Balsam Glade Picnic Site

Tijeras, Cibola National Forest and Grasslands, New Mexico

Nights by month

Night lows from 2016 to 2025: a typical night, and the cold one that comes 1 night in 10.

The mildest nights are in July, typically 54°F. The coldest are in January, when 1 night in 10 drops to 3°F. Frost is common in January, February, March, April, May, October, November and December.

Typical nightCold night (1 in 10)
  1. Jan14°F 3°FBag comfortable to 5°F · frost 100% · rain or snow 20% of days
  2. Feb19°F 4°FBag comfortable to 5°F · frost 96% · rain or snow 22% of days
  3. Mar25°F 15°FBag comfortable to 15°F · frost 88% · rain or snow 23% of days
  4. Apr32°F 22°FBag comfortable to 20°F · frost 54% · rain or snow 16% of days
  5. May41°F 31°FBag comfortable to 30°F · frost 12% · rain or snow 20% of days
  6. Jun51°F 44°FBag comfortable to 45°F · frost 0% · rain or snow 18% of days
  7. Jul54°F 50°FBag comfortable to 50°F · frost 0% · rain or snow 34% of days
  8. Aug53°F 48°FBag comfortable to 50°F · frost 0% · rain or snow 27% of days
  9. Sep (this month)48°F 41°FBag comfortable to 40°F · frost 1% · rain or snow 17% of days
  10. Oct38°F 24°FBag comfortable to 25°F · frost 25% · rain or snow 19% of days
  11. Nov27°F 16°FBag comfortable to 15°F · frost 73% · rain or snow 17% of days
  12. Dec21°F 8°FBag comfortable to 10°F · frost 97% · rain or snow 17% of days

| = 32°F

History: ERA5 and ERA5-Land reanalysis via Open-Meteo, corrected to the site's elevation. Bag rating: the comfort rating that keeps you warm in a tent on 9 of 10 nights that month.

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