La Rioja has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh), with Jan highs around 95°F and Jul lows near 40°F, and about 13 inches of rain and snow a year. The landscape: mountains in the distance, desert. A typical home costs about $164k (estimate).
Explore La Rioja on the mapTempsSummer afternoons 4°F hotter, winter nights 4°F colder.
Rain & snowSimilar yearly rain (14 in vs 13 in), spread through the year, unlike La Rioja's summer rains, no snow.
SceneryDry, golden landscape where La Rioja is desert, both have mountains in the distance, both well inland.
TempsSummer afternoons 8°F hotter, winter nights 2°F milder.
Rain & snowSimilar yearly rain (11 in vs 13 in), spread through the year, unlike La Rioja's summer rains, no snow.
ScenerySame desert look from above, both have mountains in the distance, both well inland.
TempsSummer afternoons 4°F hotter, winter nights about the same.
Rain & snowAbout half the rain (5.7 in vs 13 in), spread through the year, unlike La Rioja's summer rains, no snow.
ScenerySame desert look from above, both have mountains in the distance, both well inland.
TempsSummer afternoons 4°F hotter, winter nights 11°F colder.
Rain & snowSimilar yearly rain (13 in vs 13 in), spread through the year, unlike La Rioja's summer rains, a dusting of snow possible.
SceneryDry, golden landscape where La Rioja is desert, big mountains nearby vs mountains in the distance at home (the Mogollon Rim vs the Andes), both well inland, 1,700 ft higher.
TempsSummer afternoons 9°F hotter, winter nights about the same.
Rain & snow23% less rain (9.7 in vs 13 in), spread through the year, unlike La Rioja's summer rains, no snow.
ScenerySame desert look from above, both have mountains in the distance, both well inland.
TempsSummer afternoons 2°F hotter, winter nights about the same.
Rain & snow55% more rain (20 in vs 13 in), falling mostly in summer, like La Rioja, no snow.
SceneryDry, golden landscape where La Rioja is desert, no mountains on the horizon, unlike La Rioja, both well inland.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 95° | 71° | 2.7 |
| Feb | 92° | 68° | 2.3 |
| Mar | 87° | 65° | 2.0 |
| Apr | 80° | 58° | 0.6 |
| May | 73° | 50° | 0.3 |
| Jun | 67° | 42° | 0.1 |
| Jul | 67° | 40° | 0.2 |
| Aug | 74° | 44° | 0.2 |
| Sep | 80° | 52° | 0.2 |
| Oct | 87° | 61° | 0.7 |
| Nov | 92° | 66° | 1.2 |
| Dec | 96° | 69° | 1.9 |