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Taos weather is very similar to Santa Fe. I know it's north but love the vibe, climate and views.
Taos pueblo has been continuously occupied for a 1000 years. No zoning then so pueblo Indians could live any where, but picked Taos. Very intelligent people so listen to their advice in where to live!
Taos pueblo has been continuously occupied for a 1000 years. No zoning then so pueblo Indians could live any where, but picked Taos. Very intelligent people so listen to their advice in where to live!
It's not like they could pick up and leave. Ever try moving a pueblo?
Acoma has been continously occupied for more than 1000 yrs and pre-dates just about everywhere in North America.
Warm and dry is only thing I would recommend, that and good access to healthcare.
It's not like they could pick up and leave. Ever try moving a pueblo?
Acoma has been continously occupied for more than 1000 yrs and pre-dates just about everywhere in North America.
Warm and dry is only thing I would recommend, that and good access to healthcare.
They built the pueblo there why? Come on use your brain.it isn't about moving good lord.
It's not like they could pick up and leave. Ever try moving a pueblo?
Acoma has been continously occupied for more than 1000 yrs and pre-dates just about everywhere in North America.
Actually, the Pueblos moved all the time prior to the arrival of the Spanish...most villages were only occupied for a generation or two and then people would move somewhere else to let the soil, vegetation and game recover, then come back in another 75-100 years. Despite their sturdy construction and apparent permanence, most of the big pueblo ruins in the northern Rio Grande area are the product of multiple short-term occupations over a long timespan rather than one large population residing in the same spot since time immemorial. The pueblos also moved a lot over the course of a year, with many people leaving the villages during the summers to tend fields in remote locations. Of course, this doesn't mean those big villages were ever "abandoned" per se: people recognized their ancestral villages and made regular pilgrimages to them for religious and social reasons or to hunt and gather (this is still the case for many of the big pueblo ruins today). Doubtless there were always a few people living at Acoma even when the bulk of the population was living elsewhere. But the present-day situation at places like Acoma or Santa Ana, where a large ancestral village is permanently occupied by a small population while everyone else lives in outlying villages, was very much the norm rather than the exception.
East mountain suburbs of Albuquerque, Los Alamos, Taos, Ruidoso all fit the bill for the summer weather you mentioned. Each of those has pretty aggressive winters, even compared to the rest of the state.
Ruidoso's winter is much less aggressive than Los Alamos or Taos. Avg high in Jan is about 10F higher. And in the summer it's really easy to get by without AC. Our interior temperature is kept between 70 and 75 just by opening and closing windows.
There is quite a large difference in year round mildness between the northern and southern parts of the state. If the OP wants mild then 6000ft+ elevation in the south is it.
I am considering a move to New Mexico now that I am retired. I am looking for an area that has a cooler summer (few 90°+ days) and moderate winters. What areas of the state would have this kind of climate?
Southern part of the state >6000 ft.
Not many options for towns with decent services, though. Silver City and Ruidoso are about it. Ruidoso has lots of golf courses, casinos, a horse race track and lots of activities.
What sorts of things do you want for entertainment? What is your budget?
I would say the population center (decent sized city) with the best year round climate, mild(ish) summers and winters, is Santa Fe. East Mountain Albuquerque suburbs are equivalent, even a bit cooler depending on micro-climate, but a bit further from amenities.
The villages of Angel Fire and Eagle Nest in Northern New Mexico boasted the coldest temperature in the country at -36 F (-37.7 C) on Thursday morning. Albuquerque set a record low temperature of -7 F (-21.6 C) surpassing the previous low set in 1939. Five other cities set all-time records, Moriarty -34 F, Pecos -31 F, Ruidoso -27, Capitan -22, and Socorro -14. Moriarty is about 40 miles East of Albuquerque on the East side of the Sandia Mountains
The above did not give the dates in the blog, but it was posted by Kay Brooks on February 4, 2011
But in New Mexco weather does not stay the same year after year...
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