Belen, New Mexico Weather
Belen, New Mexico — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Belen, Valencia County.
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About Belen, New Mexico
Belen rests in a wide valley, a place where the earth stretches out under a sky that seems to hold its breath before the coming of night. It lies 24.6 miles south-south-west of South Valley, NM (from South Valley, NM: bearing 193°T), and is situated 2.6 miles west-north-west of Rio Communities. The land here, baked by the sun and softened by the wind, is a palette of muted ochres and dusty greens, the distant Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge a hazy, rust-colored smudge on the horizon. Cottonwood trees, their leaves a delicate, trembling silver, line the irrigation ditches that crisscross the fields, a testament to the enduring presence of water in this arid expanse. The air itself carries a dry, clean scent, tinged with the faint sweetness of creosote and the ever-present whisper of dust. This is a place where history clings to the landscape like the tenacious desert scrub. Belen, a name echoing with Spanish colonial roots, has long been a waypoint, a crossroads where travelers have paused and settled. The local economy, once tied to the railroads that still rumble through town, now draws sustenance from the fertile land watered by the Rio Grande, producing alfalfa and chile that find their way to markets far and wide. The Rio Grande itself, a vital artery, courses through the region, its banks a haven for a riot of birdlife, a vibrant counterpoint to the quiet stillness of the surrounding plains. In Belen, the rhythm of life is dictated by the sun and the seasons, a steady, unhurried cadence that has shaped the character of its people.
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| Location | Belen, Valencia County, New Mexico |
| Coordinates | 34.662837°N, 106.776416°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 87002 |
| Area Code | 505 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Belen, New Mexico Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Belen, New Mexico, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Additional sections may include tide predictions, wave height, wave direction and sea-surface temperature, a barometric pressure trend, and a solunar-based fishing forecast with a fishing-conditions rating for coastal localities, and soil temperature, crop weather and live USGS river gauge data for agricultural areas near a monitored waterway. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Belen includes coordinates 34.662837°N, 106.776416°W, situated in Valencia County. ZIP code 87002. Telephone area code: 505. Timezone: Mountain Time (America/Denver).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. River and stream data is sourced from the USGS National Water Information System. Tide predictions are sourced from NOAA CO-OPS; marine and solunar data are modeled from Open-Meteo and public sunrise/moon calculations and should be treated as a general guide alongside on-the-water conditions. Radar is provided by RainViewer. Satellite imagery is sourced from NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East and is public domain.
