Albuquerque Foothills NE, NM Climate: Temperature & Rain by Month
Pulled from NOAA NCEI 1991–2020 normals →: climate measurements used in PlainClimate's documented score
30-year climate normals (1991-2020) from Albuquerque Foothills NE's primary NOAA station, ALBUQUERQUE FOOTHILLS NE.
The climate verdict for Albuquerque Foothills NE
Dryness leads the climate profile for Albuquerque Foothills NE, New Mexico, with 14.9 inches of precipitation a year. NOAA records an annual average of 55°F. Its climate comfort score of 63/100 (good) lands mid-pack nationally, exceeding 46% of station-mapped location scores.
- 55°F
- average temperature, NOAA 1991-2020 normal
- 63/100
- comfort score, above 46% of station-mapped location scores
- 14.9"
- annual precipitation · 24" snow
- 185 days
- frost-free days per growing season
Albuquerque Foothills NE: NOAA 1991-2020 normals describe a typical year, not a forecast. Method: /methodology.
Normals record plate
Sheet USC00290225 · Albuquerque Foothills NE, NM 55°F mean · 14.9" precip
TEMP-MILD · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · PRCP-DRY · SWING-MID · COMF-MID · LOAD-HEAT · STN-1 · BOOK-FULL
- TEMP-MILD 55°F
- RANK-UPPER #4,185
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Manchester
- PRCP-DRY 14.9"
- SWING-MID 40°F
- COMF-MID 63/100
- LOAD-HEAT 4,524 HDD
- STN-1 USC00290225
- BOOK-FULL 6/6 fields
Nearest mean-temperature peer: Manchester, KY (+ 0 °F mean)
Instrument codes from this station's NOAA 1991–2020 normals, mean temperature, corpus warmth rank, photo-finish peer station, precipitation band, seasonal swing, comfort composite, degree-day load, and field book, not a livability rating.
Mean-temperature neighbourhood
Nationwide NOAA normal poles and nearest peers, not a reprint of every NM station list.
- Hot Milton Freewater, OR 56°F
- Albuquerque Foo… (this station) 55°F
- Cold Dunlow, WV 55°F
- Near Manchester, KY 55°F
- Near Twin Arrows, AZ 55°F
Climate Living Index · Albuquerque Foothills NE
Albuquerque Foothills NE: 55/100 · grade C
Albuquerque Foothills NE publishes 5 of 6 Living Index dimensions (NOAA annual/seasonal normals · NOAA daily multivariate normals); 1 missing weight rescale to 100.
PlainClimate-derived for Albuquerque Foothills NE, not an official NOAA rating. Rankings still use Comfort Score 63/100 (separate formula). Breakpoints and limits.
| Dimension | Station value | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Normal heat + freeze calendar | 107 calendar days | 72/100 · B |
| Annual temperature balance | 55.3°F · 12.2° from 67.5°F | 60/100 · C |
| Frost-free season | 185 days/year | 54/100 · D |
| Snowfall burden | 23.7 inches/year | 45/100 · D |
| Precipitation balance | 14.9 in · 20.1 from 35 in | 28/100 · F |
Albuquerque Foothills NE · 2026-08-04 · NOAA NCEI Climate Normals · method · Comfort Score method.
Albuquerque Foothills NE's normals sit in a dry climate class: BSk
Precipitation is low relative to temperature but above true desert thresholds: cold semi-arid steppe (BSk). Class BSk is the Peel et al. (2007) label for this station's monthly mean temperature and precipitation normals: dry (arid or semi-arid), specifically cold semi-arid steppe.
- Köppen code
- BSk
- Group
- Dry (arid or semi-arid)
- Warmest month
- 75.6°F
- Coldest month
- 35.2°F
Source: official public datasets monthly normals (1991–2020) at the city’s primary station. This is a station classification, not a mapped regional consensus.
National standing · heating-led station
Where Albuquerque Foothills NE sits across the climate record
Three NOAA fields for Albuquerque Foothills NE's primary station, temperature, precipitation, and seasonal swing, are ranked against every station-mapped normal that carries the same field.
