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Alamogordo averages 2.4 inches of snow a year. The snowiest month is January (1.0″), and snow usually falls from October through March. On about 1 days a year at least an inch falls. Snow covers the ground (1″+) on roughly <1 days of an average winter.
Average snowfall by month
Month
Snowfall
Days 1″+
Days with snow cover
Freezing nights
Avg. low
October
0.1″
<1
<1
1
51°F
November
0.1″
0
0
6
41°F
December
0.9″
<1
0
18
33°F
January
1.0″
<1
<1
18
33°F
February
0.1″
<1
0
8
37°F
March
0.2″
<1
0
4
43°F
Year
2.4″
1
<1
55
NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 — snowfall at Alamogordo (1 mi from the city center, +52 ft elevation difference). Averages smooth out big years: single winters can bring half or double the normal.
2.4 inches in an average year (NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, Alamogordo station, 1 miles away). The snowiest month is January with 1.0 inches.
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How many freezing nights does Alamogordo have?
About 55 nights a year drop to 32 °F or below (NOAA 1991–2020); the coldest month, December, averages a low of 33 °F.