Editing Belen, New Mexico (section)

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|4.7|sqmi|km2}} of land.
The city lies in the [[Rio Grande Valley (New Mexico)|Rio Grande Valley]] of the [[Albuquerque Basin]], on the west bank of the [[Rio Grande]].

===Climate===
This climate type occurs primarily on the periphery of the true deserts in low-latitude semiarid steppe regions.
{{Weather box|location = Belen, New Mexico
|single line = Y
|collapsed = Yes
|Jan high F = 50.7
|Feb high F = 57.5
|Mar high F = 63.9
|Apr high F = 74.4
|May high F = 83.7
|Jun high F = 93.1
|Jul high F = 95.2
|Aug high F = 92.3
|Sep high F = 86.1
|Oct high F = 75.5
|Nov high F = 61.5
|Dec high F = 51.2
|Jan low F = 18.6
|Feb low F = 23.1
|Mar low F = 29.5
|Apr low F = 37.9
|May low F = 46
|Jun low F = 54.6
|Jul low F = 61.8
|Aug low F = 59.7
|Sep low F = 50.7
|Oct low F = 38.9
|Nov low F = 26.3
|Dec low F = 19.9
|Jan precipitation inch = 0.3
|Feb precipitation inch = 0.4
|Mar precipitation inch = 0.4
|Apr precipitation inch = 0.3
|May precipitation inch = 0.3
|Jun precipitation inch = 0.7
|Jul precipitation inch = 1.4
|Aug precipitation inch = 1.3
|Sep precipitation inch = 0.9
|Oct precipitation inch = 1.0
|Nov precipitation inch = 0.2
|Dec precipitation inch = 0.5
|year precipitation inch = 7.6
|unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
|Jan precipitation days = 2
|Feb precipitation days = 2 
|Mar precipitation days = 3
|Apr precipitation days = 2
|May precipitation days = 2
|Jun precipitation days = 2
|Jul precipitation days = 6
|Aug precipitation days = 7
|Sep precipitation days = 4
|Oct precipitation days = 3
|Nov precipitation days = 2
|Dec precipitation days = 2 
|source 1 = NOAA<ref name= NOAA>{{cite web | url = http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather.php3?s=648092&cityname=Belen-New-Mexico | title = Weatherbase.com | publisher = [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]] | access-date = 2013-05-02}}</ref>
|date=May 2013}}