Beach near Socorro, United States

Socorro Travel Guide

New Mexico, United States

Socorro is a small city in central New Mexico, United States, with a population of 8,722. It follows Mountain Time, making it one hour behind the East Coast and one hour ahead of the West Coast during standard time.

Travellers arriving by air can use Socorro Airport (ONM). There are no notable named beaches within 40 kilometres of the city, so Socorro is better suited to inland New Mexico trips than to a beach break.

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Local time

8,722

Population

5,055 miles away

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Pays in USD

Plug type Type A & Type B (UK adapter needed)

Emergency 911

Dial code +1

Tipping: Tipping is customary in the United States for various service industries. It's a significant part of service workers' income.

Best time to visit Socorro

Jan

10°5

Feb

15°3

Mar

18°5

Apr

24°1

May

29°3

Jun

34°3

Jul

36°3

Aug

35°2

Sep

30°2

Oct

26°2

Nov

16°4

Dec

13°2

Average daily maximums with rainy days per month, from the last three years of weather history.

Things to do in Socorro

  1. Garcia Opera House

    opera and ballet

    1.2 km

  2. Array Operations Center

    observatory

    0.7 km

  3. New Mexico Bureau of Geology Mineral Museum

    science museum

    0.5 km

  4. St Paul United Methodist Church

    christian place of worship

    0.6 km

  5. San Miguel Fiesta- Socorro, NM

    religious organization

    2.5 km

  6. Socorro Historic Plaza

    park

    1.2 km

  7. Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge

    wildlife sanctuary

    0.9 km

  8. Luna Falls

    park

    0.9 km

Getting there

Socorro Airport · 0 km

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