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Best time to visit Albuquerque

October is the best time to visit Albuquerque for general sightseeing, with average highs of 22 °C and about 4 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly September to October.

It depends what you are going for

One month rarely wins on everything. These are the best months on each measure taken on its own.

If you want Best month On that measure
Sightseeing and walking October comfort 94/100
The least cloud June 25 % average cloud cover
The least rain June 8 mm
Warmth July 33 °C
Cooler weather December 8.3 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days
1 October 94 22 °C 4
2 September 86 28 °C 4
3 April 84 22 °C 3
4 May 81 27 °C 3
5 August 76 32 °C 4
6 March 75 18 °C 3
7 November 69 14 °C 3
8 July 69 33 °C 5
9 June 66 33 °C 2
10 February 58 12 °C 3
11 January 47 8.6 °C 4
12 December 46 8.3 °C 4

When to think twice

December scores lowest with about 4 wet days and highs near 8.3 °C. That does not make it a bad month — it depends entirely on what you are travelling for. The numbers are all here; the judgement is yours.

The full year

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 8.6 °C 16 mm 36 %
February 12.4 °C 14 mm 39 %
March 17.5 °C 16 mm 36 %
April 22.2 °C 14 mm 33 %
May 27.3 °C 13 mm 31 %
June 32.8 °C 8 mm 25 %
July 33.0 °C 23 mm 40 %
August 31.6 °C 19 mm 39 %
September 28.2 °C 22 mm 27 %
October 21.9 °C 25 mm 27 %
November 14.3 °C 14 mm 29 %
December 8.3 °C 18 mm 36 %

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: comfort score, beach score, season boundaries. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.