Carlsbad, New Mexico

**Carlsbad** ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Eddy County, New Mexico, United States. It is near Carlsbad Caverns National Park. As of the 2020 census, the city population was 32,238.

## Climate

Carlsbad has a warm semi arid with cool to warm winters and very hot summers. In the summer Carlsbad is affected by the North American monsoon which can bring heavy rainfall and mudslides. Average temperatures can range from 43.9°F (6.6°C) in December to 83°F (28.3°C) in July. The warmer months have 121 days at or above 90°F (32°C) and 34 days above 100°F (37.8°C). There are 70 nights at or below freezing in the colder months. The highest temperature ever recorded in Carlsbad was 114°F (45.5°C) on June 28, 1994 and the lowest temperature recorded was -16°F (-26.7°C) on January 11, 1962. Average rainfall and snowfall is 11.86 inches and 4.8 inches respectively.

## Infobox (settlement)

- **official name**: Carlsbad, New Mexico
- **settlement type**: City
- **nicknames**: The Cavern City
The Pearl on the Pecos
- **image skyline**: Carlsbad NM Infobox.png
- **image caption**: Eddy County Courthouse
Carlsbad Museum and Art Center (l)
Carlsbad Library (r)
Carlsbad Municipal Building
- **image map**: Eddy_County_New_Mexico_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Carlsbad_Highlighted.svg
- **mapsize**: 250px
- **map caption**: Location in the state of New Mexico
- **pushpin map**: New Mexico#USA
- **pushpin map caption**: Location in New Mexico##Location in the United States
- **pushpin relief**: yes
- **subdivision type**: List of sovereign states, Country
- **subdivision type1**: List of states and territories of the United States, State
- **subdivision type2**: List of counties in New Mexico, County
- **subdivision name2**: Eddy County, New Mexico, Eddy
- **government type**: Mayor-council government
- **leader title**: Mayor
- **leader title1**: City Council
- **leader title2**: New Mexico House of Representatives, State House
- **leader title3**: New Mexico State Senate, State Senate
- **leader title4**: United States House of Representatives, U.S. House
- **established title**: Founded
- **established date**: 1888 (as Eddy)
- **established title2**: Municipal corporation, Incorporated
- **established date2**: 1893 (as Eddy)
1899 (as Carlsbad)
- **area total km2**: 81.55
- **area land km2**: 80.83
- **area water km2**: 0.72
- **area total sq mi**: 31.49
- **area land sq mi**: 31.21
- **area water sq mi**: 0.28
- **elevation m**: 1004
- **elevation ft**: 3295
- **population demonym**: Carlsbadian
- **population as of**: 2020 United States Census, 2020
- **population total**: 32238
- **population density km2**: 368.78
- **timezone**: Mountain Standard Time Zone, MST
- **utc offset**: −07:00
- **timezone dst**: Mountain Daylight Time, MDT
- **utc offset dst**: −06:00
- **postal code type**: ZIP Codes
- **postal code**: 88220-88221
- **area code**: Area code 575, 575
- **blank name**: Federal Information Processing Standard, FIPS code
- **blank info**: 35-12150
- **blank1 name**: Geographic Names Information System, GNIS feature ID
- **blank1 info**: 0887199

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- **blank2 name**: Primary airport
- **blank2 info**: Cavern City Air Terminal
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