The climate of Albuquerque (New Mexico
- United States of America)
Albuquerque is the largest city in the state of New Mexico and is
located centrally in this state. The city is located in Bernalillo
County near the Chihuahua desert and on the banks of the Rio Grande
River. The famous route 66 used to run through Albuquerque. Nowadays
it bypasses the city. However, the old route is still an important
tourist attraction. The city was founded as a trading post with the
city of Santa Fe by the Spanish at the beginning of the 18th century.
The Kirtland Air Force Base can be found in the city. This is also the
city’s biggest employer.
Albuquerque has a cold steppe climate with low annual precipitation
figures. During the summer temperatures may rise to tropical values
with many hours of sunshine. Winters are cool to cold. Longer periods
with subzero temperatures (during the night) are not uncommon.
Climate information
The figures below are based on long term weather and climate records.
They are an average for Albuquerque:
average maximum
temperature (°C)
average
minimum
temperature (°C)
average
hours of sunshine
per day
average days with
precipitation
per month
average
mm precipitation
per month
average
sea
temperature (°C)
January
9
-6
8
4
n/a
February
12
-3
8
4
n/a
March
17
0
9
5
n/a
April
22
4
10
4
n/a
May
27
9
11
5
n/a
June
32
14
12
5
n/a
July
34
18
11
9
n/a
August
32
17
10
9
n/a
September
28
12
10
6
n/a
October
22
6
9
4
n/a
November
15
-1
8
4
n/a
December
9
-5
7
5
n/a
= 0-5 mm ●
= 6-30 mm ●
= 31-60 mm ●
= 61-100 mm ●
= 101-200 mm ●
=
over 200 mm = 0-0.2 inches ● = 0.2-1.2 inches ● = 1.2-2.4 inches ● = 2.5-4 inches ● = 4.1-8 inches ● = over 8 inches
More climate information
Climate figures are very useful but don’t present a general impression
of the climate and the eventual weather circumstances within a certain
period. The figures don’t always reflect the chance of wintry weather,
extreme heat or hurricanes. That is why we offer useful extra climate
information for each month of the year:
Disclaimer
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= 0-5 mm ●
= 6-30 mm ●
= 31-60 mm ●
= 61-100 mm ●
= 101-200 mm ●
=
over 200 mm
= 0-0.2 inches ● 
= 0.2-1.2 inches ● 
= 1.2-2.4 inches ● 
= 2.5-4 inches ● 
= 4.1-8 inches ● 
= over 8 inches
