Roswell, NM: December

31 December 2025: December 2025 averaged 48.5°F in Roswell, NM, the warmest December since 2021, 2nd warmest of 130.

December 2025

Mean temperature: 48.5°F; Warmest since 2021; 2nd warmest of 130
Precipitation: 0.06 in; Driest since 2024; 29th driest of 132

A normal December in Roswell, NM (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 41.6°F, between 38.1°F and 44.3°F in eight years of ten and 0.27 in of precipitation, between 0.00 in and 1.25 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every December in Roswell, NM since 1894: 48.5°F in 2025; the highest is 50.5°F, in 2021.

Normal range, 38.1 to 44.3°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every December in Roswell, NM from 1894 to 2025, ranked: the mean temperature, the mean high and the mean low from the warmest, the precipitation from the wettest; a year missing more than a tenth of its days is not ranked.

Year	Mean, °F	Rank	High, °F	Rank	Low, °F	Rank	Precipitation, in	Rank	Days missing
2025	48.5	2	66.4	2	30.6	12	0.06	103	0
2024	48.2	3	62.4	7	34.1	1	0.03	109	0
2023	46.3	6	60.7	12	31.8	5	0.32	58	0
2022	44.2	18	57.7	46	30.8	10	0.07	96	0
2021	50.5	1	67.8	1	33.3	2	0.06	103	0
2020	43	29	59.8	21	26.1	60	trace	117	0
2019	45.3	9	59.1	31	31.5	7	0.11	89	0
2018	41.5	54	53.1	94	30	19	1.05	21	0
2017	42.8	31	59.4	25	26.3	56	trace	117	0
2016	41.1	59	56.7	60	25.5	70	0.30	64	0
2015	41.5	54	58.4	38	24.6	84	0.62	39	0
2014	42.6	33	56.6	63	28.6	30	0.09	92	0
2013	39.5	90	53.5	92	25.5	70	0.45	51	0
2012	42.3	38	59	33	25.7	66	0.10	91	0
2011	34.5	121	44.1	128	24.9	81	1.77	10	0
2010	44.3	17	60.9	11	27.7	37	trace	117	0
2009	36	113	48.5	117	23.4	102	1.19	16	0
2008	41.6	53	59.4	25	23.8	94	0.09	92	0
2007	43.4	25	58	44	28.7	29	0.50	46	0
2006	40.5	74	55.5	74	25.4	74	0.11	89	0
2005	42	43	58.5	35	25.6	68	trace	117	0
2004	39.8	87	52.8	98	26.8	48	0.59	43	0
2003	42.1	41	58.4	38	25.7	66	0.02	110	0
2002	40.8	67	53.1	94	28.5	32	1.10	17	0
2001	41.1	59	56.8	58	25.3	77	0.24	71	0
2000	38.3	101	51.3	106	25.3	77	0.31	60	0
1999	40.1	81	55.7	72	24.5	85	0.47	49	0
1998	42	43	56.1	68	27.9	36	0.80	30	0
1997	33.4	125	46.5	126	20.3	121	3.07	1	0
1996	44.7	14	62.7	5	26.7	50	trace	117	0
1995	44	19	57.6	47	30.5	13	0.07	96	0
1994	46	8	59.9	19	32.1	4	0.08	94	0
1993	42.2	39	58.5	35	25.9	63	0.16	80	0
1992	41	61	54.8	80	27.3	43	0.68	36	0
1991	41.5	54	52.9	97	30.1	18	2.67	2	0
1990	41.7	51	56.7	60	26.7	50	0.32	58	0
1989	37.2	108	52.8	98	21.6	116	0.07	96	0
1988	40.6	71	54.8	80	26.4	53	0.51	45	0
1987	39.3	94	54.1	88	24.5	85	1.41	14	0
1986	39.9	85	51	108	28.9	28	1.47	13	0
1985	40.2	79	57	55	23.5	100	0.07	96	0
1984	42	43	53.1	94	31	9	0.85	27	0
1983	35.1	117	47.4	122	22.9	108	0.42	53	0
1982	37.8	104	48	119	27.6	40	1.62	11	0
1981	45.3	9	61.5	10	29	27	0.13	87	0
1980	43.9	20	58.5	35	29.4	24	0.15	82	0
1979	40.6	71	54.6	83	26.5	52	0.37	54	0
1978	37.2	108	50.7	111	23.7	97	0.43	52	0
1977	47	4	62.9	4	31.1	8	0.02	110	0
1976	39.3	94	56.1	68	22.5	113	0.00	128	0
1975	43.3	26	59.8	21	26.9	46	0.05	105	0
1974	39.5	90	52.1	101	26.9	46	0.60	41	0
1973	41.9	47	60	17	23.7	97	0.02	110	0
