Albuquerque Temperatures: Averages by Month
The numbers here tell you how hot and cold the weather usually is in Albuquerque, New Mexico during each month of the year.
The average high and low temperatures are listed below monthly and annually for the city, in both degrees Fahrenheit and Celsius.
Maximums and minimums are only part of the temperature picture. To fill in the rest, there's information on how many days a month get above or below a given temperature.
To find out how often it rises over 70, 80 or 90 °F each month in Albuquerque, scroll down farther. There are also monthly and yearly counts of days with cold weather.
The first set of high and low temperatures are averages for 2010 to 2019. Everything else here is based on 1991 to 2020 weather.
| High °F | Low °F | High °C | Low °C | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49 | 26 | January | 9 | -3 |
| 55 | 30 | February | 13 | -1 |
| 65 | 38 | March | 18 | 3 |
| 71 | 44 | April | 22 | 7 |
| 79 | 51 | May | 26 | 11 |
| 93 | 64 | June | 34 | 18 |
| 92 | 67 | July | 33 | 20 |
| 90 | 65 | August | 32 | 18 |
| 84 | 60 | September | 29 | 15 |
| 72 | 47 | October | 22 | 8 |
| 58 | 35 | November | 15 | 2 |
| 48 | 27 | December | 9 | -3 |
| 71 | 46 | Year | 22 | 8 |
| High °F | Low °F | High °C | Low °C | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48 | 26 | January | 9 | -3 |
| 54 | 30 | February | 12 | -1 |
| 63 | 36 | March | 17 | 2 |
| 70 | 43 | April | 21 | 6 |
| 80 | 52 | May | 27 | 11 |
| 90 | 62 | June | 32 | 17 |
| 91 | 67 | July | 33 | 19 |
| 89 | 65 | August | 32 | 18 |
| 83 | 58 | September | 28 | 15 |
| 71 | 46 | October | 21 | 8 |
| 57 | 34 | November | 14 | 1 |
| 47 | 27 | December | 9 | -3 |
| 70 | 46 | Year | 21 | 8 |
Days of Hot Weather in Albuquerque
A hot day at Albuquerque means temperatures in the 90s Fahrenheit. Over half of summer days get that hot, along with a few days in late spring.
But the thermometer seldom goes higher than 99 °F (37 °C). A day of 100-degree weather shows up on an average of two or three days a year.
| 70 °F 21 °C |
80 °F 27 °C |
90 °F 32 °C | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| February | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| March | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| April | 19 | 4 | 0 |
| May | 28 | 18 | 3 |
| June | 30 | 29 | 19 |
| July | 31 | 30 | 22 |
| August | 31 | 30 | 17 |
| September | 29 | 22 | 4 |
| October | 19 | 5 | 0 |
| November | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| December | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Year | 197 | 139 | 64 |
How Often Albuquerque Has Cold Temperatures
Albuquerque averages 13 times a winter when the night gets as chilly as 20 °F or less. Usually just one of those nights drops to 10 °F (-12 °C) or colder.
Even after a frosty night, the city usually warms up enough to enjoy a balmy afternoon. On only two days a year does the thermometer here remain below freezing.
| 20 °F -8 °C |
32 °F 0 °C |
40 °F 4 °C | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5 | 26 | 31 |
| February | 2 | 18 | 27 |
| March | 0 | 8 | 23 |
| April | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| May | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| June | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| July | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| August | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| September | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| October | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| November | 1 | 12 | 24 |
| December | 5 | 26 | 30 |
| Year | 13 | 93 | 152 |
References
Jay Lawrimore, Ron Ray, Scott Applequist, Bryant Korzeniewski, Matthew Menne. 2016. Global Summary of the Month and Year, Version 1.0. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI). Climate Normals.