Albuquerque, and New Mexico itself, are known for being very hot. According to weather.com, the average high, usually reached in July, is 92 degrees Fahrenheit. The average low at that time of year is 65 degrees F whereas the low in December and January, the coldest months, is 24 degrees F, and the high is 48.
Average hours of sunshine per day are recorded, as displayed on rssweather.com. The averages per month vary from about 70 to 80 percent sunshine per day. These hours are recorded out of the hours of light during the day. The month with the lowest amount of sunshine is December, with 71 percent, and the highest month is June, with 83 percent. The higher the average, the more sun per day.
The rainfall averages for Albuquerque are relatively low. The month with the highest rainfall is August, at 1.73 inches, and the month with the lowest is February with 0.44 inches. Rainfall corresponds with humidity, and consistently throughout the year the humidity is higher in the morning than the afternoon, ranging from the high 40s in the summer to the high 60s in the winter. In the afternoon humidity generally stays below 30 percent in the summer and generally below 40 percent in the winter. The low humidity is due to Albuquerque's height above sea level.
According to weather.com, the highest temperature in Albuquerque was recorded in 1994 at 107 degrees F, and the lowest temperature recorded was -17 degrees F. This wide range of record temperatures displays the varying climate of Albuquerque.
The record rainfall in a 24-hour period was recorded at 2.60 inches, and the monthly record rainfall has been recorded at 1.62 inches. It has never snowed in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