- Annual temperature
- 61st percentile warmth
- Mid-pack annual mean versus 6,861 station normals.
- Annual precipitation
- Drier than 83%
- Albuquerque Foothills NE's annual total ranks in the drier third of 6,352 measured normals.
- Seasonal temperature swing
- 37th percentile swing
- Typical seasonal amplitude versus 6,861 complete station-years.
How Albuquerque Foothills NE compares across U.S. station-mapped locations
Albuquerque Foothills NE's comfort score vs. all station-mapped locations
PlainClimate composite comfort index (1–100), NOAA 1991–2020 normals
63 46th percentile score exceeds 46% of 6,189 station-mapped location scores
- 0–10: 0 station-mapped locations (0%). Below this entry.
- 10–20: 0 station-mapped locations (0%). Below this entry.
- 20–30: 96 station-mapped locations (2%). Below this entry.
- 30–40: 280 station-mapped locations (5%). Below this entry.
- 40–50: 1,113 station-mapped locations (18%). Below this entry.
- 50–60: 1,329 station-mapped locations (21%). Below this entry.
- 60–70: 1,236 station-mapped locations (20%). This entry sits in this band.
- 70–80: 650 station-mapped locations (11%). Above this entry.
- 80–90: 921 station-mapped locations (15%). Above this entry.
- 90–100: 564 station-mapped locations (9%). Above this entry.
Source NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, PlainClimate comfort index · 1991–2020
Monthly Temperatures
Average daily high and low temperatures by month
| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Mean | Precip | Snow | Freeze Days | 90°F+ Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 45°F (7°C) | 26°F (-4°C) | 35°F (2°C) | 0.7" | 4.0" | 26.0 | 0.0 |
| February | 51°F (11°C) | 29°F (-2°C) | 40°F (4°C) | 0.8" | 4.4" | 18.5 | 0.0 |
| March | 60°F (16°C) | 35°F (2°C) | 47°F (9°C) | 1.1" | 3.7" | 12.4 | 0.0 |
| April | 69°F (20°C) | 40°F (5°C) | 54°F (12°C) | 0.9" | 1.7" | 5.8 | 0.0 |
| May | 78°F (25°C) | 49°F (10°C) | 63°F (17°C) | 0.7" | 0.0" | 0.4 | 1.0 |
| June | 88°F (31°C) | 58°F (15°C) | 73°F (23°C) | 0.6" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 13.5 |
| July | 89°F (32°C) | 62°F (17°C) | 76°F (24°C) | 2.6" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 16.1 |
| August | 86°F (30°C) | 61°F (16°C) | 74°F (23°C) | 2.7" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 9.4 |
| September | 80°F (27°C) | 55°F (13°C) | 67°F (20°C) | 1.6" | 0.0" | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| October | 68°F (20°C) | 43°F (6°C) | 56°F (13°C) | 1.3" | 0.6" | 2.8 | 0.0 |
| November | 54°F (12°C) | 33°F (0°C) | 44°F (6°C) | 0.9" | 2.4" | 14.5 | 0.0 |
| December | 45°F (7°C) | 26°F (-3°C) | 35°F (2°C) | 1.1" | 6.9" | 25.8 | 0.0 |
The year, day by day
Summer here tops out rather than builds: the warmest normal high is 90°F around June 28, short of 90°F on every date, while 107 dates carry a normal low at or below freezing, the coldest 25°F near January 1.
The freezing stretch
The normal low stays at or below 32°F into March 3, then returns to freezing around November 18, covering 107 dates in all.
Derived from the normal daily minimum. This is a different measure from the 50%-probability frost dates shown elsewhere on this page, which come from NOAA’s frost product.
Where the wet dates fall
The likeliest wet date is July 27, when 40% of years recorded at least a hundredth of an inch. The driest is June 4 at 14%. Summed across the calendar, that is about 76 wet dates a year.
The widest day
June 11 carries the biggest normal gap between afternoon and dawn, 30°F between the normal high and the normal low.
Look up any date
Any date's 1991–2020 normal for Albuquerque Foothills NE.
