Cold semi-arid
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Bernalillo County, New Mexico · Population 562k · 4,964 ft elevation
Living in Albuquerque
Albuquerque has a cold semi-arid climate: very hot summers (July highs around 94°F) and cold winters (January lows around 25°F).
Precipitation is very dry at about 10″ a year, and it sees only a dusting of snow (3″ a season).
Skies are exceptionally sunny (79% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is poor: a median AQI of 58, with about 21 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
There is plenty to explore outdoors around Albuquerque: about 10% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 2,500 ft around town.
Albuquerque at a glance
- Population
- 562k
- Elevation
- 4,964 ft
- Average daily high
- 72°F67th percentile
- Average daily low
- 44°F41th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 10″3th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 3″34th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,519 hrs90th percentile
- Median AQI
- 5895th percentile
- Median home value
- $267k51th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,085/mo41th percentile
- Median household income
- $66k38th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.97%49th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.9%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.6%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.3%
- Homes with broadband
- 89%38th percentile
- Walkability index
- 12.984th percentile
- Average commute
- 22 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 19%10th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 30%
- Violent crime rate
- 1,024 per 100k98th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 4,044 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9461th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 8382th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 6%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 10%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 2,526 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 51°F | 25°F | 0.6″ | 0.8″ | 236 hrs |
| Feb | 57°F | 29°F | 0.4″ | 0.5″ | 225 hrs |
| Mar | 65°F | 35°F | 0.7″ | 0.3″ | 288 hrs |
| Apr | 73°F | 42°F | 0.5″ | — | 309 hrs |
| May | 82°F | 51°F | 0.4″ | — | 353 hrs |
| Jun | 92°F | 60°F | 0.3″ | — | 372 hrs |
| Jul | 94°F | 65°F | 1.5″ | — | 345 hrs |
| Aug | 91°F | 63°F | 1.6″ | — | 331 hrs |
| Sep | 85°F | 56°F | 1.6″ | — | 303 hrs |
| Oct | 73°F | 44°F | 0.9″ | — | 289 hrs |
| Nov | 59°F | 32°F | 0.6″ | 0.5″ | 247 hrs |
| Dec | 49°F | 25°F | 0.6″ | 0.9″ | 223 hrs |
Near Albuquerque
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology