Some of the New Mexico cities can have low temperatures in the teens. The highest temperature recorded in New Mexico was 122⁰ F on June 27, 1994. Daytime temperatures, in the summer can exceed 100⁰ F at elevations below 5,000 feet.
New Mexico’s annual average temperatures can range from 64⁰ F in the southeast to below 40⁰ F in the northern mountains. The average precipitation rate in New Mexico is 13.9 inches a year. government as national forests or park land. Millions of acres of New Mexico is protected by the U.S. Even though New Mexico has an image of being an arid state, a significant portion of the state, especially the north, is heavily forested mountain wilderness. The landscape of New Mexico ranges from rose-colored deserts, spectacular mesas and high snow-covered peaks. It is located in the north central area of New Mexico and has one of the highest elevations of any major city in the U.S. Albuquerque, with a population of approximately 600,000, is the largest city in New Mexico. Santa Fe, the capital of New Mexico, is the oldest state capital city in the United States, and is well known for its multi-cultural character. The country of Mexico borders the remaining western third of New Mexico on the south. It is bordered on the west by Arizona, on the north by Colorado, on the east by a small portion of Oklahoma, and on the remaining east side and the eastern two-thirds of the south side by Texas. New Mexico is one of the “four corner states” sharing its northwest corner with Arizona, Colorado and Utah.
Conversely, it is the fifth least densely populated state with a population of approximately 2,000.000.