Weather on January 9 at White Sands

White Sands National Park

NMSouthwest4,000 ft elevation
Avg High56°F
Avg Low29°F
Warmest200554°F
Coldest202530°F

Based on 56 years of data from Alamogordo, NM

Elevation Note: White Sands sits at 4,000 ft. Expect temperatures 14°F cooler than the data shown below, which comes from Alamogordo, NM at a lower elevation.

Planning Your Visit

January 9th in White Sands National Park (via Alamogordo, NM) typically brings cool winter weather, with average highs around 56°F and lows near 29°F — a 27°F daily swing. Over 56 years of records, the warmest January 9th was in 2005 (54°F average), while the coldest was 2025 (30°F) — a 24°F range across recorded history. Rain or other precipitation has occurred on about 9% of January 9th dates historically, with the wettest January 9th recording 1.78" of rain. The last decade has been 2.4°F cooler on this date compared to 20-30 years ago.

The last decade has been 2.4°F cooler on this date compared to 20-30 years ago.

Planning for January 9th in White Sands? Bring layers as temperatures can vary throughout the day.

Year by Year History

YearHighLowPrecipSnow
202650°F28°F0"--
202534°F27°F0.15"--
202446°F23°F0"--
202366°F30°F0"--
202254°F30°F0"--
202157°F30°F0"--
202063°F32°F0"0"
201950°F32°F0"0"
201870°F34°F0"0"
201766°F32°F0"0"
201646°F27°F0"0"
201543°F36°F0"0"
201459°F25°F0"0"
201359°F25°F0"0"
201243°F28°F0"0"
201156°F25°F----
201047°F16°F0"0"
200967°F34°F0"0"
200853°F26°F0"0"
200754°F32°F0"0"
200656°F38°F0"0"
200564°F44°F0"0"
200462°F39°F0"0"
200365°F35°F0"0"
200266°F34°F0"0"
200150°F35°F0.05"0"
200057°F29°F0"0"
199952°F27°F0"0"
199855°F25°F0"0"
199742°F19°F0"0"
199665°F26°F0"0"
199564°F32°F0"0"
199459°F24°F0"0"
199355°F35°F0"0"
199255°F26°F0"0"
199148°F33°F0.84"0"
199066°F34°F0"0"
198948°F18°F0"0"
198856°F25°F0"0"
198750°F27°F0"0"
198651°F18°F0"0"
198552°F39°F0"0"
198465°F34°F0"0"
198360°F28°F0"--
198257°F21°F0"0"
198159°F29°F0"0"
198062°F31°F0"0"
197950°F22°F0"0"
197866°F23°F0"0"
197752°F27°F0"0"
197659°F23°F0"0"
197554°F19°F0.33"0"
197453°F43°F1.78"0"
197352°F29°F0"0"
197260°F27°F0"0"
197151°F14°F0"0"

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