1972	39.5	90	54.2	87	24.7	82	0.26	67	0
1971	40.8	67	55.4	76	26.2	58	0.80	30	0
1970	43.3	26	60.5	15	26.2	58	0.18	78	0
1969	41	61	56.2	66	25.8	65	1.78	8	0
1968	38.2	102	56	71	20.3	121	0.22	75	0
1967	35.3	116	49.1	113	21.4	118	1.07	19	0
1966	39.4	93	58.8	34	20.1	123	trace	117	0
1965	41.9	47	56.9	57	27	44	0.47	49	0
1964	39.6	89	55.5	74	23.8	94	0.24	71	0
1963	35.1	117	51.9	103	18.3	130	0.16	80	0
1962	40.2	79	55.3	78	25.1	80	0.15	82	0
1961	40	82	56.7	60	23.2	104	0.29	65	0
1960	29.3	130	40	131	18.5	129	2.12	4	0
1959	42.4	36	56.1	68	28.6	30	0.75	33	0
1958	40.4	75	57.9	45	23	106	0.25	70	0
1957	43.6	24	60.5	15	26.8	48	0.00	128	0
1956	41.7	51	59.2	30	24.2	89	0.04	107	0
1955	42.5	35	59.5	23	25.5	70	trace	117	0
1954	41	61	57.6	47	24.3	88	0.27	66	0
1953	35.8	114	52.2	100	19.3	127	0.21	76	0
1952	39.9	85	56.3	64	23.5	100	0.04	107	0
1951	41.4	58	57.2	52	26	62	0.61	40	1
1950	43.3	26	62.5	6	24.2	89	0.01	113	0
1949	39	97	53.8	91	24.2	89	0.81	29	0
1948	43.9	20	59.5	23	28.4	33	0.15	82	0
1947	38.6	99	54.3	86	22.9	108	0.83	28	0
1946	44.7	14	59.1	31	30.3	15	0.78	32	0
1945	41	61	54.6	83	27.4	42	0.74	34	0
1944	38.4	100	51.4	105	25.4	74	0.21	76	0
1943	37.3	107	49.8	112	24.7	82	2.66	3	0
1942	45.2	11	60	17	30.4	14	1.78	8	0
1941	43	29	56.8	58	29.2	25	0.34	57	0
1940	46.2	7	59.9	19	32.5	3	0.08	94	0
1939	45.1	12	60.6	13	29.6	22	0.70	35	0
1938	41.9	47	56.3	64	27.5	41	0.24	71	0
1937	40.6	71	53.5	92	27.7	37	0.17	79	0
1936	42.7	32	57	55	28.3	34	0.15	82	0
1935	40.7	70	52.1	101	29.2	25	0.13	87	0
1934	43.7	22	57.1	53	30.3	15	0.05	105	0
1933	46.8	5	63.8	3	29.7	21	trace	117	0
1932	35.1	117	46.8	125	23.2	104	0.31	60	1
1931	37.5	105	48.6	116	26.4	53	1.80	7	0
1930	38.2	102	51	108	25.5	70	0.26	67	0
1929	40.9	66	58.1	43	23.7	97	0.00	128	0
1928	40.4	75	54.4	85	26.4	53	0.64	37	0
1927	36.5	112	48.8	114	24	92	0.35	56	1
1926	39.7	88	51.6	104	27.7	37	1.00	22	0
1925	37.1	110	51.1	107	22.8	110	0.07	96	1
1924	35.8	114	51	108	20.6	120	0.31	60	0
1923	33	129	43.4	129	22.7	112	1.89	5	0
1922	44.4	16	59.4	25	29.5	23	0.01	113	0
1921			61.8	9	29.8	20	trace	117	4
1920	40.8	67	57.6	47	24	92	trace	117	1
1919	40	82	54.7	82	25.3	77	0.24	71	0
1918	33.2	127	44.3	127	22	115	0.96	25	0
1917	42.2	39	60.6	13	23.8	94	0.00	128	0
1916	39.3	94	55.6	73	23	106	0.36	55	0
1915	42.1	41	56.2	66	28	35	0.99	23	0
1914	33.1	128	41.7	130	24.5	85	1.88	6	0
1913	37	111	47.9	120	26.1	60	0.88	26	0
1912	33.9	124	48.2	118	20.1	123	1.10	17	1
1911	34.8	120	47.2	123	22.4	114	0.56	44	0
1910	41.8	50	57.3	50	26.3	56	0.01	113	0
1909	34.2	122	48.7	115	19.8	125	0.31	60	0
1908	41.5	54	57.1	53	25.9	63	0.01	113	0
1907	42.6	33	58.2	41	27	44	0.15	82	0
1906	45	13	58.2	41	31.8	5	0.99	23	0
1905	34	123	46.9	124	21.2	119	1.07	19	0
1904							0.60	41	19
1903	38.8	98	59.3	28	18.3	130	0.00	128	0
1902	42	43	53.9	90	30.2	17	0.50	46	0
1901	40.4	75	57.3	50	23.4	102	0.26	67	0
1900	41	61	59.3	28	22.8	110	0.07	96	0
1899	40.4	75	55.2	79	25.6	68	1.54	12	0
1898	33.3	126	47.5	121	19.1	128	1.37	15	0
1897	37.5	105	55.4	76	19.5	126	trace	117	0
1896	43.7	22	62.1	8	25.4	74	0.64	37	0
1895	40	82	58.4	38	21.5	117	0.07	96	0
1894	42.4	36	54	89	30.8	10	0.50	46	0

