Weather on December 26 at White Sands

White Sands National Park

NMSouthwest4,000 ft elevation
Avg High53°F
Avg Low28°F
Warmest202158°F
Coldest198717°F

Based on 55 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

December 26th in White Sands National Park (via Alamogordo, NM) typically brings cool winter weather, with average highs around 53°F and lows near 28°F — a 25°F daily swing. Over 55 years of records, the warmest December 26th was in 2021 (58°F average), while the coldest was 1987 (17°F) — a 41°F range across recorded history. Precipitation has occurred on 15% of recorded December 26th dates, with snow falling 5% of the time (heaviest snowfall: 6"). The last decade has been 4.7°F warmer on this date compared to 20-30 years ago.

The last decade has been 4.7°F warmer on this date compared to 20-30 years ago.

Planning for December 26th in White Sands? Bring layers as temperatures can vary throughout the day.

Year by Year History

YearHighLowPrecipSnow
202573°F39°F0"--
202457°F32°F0"--
202348°F27°F0"--
202257°F25°F0"--
202170°F46°F0"--
202057°F16°F0"--
201957°F32°F0"0"
201854°F39°F0.66"--
201758°F39°F0"0"
201651°F21°F0"0"
201548°F30°F0.28"--
201452°F34°F0"0"
201348°F23°F0"0"
201248°F27°F0"0"
201146°F23°F0"0"
201037°F11°F0"0"
200936°F13°F0"0"
200849°F41°F0"0"
200758°F23°F0"0"
200660°F26°F0"0"
200565°F42°F0"0"
200450°F27°F0"0"
200364°F42°F0"0"
200244°F20°F0"0"
200154°F26°F0"0"
200035°F32°F1.52"6"
199953°F29°F0"0"
199858°F25°F0"0"
199735°F22°F0"0"
199661°F25°F0"0"
199556°F27°F0"0"
199458°F36°F0"0"
199353°F19°F0"0"
199253°F35°F0"0"
199143°F35°F0.1"0"
199046°F24°F0"0"
198960°F24°F0"0"
198851°F35°F0"0"
198726°F9°F0.15"0.7"
198652°F27°F0"0"
198565°F27°F0"0"
198459°F38°F0"0"
198358°F26°F0"0"
198238°F26°F0.13"0"
198158°F33°F0"0"
198074°F31°F0"0"
197952°F37°F1.14"0"
197848°F29°F0"0"
197758°F30°F0"0"
197656°F20°F0"0"
197558°F21°F0"0"
197443°F23°F1.19"6"
197349°F27°F0"0"
197252°F28°F0"0"
197170°F36°F0"0"

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