Climate averages 1991–2020
Albuquerque weather
in September.
A warm, fairly dry month: the 4th 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.
September is a warm month in Albuquerque: daytime highs average 27.8°C and nights cool to about 15.1°C. By daytime temperature it is the 4th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 22 mm of rain on roughly 4 days, which makes September a fairly dry month (one of the wettest months of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 26 min on an average September day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Rio Rancho (17 km away). In September its highs average 27.1°C, 0.7°C cooler than Albuquerque, with 29 mm of rain.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, Albuquerque ranks joint 211th of 498 for the warmest September highs and joint 121st of 498 for the driest September (rainfall, lowest first). The mean September high of those 498 cities is 26.9°C; Albuquerque is 0.9°C warmer than that mean.
From September to October, average highs fall by 6.6°C to 21.2°C, and monthly rainfall stays at 22 mm.
The annual picture
September 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, selected | 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
September in nearby cities
- Rio Rancho in SeptemberUnited States · 17 kmHigh 27.1°C · Low 14.5°C · 29 mm rain
- Enchanted Hills in SeptemberUnited States · 29 kmHigh 26.9°C · Low 14.3°C · 39 mm rain
- Santa Fe, United States in SeptemberUnited States · 93 kmHigh 23.2°C · Low 11.1°C · 26 mm rain
- Las Cruces in SeptemberUnited States · 308 kmHigh 30.9°C · Low 18.0°C · 29 mm rain
- El Paso in SeptemberUnited States · 370 kmHigh 30.7°C · Low 18.3°C · 31 mm rain
- Ciudad Juárez in SeptemberMexico · 375 kmHigh 30.7°C · Low 18.4°C · 31 mm rain
- Pueblo in SeptemberUnited States · 397 kmHigh 27.1°C · Low 12.2°C · 22 mm rain
- Amarillo in SeptemberUnited States · 438 kmHigh 27.5°C · Low 16.2°C · 40 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.