Taos weather by month & the best time to visit
🇺🇸 United States · alpine / mountain town · humid subtropical climate
The best time to visit Taos is June — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 95/100), with May and September close behind. Taos averages about 3,466 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 29°C / 84°F and roughly 27 mm of rain in June.
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- Sun hours / year
- 3,466
- Sunniest month
- June
- Peak score
- 95/100
- Rain / year
- 427 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈89 cm
- Midday UV at peak
- 11 (extreme)
- Population
- 6k
- Elevation
- 2,147 m
When is the best time to visit Taos?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Taos is June, then May and September. The dullest month is January (0/100, 25 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Taos?
Taos is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,466 hours of sunshine a year. 95 Sunshine Score points separate June (95) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #40 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 41% of the annual 427 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | 5° / 41°F | -7° / 19°F | 25 mm | 3 |
| February | 0 | 6° / 43°F | -6° / 21°F | 26 mm | 5 |
| March | 24 | 11° / 52°F | -3° / 27°F | 27 mm | 7 |
| April | 63 | 16° / 61°F | 0° / 32°F | 29 mm | 8 |
| May | 94 | 22° / 72°F | 5° / 41°F | 31 mm | 10 |
| June | 95 | 29° / 84°F | 11° / 52°F | 27 mm | 11 |
| July | 87 | 30° / 86°F | 14° / 57°F | 71 mm | 10 |
| August | 89 | 28° / 82°F | 13° / 55°F | 57 mm | 9 |
| September | 91 | 24° / 75°F | 9° / 48°F | 46 mm | 8 |
| October | 78 | 18° / 64°F | 2° / 36°F | 32 mm | 6 |
| November | 16 | 10° / 50°F | -3° / 27°F | 24 mm | 4 |
| December | 0 | 4° / 39°F | -7° / 19°F | 32 mm | 2 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Albuquerque United States · 178 km · best in May · 3,616 h sun/yr
- Colorado Springs United States · 275 km · best in Jun · 3,289 h sun/yr
- Montrose United States · 301 km · best in Jun · 3,242 h sun/yr
- Aspen United States · 325 km · best in Jun · 3,154 h sun/yr
- Eagle United States · 371 km · best in Jun · 3,154 h sun/yr
- Amarillo United States · 383 km · best in Apr · 3,307 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Santa Fe United States · 100 km · 3,617 h sun/yr · best in Apr
- Alamosa United States · 111 km · 3,524 h sun/yr · best in Jun
- Pueblo United States · 229 km · 3,288 h sun/yr · best in Oct
- Gunnison United States · 257 km · 3,272 h sun/yr · best in Jun
- Telluride United States · 259 km · 3,220 h sun/yr · best in Jun
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