N.M. Code R. § 14.7.9.11 - CHAPTER C301 - CLIMATE ZONES

See this Chapter of the IECC except delete the text of section 301.1 General and replace with the following: the table below in conjunction with Table 301.3(2) shall be used to determine the applicable requirements for Chapter 4. Locations not listed in the table below shall use either Table 301.1, Section 301.3 or the building official may designate a climate zone consistent with the elevation, HDD & CDD from the table below.

Table 301.2

New Mexico Climate Zones Based on Heating and Cooling Degree Days

City

County

Elev. (feet)

Heating Degree Days (HDD) 65°F

Cooling Degree Days (CDD) 50°F day

Climate Zone

Abiquiu Dam

Rio Arriba

6380

5872

5B

Angel Fire

Colfax

8406

9769

195

7B

Alamogordo

Otero

4350

3053

5309

3B

Albuquerque

Bernalillo

5312

4332

4462

4B

Artesia

Eddy

3380

3366

5374

3B

Aztec Ruins

San Juan

5644

5757

5B

Belen

Valencia

4800

4432

5012

3B

Bernalillo

Sandoval

5052

4782

4138

4B

Bloomfield

San Juan

5456

5490

5B

Bosque del Apache

Socorro

4520

3916

5012

3B

Carlsbad

Eddy

3295

2813

5997

3B

Carrizozo

Lincoln

5438

4234

3631

4B

Cedar Crest

Bernalillo

6581

5703

5B

Chaco Canyon

San Juan

6200

6137

5B

Chama

Rio Arriba

7871

8254

6B

Clayton

Union

5056

5150

3170

4B

Cloudcroft

Otero

8801

7205

6B

Clovis

Curry

4268

4033

4252

4B

Corona

Valencia

6690

5389

3631

4B

Cuba

Sandoval

7035

7122

5B

Deming

Luna

4305

3347

5292

3B

Dulce

Rio Arriba

6793

7979

6B

Eagle Nest

Colfax

8262

9254

7B

Edgewood

Santa Fe

6649

6146

5B

Espanola

Rio Arriba

5643

5641

5B

Farmington

San Juan

5395

5747

5B

Fence Lake

Cibola

7055

6396

5B

Fort Sumner

De Baca

4032

3799

4616

3B

Gallup

McKinley

6465

6207

5B

Glenwood

Catron

4725

3632

4427

4B

Grants

Cibola

6460

6143

5B

Hatch

Dona Ana

4052

3270

5904

3B

Hobbs

Lea

3622

2954

5181

3B

Jemez Springs

Sandoval

6198

5260

2059

4B

Las Cruces

Dona Ana

4000

3223

5904

3B

Las Vegas

San Miguel

6424

5738

5B

Lordsburg

Hidalgo

4250

3213

5210

3B

Los Alamos

Los Alamos

7320

6381

5B

Los Lunas

Valencia

4856

4725

4462

4B

Magdalena

Socorro

6572

5074

2093

4B

Mescalero

Otero

6611

5540

5B

Moriarty

Torrance

6220

4735

3786

4B

Mosquero

Harding

5485

5209

3631

4B

Mountainair

Torrance

6520

5558

5B

Organ

Dona Ana

5245

3215

4919

3B

Placitas

Sandoval

5955

4917

3701

4B

Portales

Roosevelt

4006

3845

4347

4B

Raton

Colfax

6680

6001

5B

Red River

Taos

8671

8742

179

7B

Reserve

Catron

5847

5483

5B

Rio Rancho

Sandoval

5282

4880

3949

4B

Roswell

Chaves

3573

3565

5505

3B

Ruidoso

Lincoln

6920

6309

5B

Sandia Crest

Bernalillo

10680

10034

7B

Sandia Park

Bernalillo

7077

7510

6B

Santa Fe

Santa Fe

7260

6001

5B

Santa Rosa

Guadalupe

4620

3749

4714

3B

Shiprock

San Juan

4892

5475

5B

Silver City

Grant

5895

4438

3975

4B

Socorro

Socorro

4603

3984

5147

3B

Springer

Colfax

5797

5653

5B

Taos

Taos

6967

6827

5B

Taos Ski Valley

Taos

9321

9769

7B

Tatum

Lea

3999

3680

4721

3B

Thoreau

McKinley

7200

5789

5B

Tierra Amarilla

Rio Arriba

7425

7901

6B

Tijeras

Bernalillo

6322

6338

5B

Tohatchi

McKinley

6447

5418

5B

Truth or Consequences

Sierra

4245

3394

5103

3B

Tucumcari

Quay

4096

3767

4429

4B

Tularosa

Otero

4508

3056

5130

3B

Zuni

McKinley

6293

5742

5B

Notes

N.M. Code R. § 14.7.9.11
Adopted by New Mexico Register, Volume XXXI, Issue 16, August 25, 2020, eff. 9/25/2020

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