Santa Fe weather by month & the best time to visit
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The best time to visit Santa Fe is April — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 97/100), with June and May close behind. Santa Fe averages about 3,617 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 20°C / 68°F and roughly 19 mm of rain in April.
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- Sun hours / year
- 3,617
- Sunniest month
- April
- Peak score
- 97/100
- Rain / year
- 338 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈52 cm
- Midday UV at peak
- 11 (extreme)
- Population
- 88k
- Elevation
- 1,922 m
When is the best time to visit Santa Fe?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Santa Fe is April, then June and May. The dullest month is January (0/100, 19 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Santa Fe?
Santa Fe is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,617 hours of sunshine a year. 97 Sunshine Score points separate April (97) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #21 of 580 destinations in United States for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,279 hours. Rain has a clear season: the wettest stretch, around August, carries about 45% of the annual 338 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | 6° / 43°F | -6° / 21°F | 19 mm | 3 |
| February | 8 | 9° / 48°F | -5° / 23°F | 17 mm | 5 |
| March | 56 | 15° / 59°F | -1° / 30°F | 18 mm | 7 |
| April | 97 | 20° / 68°F | 2° / 36°F | 19 mm | 9 |
| May | 96 | 25° / 77°F | 8° / 46°F | 20 mm | 10 |
| June | 97 | 32° / 90°F | 14° / 57°F | 19 mm | 11 |
| July | 89 | 32° / 90°F | 17° / 63°F | 62 mm | 11 |
| August | 91 | 30° / 86°F | 15° / 59°F | 50 mm | 10 |
| September | 92 | 26° / 79°F | 11° / 52°F | 41 mm | 8 |
| October | 95 | 20° / 68°F | 4° / 39°F | 30 mm | 6 |
| November | 32 | 12° / 54°F | -2° / 28°F | 19 mm | 4 |
| December | 0 | 6° / 43°F | -6° / 21°F | 24 mm | 3 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Albuquerque United States · 80 km · best in May · 3,616 h sun/yr
- Montrose United States · 359 km · best in Jun · 3,242 h sun/yr
- Colorado Springs United States · 375 km · best in Jun · 3,289 h sun/yr
- Amarillo United States · 400 km · best in Apr · 3,307 h sun/yr
- Aspen United States · 407 km · best in Jun · 3,154 h sun/yr
- El Paso United States · 424 km · best in Apr · 3,775 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Taos United States · 100 km · 3,466 h sun/yr · best in Jun
- Alamosa United States · 203 km · 3,524 h sun/yr · best in Jun
- Gallup United States · 244 km · 3,620 h sun/yr · best in Jun
- Cortez United States · 294 km · 3,470 h sun/yr · best in Jun
- Roswell United States · 294 km · 3,563 h sun/yr · best in Mar
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