Climate averages 1991–2020
Albuquerque weather
in October.
A mild, fairly dry month: the 7th warmest and one of the wettest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a mild month in Albuquerque: daytime highs average 21.2°C and nights cool to about 8.8°C. By daytime temperature it is the 7th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 22 mm of rain on roughly 4 days, which makes October a fairly dry month (one of the wettest months of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 20 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Rio Rancho (17 km away). In October its highs average 20.5°C, 0.7°C cooler than Albuquerque, with 29 mm of rain.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, Albuquerque ranks joint 262nd of 498 for the warmest October highs and joint 92nd of 498 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 498 cities is 21.4°C; Albuquerque is 0.1°C cooler than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 7.4°C to 13.9°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 22 mm to 15 mm.
The annual picture
October 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 | 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, selected | 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
October in nearby cities
- Rio Rancho in OctoberUnited States · 17 kmHigh 20.5°C · Low 8.1°C · 29 mm rain
- Enchanted Hills in OctoberUnited States · 29 kmHigh 20.3°C · Low 8.0°C · 36 mm rain
- Santa Fe, United States in OctoberUnited States · 93 kmHigh 17.1°C · Low 5.0°C · 30 mm rain
- Las Cruces in OctoberUnited States · 308 kmHigh 25.5°C · Low 12.2°C · 20 mm rain
- El Paso in OctoberUnited States · 370 kmHigh 25.8°C · Low 12.5°C · 18 mm rain
- Ciudad Juárez in OctoberMexico · 375 kmHigh 25.9°C · Low 12.5°C · 18 mm rain
- Pueblo in OctoberUnited States · 397 kmHigh 19.6°C · Low 4.8°C · 26 mm rain
- Amarillo in OctoberUnited States · 438 kmHigh 21.9°C · Low 9.9°C · 48 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.