Albuquerque weather by month & the best time to visit
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The best time to visit Albuquerque is May — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 98/100), with April and October close behind. Albuquerque averages about 3,616 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 28°C / 82°F and roughly 13 mm of rain in May.
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- Sun hours / year
- 3,616
- Sunniest month
- May
- Peak score
- 98/100
- Rain / year
- 258 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈28 cm
- Midday UV at peak
- 11 (extreme)
- Population
- 899k
- Elevation
- 1,618 m
When is the best time to visit Albuquerque?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Albuquerque is May, then April and October. The dullest month is January (0/100, 14 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Albuquerque?
Albuquerque is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,616 hours of sunshine a year. 98 Sunshine Score points separate May (98) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #22 of 580 destinations in United States for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,279 hours. Rain has a clear season: the wettest stretch, around August, carries about 50% of the annual 258 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | 8° / 46°F | -4° / 25°F | 14 mm | 3 |
| February | 33 | 12° / 54°F | -3° / 27°F | 12 mm | 5 |
| March | 73 | 17° / 63°F | 1° / 34°F | 11 mm | 7 |
| April | 97 | 22° / 72°F | 5° / 41°F | 14 mm | 9 |
| May | 98 | 28° / 82°F | 10° / 50°F | 13 mm | 10 |
| June | 68 | 35° / 95°F | 16° / 61°F | 12 mm | 11 |
| July | 73 | 34° / 93°F | 19° / 66°F | 51 mm | 11 |
| August | 92 | 32° / 90°F | 18° / 64°F | 43 mm | 10 |
| September | 94 | 29° / 84°F | 13° / 55°F | 34 mm | 8 |
| October | 96 | 22° / 72°F | 6° / 43°F | 22 mm | 6 |
| November | 57 | 15° / 59°F | 0° / 32°F | 15 mm | 4 |
| December | 0 | 8° / 46°F | -4° / 25°F | 17 mm | 2 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- El Paso United States · 360 km · best in Apr · 3,775 h sun/yr
- Ciudad Juárez Mexico · 379 km · best in Apr · 3,775 h sun/yr
- Montrose United States · 402 km · best in Jun · 3,242 h sun/yr
- Amarillo United States · 446 km · best in Apr · 3,307 h sun/yr
- Colorado Springs United States · 452 km · best in Jun · 3,289 h sun/yr
- Lubbock United States · 465 km · best in Mar · 3,326 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Santa Fe United States · 80 km · 3,617 h sun/yr · best in Apr
- Taos United States · 178 km · 3,466 h sun/yr · best in Jun
- Gallup United States · 205 km · 3,620 h sun/yr · best in Jun
- Roswell United States · 272 km · 3,563 h sun/yr · best in Mar
- Alamosa United States · 274 km · 3,524 h sun/yr · best in Jun
Head-to-head
How Albuquerque compares month by month: Albuquerque vs Ciudad Juárez · Albuquerque vs El Paso · Albuquerque vs Montrose · all comparisons
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