Aztec

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which (0.8%) is covered by water. Aztec has a typical southwestern cool semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk) characterised by hot summers, chilly though not severe winters, and large diurnal temperature variation throughout the year. Summers are generally hot to sweltering by afternoon, though with pleasant mornings and low humidity. On average, 50 afternoons surpass , though only two pass , and only five mornings between 1991 and 2020 stayed above . Mornings become chilly quite early in the fall; the usual frost-free period is from May 10 to October 6, and frosts have occurred as early as September 9, 1989 and as late as June 26, 1975. Winter afternoons, though, remain relatively mild; only two afternoons stay below freezing during an average year, although two mornings during an average winter fall to or below , and 153 mornings fall to or below freezing. The coldest temperature has been on February 8, 1933, and the hottest on July 11, 2021, and July 18, 2023. Due to mountain rain shadow effects, precipitation is generally low, especially during the early summer between April and June. The wettest calendar year has been 1986 with , and the driest 1917 with . The wettest month has been August 1929 with and the wettest day August 27, 2015, with . Aridity severely limits snowfall: the mean is only and the median only . The most snowfall in a month has been in January 2024 with , and the most in one day on December 17, 1990.

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• House Finch

  Haemorhous mexicanus (P.L.Statius Müller, 1776) · Aves
  1,208
• Mallard

  Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  1,006
• American Robin

  Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
  984
• Canada Goose (canadensis Group)

  Branta canadensis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  891
• Northern Flicker

  Colaptes auratus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  779
• Common Raven

  Corvus corax Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  668
• Spotted Towhee

  Pipilo maculatus Swainson, 1827 · Aves
  652
• European Starling

  Sturnus vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  651

Largest nearby schools

• BLOOMFIELD HIGH
  High · BLOOMFIELD · 777 students · 17.7:1 ratio
• AZTEC HIGH
  High · AZTEC · 682 students · 15.9:1 ratio
• C.V. KOOGLER MIDDLE
  Middle · AZTEC · 533 students · 14.4:1 ratio
• COUNTRY CLUB ELEMENTARY
  Elementary · FARMINGTON · 525 students · 17.5:1 ratio
• CENTRAL PRIMARY
  Elementary · BLOOMFIELD · 467 students · 14.6:1 ratio
• NAABA ANI ELEMENTARY
  Middle · BLOOMFIELD · 434 students · 14:1 ratio
• MCCOY AVENUE ELEMENTARY
  Elementary · AZTEC · 396 students · 14.7:1 ratio
• MESA ALTA JR HIGH
  Middle · BLOOMFIELD · 382 students · 14.1:1 ratio