Average gas bill in New Mexico
$49a month, on average
$593 over the 12 months January 2025 – December 2025 for a typical residential natural gas customer: total spending divided by 619,406 customers (2024 count).
In context
- Previous 12 months
- $528(+12.3%)
- U.S. average
- $1,023 (−42.0%)
- Gas used per year
- 59.1 Mcf ≈ 612 therms
- Latest price (Jul 2026)
- $13.21/Mcf
- Last winter’s price
- $8.58/Mcf $0.83/therm
7th lowest yearly gas bill of 51 states and D.C.
Month by month
The winter months (November–March) made up 71% of the year’s gas spending. The highest bill was $117 in January 2025; the lowest $21 in April 2025.
Show the numbers
| Month | Gas per customer | Price | Average bill |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 2025 | 12.53 Mcf | $9.32/Mcf | $116.82 |
| February 2025 | 10.49 Mcf | $8.10/Mcf | $84.99 |
| March 2025 | 6.78 Mcf | $10.05/Mcf | $68.11 |
| April 2025 | 3.76 Mcf | $5.65/Mcf | $21.23 |
| May 2025 | 2.27 Mcf | $9.99/Mcf | $22.63 |
| June 2025 | 1.57 Mcf | $14.71/Mcf | $23.04 |
| July 2025 | 1.59 Mcf | $15.82/Mcf | $25.13 |
| August 2025 | 1.44 Mcf | $16.98/Mcf | $24.40 |
| September 2025 | 1.53 Mcf | $14.78/Mcf | $22.55 |
| October 2025 | 2.95 Mcf | $11.73/Mcf | $34.60 |
| November 2025 | 5.50 Mcf | $9.70/Mcf | $53.35 |
| December 2025 | 8.68 Mcf | $11.11/Mcf | $96.41 |
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Why the price per Mcf jumps in summer
EIA’s residential price is total revenue divided by gas delivered. Utilities charge a fixed monthly customer fee, so in summer, when households burn little gas, that fee is spread over a small volume and the price per Mcf looks high ($13.21 in July 2026). The winter price, $8.58 per Mcf for Nov 2024 – Mar 2025, is closer to what each extra unit of heat costs.
Gas or a heat pump in New Mexico?
At last winter’s gas price and this year’s electricity rate (15.3¢ per kWh), heat from a 90%-efficient gas furnace costs $9.20 per million Btu and from a heat pump with a seasonal COP of 2.5 about $17.98. Gas is the cheaper heat here at current prices. Compare every fuel in New Mexico.
Source and method
U.S. Energy Information Administration: residential natural gas price (series N3010NM3), residential consumption (N3010NM2) and number of residential consumers (NA1501_SNM_8). Average bill = consumption per customer × average price, month by month. EIA withholds some months for some states; the 12-month window above is the latest with every month reported. Page rebuilt November 4, 2026.