Statistics for Truth or Consequences

  • Truth or Consequences became a municipality in 1917
  • Population (year 2000): 7,289
    • Males: 3,586 (49.2%)
    • Females: 3,703 (50.8%)
  • Est. population in July 2002: 7,068 (-3.0% change)
  • Elevation: 4242 feet
  • County: Sierra
  • Land area: 12.7 square miles
  • Zip code: 87901
  • Median resident age: 48.0 years
  • Median household income: $20,986 (year 2000)
  • Median house value: $66,500 (year 2000)


Average Weather in Truth or Consequences, New Mexico
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average temp. (°F) 41.2 46.4 52.4 59.6 68.7 78.2 80.1 77.6 71.9 61.2 49.1 41.0
High avg temperature (°F)
55.3
61.9
68.1
75.8
84.7
94.3
94.3
91.3
86.4
76.4
64.1
54.6
Low avg temperature (°F)
27.1
30.9
36.6
43.2
52.5
62.1
65.8
63.7
57.4
46.0
34.1
27.3
Precipitation (inches)
0.5
0.3
0.3
0.1
0.3
0.7
1.9
2.1
1.6
1.3
0.6
0.8


Normal climate around Truth or Consequences, New Mexico
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Days with precip.
4
3
3
2
2
3
8
9
5
4
3
4
Wind speed (mph)
8.2
9.0
10.5
10.8
10.3
9.4
8.4
7.8
7.8
7.7
8.0
7.8
Morning humidity (%)
65
57
49
41
42
44
60
65
64
62
61
66
Afternoon humidity (%)
35
28
22
17
17
18
28
33
32
30
33
39
Sunshine (%)
77
80
83
86
88
89
80
80
82
83
82
76
Days clear of clouds
14
13
14
16
18
19
12
14
18
19
17
15
Partly cloudy days
7
7
8
8
8
7
13
12
7
7
6
7
Cloudy days
10
8
8
6
5
3
5
5
5
5
6
9
Snowfall (inches)
1.5
1.0
0.7
0.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.9
1.8

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