Albuquerque climate — normals and trends
Albuquerque (United States) has a cold desert climate (BWk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 13.4 °C and it receives 201 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is July (25.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (1.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Albuquerque averages 99 frost days, 74 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 46 rainy days per year.
Albuquerque has warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.29 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 118 to 80 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.6 °C (on 26 June 1994) and the coldest -26.9 °C (on 3 February 2011).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
AlbuquerqueNew Mexico
- coords
- 35.08°, -106.65°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
13.4°C
Average daily high
20.1°C
Average daily low
6.9°C
Annual rainfall
201mm
Sunshine / day
11.2h
Mean relative humidity
42%
Average peak wind
17.4km/h
Seasonal range
24.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
99 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
74 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
46 d/yr
Annual snowfall
21.2 cm
Average feels-like high
17.0 °C
Average feels-like low
4.1 °C
Average peak gust
35.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
15 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.5 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.59 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
39.6 °C
26 June 1994
Coldest day
-26.9 °C
3 February 2011
Wettest day
44 mm
21 September 1997
Windiest day
56.3 km/h
22 February 2023
Strongest gust
104.0 km/h
13 March 2019
Hottest feels-like
38.5 °C
14 July 2003
Coldest feels-like
-31.8 °C
3 February 2011
Snowiest day
13.7 cm
15 December 1959
Sunniest day
14.0 h
22 June 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 6.7 °C | -0.7 °C | 4 mm | -10 mm |
| Feb | 16.5 °C | +5.8 °C | 2 mm | -13 mm |
| Mar | 18.0 °C | +2.8 °C | 3 mm | -13 mm |
| Apr | 21.7 °C | +1.4 °C | 14 mm | +1 mm |
| May | 25.2 °C | -0.3 °C | 18 mm | +6 mm |
| Jun | 32.0 °C | +0.8 °C | 23 mm | +12 mm |
| Jul | 32.4 °C | +0.6 °C | 15 mm | -10 mm |
| Aug | 32.6 °C | +2.2 °C | 16 mm | -7 mm |
| Sep | 27.3 °C | +0.3 °C | 20 mm | -1 mm |
| Oct | 22.7 °C | +2.0 °C | 22 mm | -1 mm |
| Nov | 16.9 °C | +3.8 °C | 14 mm | -0 mm |
| Dec | 13.3 °C | +5.4 °C | 5 mm | -11 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Albuquerque?
Albuquerque has a cold desert climate (Köppen BWk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 13.4 °C and it receives 201 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Albuquerque?
The hottest day measured in Albuquerque between 1940 and 2025 was 26 June 1994, reaching 39.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Albuquerque?
The coldest day measured in Albuquerque between 1940 and 2025 was 3 February 2011, at -26.9 °C.
Does it snow in Albuquerque?
Yes. Albuquerque gets on average 21.2 cm of snow per year and has around 99 frost days.
Has the climate of Albuquerque warmed?
Yes: Albuquerque warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Albuquerque?
The wettest day measured in Albuquerque between 1940 and 2025 was 21 September 1997, with 44 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Albuquerque?
The windiest day measured in Albuquerque between 1940 and 2025 was 22 February 2023, with winds reaching 56.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Albuquerque?
The warmest month in Albuquerque is July (25.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (1.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Albuquerque?
Albuquerque receives on average 201 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 46 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Albuquerque?
Albuquerque gets on average 11.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,088 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Albuquerque?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Albuquerque between 1940 and 2025 was 15 December 1959, with 13.7 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Albuquerque?
Yes: Albuquerque has on average 15 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Albuquerque?
In Albuquerque, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.5 °C on 14 July 2003, and the lowest was -31.8 °C on 3 February 2011.
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