | 45 mm | +2 mm |
| Aug | 32.5 °C | +1.9 °C | 40 mm | -13 mm |
| Sep | 27.9 °C | +0.8 °C | 42 mm | -2 mm |
| Oct | 24.3 °C | +2.5 °C | 19 mm | -22 mm |
| Nov | 18.9 °C | +3.8 °C | 20 mm | +1 mm |
| Dec | 16.2 °C | +5.4 °C | 3 mm | -15 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Clovis?
Clovis has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 14.1 °C and it receives 394 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Clovis?
The hottest day measured in Clovis between 1940 and 2025 was 11 June 2022, reaching 41.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Clovis?
The coldest day measured in Clovis between 1940 and 2025 was 13 January 1963, at -30.2 °C.
Does it snow in Clovis?
Yes. Clovis gets on average 29.3 cm of snow per year and has around 82 frost days.
Has the climate of Clovis warmed?
Yes: Clovis warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Clovis?
The wettest day measured in Clovis between 1940 and 2025 was 20 September 1985, with 87 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Clovis?
The windiest day measured in Clovis between 1940 and 2025 was 9 February 1960, with winds reaching 64.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Clovis?
The warmest month in Clovis is July (25.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (2.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Clovis?
Clovis receives on average 394 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 64 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Clovis?
Clovis gets on average 10.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,942 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Clovis?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Clovis between 1940 and 2025 was 25 April 1997, with 23.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Clovis?
Yes: Clovis has on average 17 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Clovis?
In Clovis, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.2 °C on 25 June 1994, and the lowest was -35.7 °C on 13 January 1963.
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