Climate averages 1991–2020
Albuquerque weather
in July.
A hot, fairly dry month: the warmest and one of the wettest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
July is a hot month in Albuquerque: daytime highs average 32.7°C and nights cool to about 19.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the warmest month of the year.
Expect about 22 mm of rain on roughly 5 days, which makes July a fairly dry month (one of the wettest months of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 14 h 16 min on an average July day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Rio Rancho (17 km away). In July its highs average 32.0°C, 0.7°C cooler than Albuquerque, with 31 mm of rain.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, Albuquerque ranks joint 103rd of 498 for the warmest July highs and 151st of 498 for the driest July (rainfall, lowest first). The mean July high of those 498 cities is 30.3°C; Albuquerque is 2.4°C warmer than that mean.
From July to August, average highs fall by 1.4°C to 31.3°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 22 mm to 18 mm.
The annual picture
July 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 | 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, selected | 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
July in nearby cities
- Rio Rancho in JulyUnited States · 17 kmHigh 32.0°C · Low 19.4°C · 31 mm rain
- Enchanted Hills in JulyUnited States · 29 kmHigh 31.9°C · Low 19.2°C · 59 mm rain
- Santa Fe, United States in JulyUnited States · 93 kmHigh 27.8°C · Low 15.4°C · 35 mm rain
- Las Cruces in JulyUnited States · 308 kmHigh 35.2°C · Low 22.2°C · 32 mm rain
- El Paso in JulyUnited States · 370 kmHigh 34.7°C · Low 22.4°C · 30 mm rain
- Ciudad Juárez in JulyMexico · 375 kmHigh 34.7°C · Low 22.5°C · 30 mm rain
- Pueblo in JulyUnited States · 397 kmHigh 32.6°C · Low 17.7°C · 45 mm rain
- Amarillo in JulyUnited States · 438 kmHigh 32.4°C · Low 21.0°C · 45 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.