Weather
The city of Gallup
and a portion of McKinley County are located on the Colorado Plateau, an
area of high broken country. The elevation at Gallup is
approximately 6,515 feet above sea level. Precipitation averages
about seven inches per year with roughly 40% falling in July, August and
September, and 34% during December to March. Snowfall seldom stays
on the ground more than two or three days.
Old timers talk of the ever changing weather of Gallup. If you
don't like what you have at the moment, just wait and it will
change. Gallup winters are cold, but with low humidity and lots of
sunshine, they are pleasant and seldom onerous. Summer temperatures
are moderated by low humidity and high elevation. Evenings are cool
and day time temperatures are comfortable. The average minimum and
maximum temperature range is 31.7ºF to 64.6ºF. The maximum high
temperature recorded was 99ºF and the maximum low was -57ºF.
Average Temperatures and
Precipitation |
Month |
Mean
Average |
Average
Maximum |
Average
Minimum |
Average
Precipitation |
January |
27.8 |
42.1 |
13.4 |
.72 |
February |
32.2 |
46.2 |
17.3 |
1.64 |
March |
38.1 |
52.1 |
22.3 |
.69 |
April |
45.6 |
63.3 |
30.2 |
.74 |
May |
52.9 |
72.4 |
37.0 |
.53 |
June |
63.9 |
82.9 |
44.9 |
.43 |
July |
69.8 |
86.9 |
53.0 |
1.65 |
August |
68.0 |
84.5 |
51.8 |
1.80 |
September |
61.2 |
79.3 |
44.4 |
1.25 |
October |
49.9 |
66.7 |
33.6 |
1.31 |
November |
36.5 |
53.4 |
19.8 |
.58 |
December |
28.6 |
45.8 |
13.4 |
.63 |