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2021	50.5
2025	48.5
2024	48.2
1977	47
1933	46.8
2023	46.3
1940	46.2
1994	46
2019	45.3
1981	45.3

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1960	29.3
1923	33
1914	33.1
1918	33.2
1898	33.3
1997	33.4
1912	33.9
1905	34
1909	34.2
2011	34.5

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1997	3.07
1991	2.67
1943	2.66
1960	2.12
1923	1.89
1914	1.88
1931	1.80
1969	1.78
1942	1.78
2011	1.77

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1976	0.00
1957	0.00
1929	0.00
1917	0.00
1903	0.00
2020	trace
2017	trace
2010	trace
2005	trace
1996	trace
More years share the last value

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 81°F; 13 December 2025
Coldest night: 21°F; 31 December 2025, 30 December 2025, 1 December 2025
Wettest day: 0.04 in; 4 December 2025

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December 2025 brought 0.06 in of precipitation in Roswell, NM, the driest December since 2024, tied 29th driest of 132 (with 2021).
The hottest day of December 2025 in Roswell, NM: 81°F on Saturday 13 December 2025.
The coldest night of December 2025 in Roswell, NM: a low of 21°F on Wednesday 31 December 2025, Tuesday 30 December 2025 and Monday 1 December 2025.
The wettest day of December 2025 in Roswell, NM: 0.04 in on Thursday 4 December 2025.