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Best time to visit Santa Fe

September is the best time to visit Santa Fe for general sightseeing, with average highs of 21 °C and about 6 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly August to November.

It depends what you are going for

One month rarely wins on everything. These are the best months on each measure taken on its own.

If you want Best month On that measure
Sightseeing and walking September comfort 94/100
The least cloud January 39 % average cloud cover
The least rain July 39 mm
Warmth January 31 °C
Cooler weather July 16 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days
1 September 94 21 °C 6
2 May 90 20 °C 6
3 April 90 23 °C 8
4 August 89 19 °C 5
5 October 88 24 °C 10
6 November 84 27 °C 8
7 June 82 17 °C 5
8 March 82 27 °C 8
9 July 79 16 °C 4
10 December 75 29 °C 9
11 February 74 29 °C 9
12 January 69 31 °C 9

When to think twice

January scores lowest with about 9 wet days and highs near 31 °C. That does not make it a bad month — it depends entirely on what you are travelling for. The numbers are all here; the judgement is yours.

The full year

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 30.6 °C 113 mm 39 %
February 29.0 °C 123 mm 42 %
March 27.1 °C 137 mm 41 %
April 23.4 °C 115 mm 46 %
May 19.7 °C 73 mm 55 %
June 17.1 °C 45 mm 53 %
July 16.5 °C 39 mm 47 %
August 19.2 °C 49 mm 41 %
September 21.5 °C 66 mm 43 %
October 24.2 °C 128 mm 48 %
November 27.1 °C 119 mm 41 %
December 29.3 °C 132 mm 41 %

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: comfort score, beach score, season boundaries. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.