Climate averages 1991–2020
Rio Rancho weather
in September.
A warm, fairly dry month: the 4th warmest and the joint 10th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
September is a warm month in Rio Rancho: daytime highs average 27.1°C and nights cool to about 14.5°C. By daytime temperature it is the 4th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 29 mm of rain on roughly 4 days, which makes September a fairly dry month (the joint 10th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 26 min on an average September day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Enchanted Hills (13 km away). In September its highs average 26.9°C, about as warm as Rio Rancho, with 39 mm of rain.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, Rio Rancho ranks joint 238th of 498 for the warmest September highs and joint 141st of 498 for the driest September (rainfall, lowest first). The mean September high of those 498 cities is 26.9°C; Rio Rancho is 0.2°C warmer than that mean.
From September to October, average highs fall by 6.6°C to 20.5°C, and monthly rainfall stays at 29 mm.
The annual picture
September in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Rio Rancho climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.4°C-3.4°C | -3.4°C | 16 | 4.2 | 10.110 h |
| February | 10.9°C-1.4°C | -1.4°C | 15 | 3.6 | 10.911 h |
| March | 16.0°C2.2°C | 2.2°C | 16 | 3.5 | 11.912 h |
| April | 20.5°C6.0°C | 6.0°C | 15 | 2.8 | 13.113 h |
| May | 25.9°C11.5°C | 11.5°C | 18 | 3.2 | 14.014 h |
| June | 31.7°C17.0°C | 17.0°C | 11 | 2.3 | 14.514 h |
| July | 32.0°C19.4°C | 19.4°C | 31 | 6.6 | 14.314 h |
| August | 30.6°C18.3°C | 18.3°C | 28 | 6.1 | 13.513 h |
| September, selected | 27.1°C14.5°C | 14.5°C | 29 | 4.4 | 12.412 h |
| October | 20.5°C8.1°C | 8.1°C | 29 | 4.1 | 11.311 h |
| November | 13.2°C1.5°C | 1.5°C | 17 | 3.2 | 10.310 h |
| December | 7.3°C-3.2°C | -3.2°C | 19 | 3.8 | 9.810 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
September in nearby cities
- Enchanted Hills in SeptemberUnited States · 13 kmHigh 26.9°C · Low 14.3°C · 39 mm rain
- Albuquerque in SeptemberUnited States · 17 kmHigh 27.8°C · Low 15.1°C · 22 mm rain
- Santa Fe, United States in SeptemberUnited States · 83 kmHigh 23.2°C · Low 11.1°C · 26 mm rain
- Las Cruces in SeptemberUnited States · 325 kmHigh 30.9°C · Low 18.0°C · 29 mm rain
- Pueblo in SeptemberUnited States · 383 kmHigh 27.1°C · Low 12.2°C · 22 mm rain
- El Paso in SeptemberUnited States · 387 kmHigh 30.7°C · Low 18.3°C · 31 mm rain
- Ciudad Juárez in SeptemberMexico · 391 kmHigh 30.7°C · Low 18.4°C · 31 mm rain
- Colorado Springs in SeptemberUnited States · 432 kmHigh 24.0°C · Low 9.3°C · 33 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Rio Rancho) is explained once on the Rio Rancho year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.