Climate Albuquerque, New Mexico

downtown albuquerque after snowstorm

winter consists of chilly/mild days , cold nights. december, coolest month, averages 36.3 °f (2.4 °c), although low temperatures bottom out in january, , coldest temperature of year typically around 10 °f (−12 °c). nights in december, january, , february below freezing.

spring windy, unsettled rain, though spring driest part of year in albuquerque. march , april tend see many days wind blowing @ 20 30 mph (32 48 km/h), , afternoon gusts can produce periods of blowing sand , dust. in may, winds tend subside.

the summer heat relatively tolerable because of low humidity, except days during north american monsoon. there 2.7 days of 100 °f (38 °c)+ highs annually, in june , july , in august due in part monsoon; average 60 days see 90 °f (32 °c)+ highs.

fall sees less rain summer, though weather can more unsettled closer winter.

albuquerque averages around 9 inches of snow per winter, , experiences several accumulating snow events each season. locations in northeast heights , eastern foothills tend receive more snowfall due each region s higher elevation , proximity mountains. city 1 of several in region experiencing severe winter storm on december 28–30, 2006, locations in albuquerque receiving between 10.5 , 26 inches (27 , 66 cm) of snow. more recently, major winter storm in late february 2015 dropped foot (30 cm) of snow on of city.

the mountains , highlands beyond city create rain shadow effect, due drying of air ascending mountains; city receives little rain or snow, averaging 8–9 inches (216 mm) of precipitation per year. valley , west mesa areas, farther mountains drier, averaging 6–8 inches of annual precipitation; sandia foothills tend lift available moisture, enhancing precipitation 10–17 inches annually.

traveling west, north , east of albuquerque, 1 rises in elevation , leaves sheltering effect of valley enter noticeably cooler , wetter environment. 1 such area still considered part of metro albuquerque, commonly called east mountain area; covered in savannas or woodlands of low juniper , piñon trees, reminiscent of lower parts of southern rocky mountains, not contact albuquerque proper. rain occurs during summer monsoon season (also called chubasco in mexico), typically starting in july , ending in mid-september.

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