Climate averages 1991–2020
Albuquerque weather
in May.
A warm, very dry month: the 5th 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.
May is a warm month in Albuquerque: daytime highs average 26.6°C and nights cool to about 12.1°C. By daytime temperature it is the 5th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 12 mm of rain on roughly 3 days, which makes May a very dry month (the joint 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 13 h 59 min on an average May day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Rio Rancho (17 km away). In May its highs average 25.9°C, 0.7°C cooler than Albuquerque, with 18 mm of rain.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, Albuquerque ranks joint 138th of 498 for the warmest May highs and joint 63rd of 498 for the driest May (rainfall, lowest first). The mean May high of those 498 cities is 23.8°C; Albuquerque is 2.8°C warmer than that mean.
From May to June, average highs rise by 5.7°C to 32.4°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 12 mm to 7.9 mm.
The annual picture
May 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, selected | 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
May in nearby cities
- Rio Rancho in MayUnited States · 17 kmHigh 25.9°C · Low 11.5°C · 18 mm rain
- Enchanted Hills in MayUnited States · 29 kmHigh 25.7°C · Low 11.4°C · 25 mm rain
- Santa Fe, United States in MayUnited States · 93 kmHigh 21.2°C · Low 7.9°C · 21 mm rain
- Las Cruces in MayUnited States · 308 kmHigh 30.8°C · Low 15.7°C · 7.3 mm rain
- El Paso in MayUnited States · 370 kmHigh 30.9°C · Low 15.7°C · 7.6 mm rain
- Ciudad Juárez in MayMexico · 375 kmHigh 31.0°C · Low 15.7°C · 7.6 mm rain
- Pueblo in MayUnited States · 397 kmHigh 23.8°C · Low 8.4°C · 44 mm rain
- Amarillo in MayUnited States · 438 kmHigh 26.2°C · Low 13.4°C · 60 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.