Hobbs climate — normals and trends
Hobbs (United States) has a cold semi-arid climate (BSk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 16.2 °C and it receives 345 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 (26.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (5.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in September.
Hobbs averages 58 frost days, 105 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 56 rainy days per year.
Hobbs has warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.24 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 64 to 52 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 44.7 °C (on 27 June 1994) and the coldest -20.4 °C (on 11 January 1962).
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
HobbsNew Mexico
- coords
- 32.70°, -103.14°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
16.2°C
Average daily high
23.3°C
Average daily low
9.6°C
Annual rainfall
345mm
Sunshine / day
10.8h
Mean relative humidity
49%
Average peak wind
22.6km/h
Seasonal range
21.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
58 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
105 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
56 d/yr
Annual snowfall
14.9 cm
Average feels-like high
20.5 °C
Average feels-like low
6.6 °C
Average peak gust
40.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
41 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.1 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.44 · 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
44.7 °C
27 June 1994
Coldest day
-20.4 °C
11 January 1962
Wettest day
87 mm
26 September 1980
Windiest day
66.8 km/h
8 December 2009
Strongest gust
118.8 km/h
8 December 2009
Hottest feels-like
44.7 °C
27 June 1994
Coldest feels-like
-25.7 °C
4 January 1947
Snowiest day
20.1 cm
15 March 1969
Sunniest day
14.0 h
12 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 9.6 °C | -2.7 °C | 3 mm | -14 mm |
| Feb | 17.7 °C | +2.6 °C | 1 mm | -16 mm |
| Mar | 22.5 °C | +3.4 °C | 6 mm | -15 mm |
| Apr | 26.3 °C | +2.3 °C | 31 mm | +8 mm |
| May | 29.3 °C | +0.8 °C | 52 mm | +9 mm |
| Jun | 33.1 °C | +0.4 °C | 54 mm | +21 mm |
| Jul | 32.3 °C | -0.5 °C | 51 mm | +17 mm |
| Aug | 34.4 °C | +2.3 °C | 16 mm | -22 mm |
| Sep | 30.6 °C | +2.1 °C | 19 mm | -28 mm |
| Oct | 26.9 °C | +3.2 °C | 11 mm | -28 mm |
| Nov | 22.1 °C | +4.8 °C | 5 mm | -13 mm |
| Dec | 18.7 °C | +5.4 °C | 1 mm | -15 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Hobbs?
Hobbs has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 16.2 °C and it receives 345 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Hobbs?
The hottest day measured in Hobbs between 1940 and 2025 was 27 June 1994, reaching 44.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Hobbs?
The coldest day measured in Hobbs between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 1962, at -20.4 °C.
Does it snow in Hobbs?
Yes. Hobbs gets on average 14.9 cm of snow per year and has around 58 frost days.
Has the climate of Hobbs warmed?
Yes: Hobbs warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Hobbs?
The wettest day measured in Hobbs between 1940 and 2025 was 26 September 1980, with 87 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Hobbs?
The windiest day measured in Hobbs between 1940 and 2025 was 8 December 2009, with winds reaching 66.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Hobbs?
The warmest month in Hobbs is July (26.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (5.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Hobbs?
Hobbs receives on average 345 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 56 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Hobbs?
Hobbs 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 Hobbs?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Hobbs between 1940 and 2025 was 15 March 1969, with 20.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Hobbs?
Yes: Hobbs has on average 41 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Hobbs?
In Hobbs, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.7 °C on 27 June 1994, and the lowest was -25.7 °C on 4 January 1947.
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