Climate averages 1991–2020
Albuquerque weather
in April.
A mild, very dry month: the 6th warmest and the joint 2nd driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
April is a mild month in Albuquerque: daytime highs average 21.3°C and nights cool to about 6.7°C. By daytime temperature it is the 6th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 12 mm of rain on roughly 2 days, which makes April a very dry month (the joint 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 13 h 03 min on an average April day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Rio Rancho (17 km away). In April its highs average 20.5°C, 0.7°C cooler than Albuquerque, with 15 mm of rain.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, Albuquerque ranks joint 189th of 498 for the warmest April highs and 24th of 498 for the driest April (rainfall, lowest first). The mean April high of those 498 cities is 19.4°C; Albuquerque is 1.9°C warmer than that mean.
From April to May, average highs rise by 5.4°C to 26.6°C, and monthly rainfall stays at 12 mm.
The annual picture
April in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Albuquerque climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8.2°C-2.7°C | -2.7°C | 15 | 3.8 | 10.110 h |
| February | 11.6°C-0.8°C | -0.8°C | 13 | 3.6 | 10.911 h |
| March | 16.7°C2.9°C | 2.9°C | 15 | 3.3 | 11.912 h |
| April, selected | 21.3°C6.7°C | 6.7°C | 12 | 2.4 | 13.013 h |
| May | 26.6°C12.1°C | 12.1°C | 12 | 2.6 | 14.014 h |
| June | 32.4°C17.6°C | 17.6°C | 7.9 | 1.8 | 14.514 h |
| July | 32.7°C19.9°C | 19.9°C | 22 | 5.3 | 14.314 h |
| August | 31.3°C18.9°C | 18.9°C | 18 | 4.4 | 13.513 h |
| September | 27.8°C15.1°C | 15.1°C | 22 | 3.5 | 12.412 h |
| October | 21.2°C8.8°C | 8.8°C | 22 | 3.5 | 11.311 h |
| November | 13.9°C2.2°C | 2.2°C | 15 | 3.1 | 10.410 h |
| December | 8.0°C-2.5°C | -2.5°C | 18 | 3.7 | 9.810 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
April in nearby cities
- Rio Rancho in AprilUnited States · 17 kmHigh 20.5°C · Low 6.0°C · 15 mm rain
- Enchanted Hills in AprilUnited States · 29 kmHigh 20.3°C · Low 6.0°C · 19 mm rain
- Santa Fe, United States in AprilUnited States · 93 kmHigh 15.8°C · Low 2.6°C · 23 mm rain
- Las Cruces in AprilUnited States · 308 kmHigh 26.0°C · Low 10.7°C · 5.0 mm rain
- El Paso in AprilUnited States · 370 kmHigh 26.2°C · Low 10.8°C · 4.1 mm rain
- Ciudad Juárez in AprilMexico · 375 kmHigh 26.3°C · Low 10.9°C · 4.1 mm rain
- Pueblo in AprilUnited States · 397 kmHigh 18.1°C · Low 2.4°C · 42 mm rain
- Amarillo in AprilUnited States · 438 kmHigh 21.7°C · Low 8.2°C · 42 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Albuquerque) is explained once on the Albuquerque year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.