Climate averages 1991–2020
Albuquerque weather
in February.
A cool, very dry month: the 10th warmest and the 4th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
February is a cool month in Albuquerque: daytime highs average 11.6°C and nights cool to about -0.8°C. By daytime temperature it is the 10th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 13 mm of rain on roughly 4 days, which makes February a very dry month (the 4th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 54 min on an average February day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Rio Rancho (17 km away). In February its highs average 10.9°C, 0.8°C cooler than Albuquerque, with 15 mm of rain.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, Albuquerque ranks joint 254th of 498 for the warmest February highs and joint 3rd of 498 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 498 cities is 11.1°C; Albuquerque is 0.5°C warmer than that mean.
From February to March, average highs rise by 5.1°C to 16.7°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 13 mm to 15 mm.
The annual picture
February 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, selected | 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 | 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
February in nearby cities
- Rio Rancho in FebruaryUnited States · 17 kmHigh 10.9°C · Low -1.4°C · 15 mm rain
- Enchanted Hills in FebruaryUnited States · 29 kmHigh 10.5°C · Low -1.5°C · 19 mm rain
- Santa Fe, United States in FebruaryUnited States · 93 kmHigh 6.7°C · Low -4.7°C · 19 mm rain
- Las Cruces in FebruaryUnited States · 308 kmHigh 17.0°C · Low 3.4°C · 13 mm rain
- El Paso in FebruaryUnited States · 370 kmHigh 17.4°C · Low 3.6°C · 12 mm rain
- Ciudad Juárez in FebruaryMexico · 375 kmHigh 17.5°C · Low 3.6°C · 12 mm rain
- Pueblo in FebruaryUnited States · 397 kmHigh 8.9°C · Low -5.9°C · 13 mm rain
- Amarillo in FebruaryUnited States · 438 kmHigh 12.7°C · Low -0.3°C · 17 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.