Climate averages 1991–2020
Albuquerque weather
in March.
A mild, fairly dry month: the 8th warmest and the joint 5th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
March is a mild month in Albuquerque: daytime highs average 16.7°C and nights cool to about 2.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the 8th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 15 mm of rain on roughly 3 days, which makes March a fairly dry month (the joint 5th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 57 min on an average March day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Rio Rancho (17 km away). In March its highs average 16.0°C, 0.8°C cooler than Albuquerque, with 16 mm of rain.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, Albuquerque ranks joint 235th of 498 for the warmest March highs and joint 4th of 498 for the driest March (rainfall, lowest first). The mean March high of those 498 cities is 14.9°C; Albuquerque is 1.8°C warmer than that mean.
From March to April, average highs rise by 4.6°C to 21.3°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 15 mm to 12 mm.
The annual picture
March 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, selected | 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
March in nearby cities
- Rio Rancho in MarchUnited States · 17 kmHigh 16.0°C · Low 2.2°C · 16 mm rain
- Enchanted Hills in MarchUnited States · 29 kmHigh 15.6°C · Low 2.1°C · 22 mm rain
- Santa Fe, United States in MarchUnited States · 93 kmHigh 11.2°C · Low -1.3°C · 25 mm rain
- Las Cruces in MarchUnited States · 308 kmHigh 21.5°C · Low 6.7°C · 9.6 mm rain
- El Paso in MarchUnited States · 370 kmHigh 21.7°C · Low 6.8°C · 8.9 mm rain
- Ciudad Juárez in MarchMexico · 375 kmHigh 21.9°C · Low 6.9°C · 8.9 mm rain
- Pueblo in MarchUnited States · 397 kmHigh 14.1°C · Low -1.7°C · 32 mm rain
- Amarillo in MarchUnited States · 438 kmHigh 17.3°C · Low 3.9°C · 38 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.