New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 14 - HOUSING AND CONSTRUCTION › Chapter 7 - BUILDING CODES GENERAL › Part 6 - 2021 NEW MEXICO RESIDENTIAL ENERGY CONSERVATION CODE › Section 14.7.6.11 - CHAPTER 3 [RE] GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

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A.
Section R301 Climate zones.
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B.
Section R301.1 General.
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C.
Table 301.2 New Mexico Climate Zones Based on Heating and Cooling Degree Days.
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Table 301.2
New Mexico Climate Zones Based on Heating and Cooling Degree Days
City
County
Elev. (feet)
Heating Degree Days
(HDD) 65°F Day
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