Weather in New Mexico

Calculated from weather data of Albuquerque International Sunport Airport (KABQ) between 2020 and 2024.

Maximum temperatures (°F)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	49.0	48.0	47.0	50.0	49.0	49.0
February	55.0	56.0	53.0	52.0	55.0	54.0
March	63.0	61.0	58.0	62.0	61.0	63.0
April	72.0	72.0	71.0	74.0	72.0	72.0
May	81.0		79.0	85.0	81.0	84.0
June	90.0		88.0	88.0	90.0	91.0
July	93.0		98.0	92.0	90.0	93.0
August	90.0		92.0	87.0	89.0	93.0
September	84.0		85.0	85.0	85.0	83.0
October	71.0		75.0	67.0	71.0	75.0
November	59.0		58.0	55.0	63.0	62.0
December	50.0		49.0	50.0	53.0	47.0
Average	70.0	59.0	71.0	71.0	72.0	72.0

Average highest temperature per day

The maximum temperature is typically observed some hours after noon.

Minimum temperatures (°F)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	28.0	29	29	28	27	29
February	31.0	34	29	25	29	30
March	38.0	38	36	37	36	41
April	45.0	44	43	47	44	46
May	54.0		56	55	55	56
June	64.0		61	64	66	63
July	70.0		73	70	68	69
August	67.0		68	67	66	68
September	61.0		62	62	62	57
October	47.0		50	47	47	46
November	36.0		37	31	39	39
December	29.0		31	30	31	26
Average	46.0	36.0	48.0	48.0	48.0	48.0

Average lowest temperature per day

The minimum temperature is typically observed just before sunrise.

Cold and hot days

Number of days	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
86 °F or warmer	0	86	88	88	106
77 °F or warmer	8	160	159	151	170
68 °F or warmer	27	209	201	203	210
32 °F or colder	39	69	86	64	80

Precipitation (%)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	3.2	4	4	1	2	6
February	4.4	6	4	7	5	6
March	3.3	3	13	3	1	2
April	1.8	3	0	0	1	3
May	1.3		2	0	2	0
June	1.7		0	5	4	0
July	0.4		0	1	1	1
August	1.5		2	5	1	0
September	1.8		3	1	4	1
October	2.3		1	5	1	3
November	2.2		9	0	1	0
December	1.8		3	3	0	1
Average	2.3	3.7	3.2	2.4	1.8	1.7

Precipitation during daylight period

Percentage of observations with observed rain, drizzle, snow or hail. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Wind speed (miles per hour)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	7.4	7	9	6	8	8
February	9.2	9	10	8	10	8
March	9.8	10	11	9	10	10
April	10.4	10	10	12	11	9
May	10.0		10	11	10	9
June	8.4		8	8	8	9
July	7.0		7	6	7	7
August	6.9		9	8	7	6
September	7.1		7	7	6	8
October	8.1		7	8	8	7
November	6.7		7	8	5	8
December	6.7		7	7	7	7
Average	8.3	9.1	8.5	8.3	8.0	7.9

Average wind speed

Excluding wind gusts. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Prevailing wind direction

Month	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	W	W	NW	NW	NW
February	W	W	E	SW	W
March	SW	SW	W	SW	SW
April	SW	W	W	SW	W
May		S	SW	S	SW
June		SW	S	SE	SW
July		S	SW	S	W
August		S	E	SW	SW
September		SW	S	SW	E
October		SW	E	W	SE
November		E	SW	NW	SW
December		NW	W	W	NW

Prevailing wind direction

Average wind direction, weighed by wind speed. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

New Mexico weather Q&A

What is the warmest month in New Mexico?

The warmest month is July with an average temperature of 93 °F over the past years.

What is the coldest month in New Mexico?

The coldest month is January with an average daytime temperature of 49 °F in the past few years.

Which month is the wettest in New Mexico?

Chance of precipitation is the highest in February with a probability of around 4.5 %.

Which month is the driest in New Mexico?

The least rainfall and snow can be expected in July. The probability is about 0.5 %.