Santa Fe weather by month & the best time to visit
United States · small town · semi-arid climate
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.
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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Santa Fe: questions and answers
What kind of destination is Santa Fe?
Santa Fe is a small town in United States at 1,922 m elevation with a semi-arid climate.
How many hours of sunshine does Santa Fe get a year?
Santa Fe gets about 3,617 hours of sunshine a year, at its best around April.
When is the best time to visit Santa Fe?
The sunniest time to visit Santa Fe is April, when the Sunshine Score peaks at 97/100 (with June and May close behind). Expect daytime highs around 20°C / 68°F.
What is the least sunny month in Santa Fe?
January is the least sunny month in Santa Fe, scoring 0/100 with about 19 mm of rain.
How strong is the sun in Santa Fe?
The typical midday UV index in Santa Fe peaks around 11 (extreme) in June, easing to about 3 (moderate) in January. Month-by-month midday UV values are in the UV column of the table on this page.
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