Where Albuquerque Foothills NE Stands Nationally
A drier-than-most normal water year — around 15 inches, below what four out of five ranked stations collect.
Albuquerque Foothills NE earns one nationally notable standing (outer quintile) against 6,860 NOAA 1991–2020 normals stations, middle-of-the-pack metrics stay silent here.
Monthly Precipitation
Average monthly rainfall and snowfall
Snow: 4.0"
5.3 days with precipitation
Snow: 4.4"
5.5 days with precipitation
Snow: 3.7"
5.4 days with precipitation
Snow: 1.7"
4.2 days with precipitation
5.1 days with precipitation
4.1 days with precipitation
11.7 days with precipitation
10.5 days with precipitation
7.4 days with precipitation
Snow: 0.6"
5.8 days with precipitation
Snow: 2.4"
4.7 days with precipitation
Snow: 6.9"
5.8 days with precipitation
Albuquerque Foothills NE runs a summer-peaked wet season
39% of Albuquerque Foothills NE's yearly precipitation falls in June, July and August alone, against the 25% an evenly spread year would give those three months. The wettest month is August at 2.7", on a 40.4°F seasonal spread. Warm-season convection and, across the Southwest, the North American monsoon produce this shape: rain arrives in short heavy bursts during the hottest part of the year rather than as long cool-season soaking.
- Wettest three months: August, July, September, taking 46% of the annual total between them.
- Driest month: June at 0.6".
- Winter share: 18% falls in December, January and February.
Shares are computed from this station's own 1991-2020 monthly precipitation normals. A summer-peaked label means the June-August share reaches 35%; it describes timing across an average year, not any single season, and says nothing about how heavy an individual storm can be.
Albuquerque Foothills NE is dry, and what does fall arrives gently
Only about 76 days a year record measurable precipitation here, 21% of the calendar, and they carry 14.9" between them. At roughly 0.20 inches on an average wet day, this is not the damp drizzle of a marine climate; it is an arid record in which precipitation is both uncommon and light when it appears.
The wettest month by count is July at about 12 wet days; the driest is June at about 4.
A low per-event average in a dry record is a statement about typical days only. Arid regions can still take a large share of a year's total from a single convective storm, which a normal cannot show.
A wet day is one recording at least 0.01 inches. These are 1991-2020 normals: they describe an average year, not the extremes within it.
Winter brings real snow to Albuquerque Foothills NE
Albuquerque Foothills NE averages 23.7 inches of snowfall a year, with December the snowiest month on the normals, spread across roughly 16 days that record measurable snow. That is depth accumulating on the ground, which is why it can exceed the annual precipitation figure: precipitation counts the liquid the snow melts down to, and fresh snow is mostly air.
- Annual snowfall: 23.7 inches of depth.
- Days recording measurable snow: about 16 a year.
- At a rough ten-to-one melt ratio, snow accounts for on the order of 16% of the year's precipitation.
NOAA 1991-2020 normals. The ten-to-one ratio is a convention, not a measurement: real ratios vary with temperature, so treat the share as an order of magnitude rather than an exact split.
Frost Dates & Growing Season
First Fall Freeze
October 23
50% probability date
Last Spring Freeze
April 21
50% probability date
Growing Season
185 days
Heating & Cooling Degree Days
Annual totals indicate energy demand for heating and cooling
Heating Degree Days
4,524
Higher = more heating needed
Cooling Degree Days
1,027
Higher = more cooling needed
Warmest Month
July
Coldest Month
December
Nationwide similar cities
Other rankable U.S. places outside NM closest to Albuquerque Foothills NE on two NOAA annual-normal axes (mean temperature and annual precipitation). Chip rows use distinct link sets.
Closest by average temperature
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual mean temperature (55°F here).
- Beattyville, KY 55°F · 0.0°F off
- Clinton, MO 55°F · 0.0°F off
- Eureka, KS 55°F · 0.0°F off
- Fort Leonard Wood, MO 55°F · 0.0°F off
Closest by annual precipitation
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual precipitation (14.9" here), excluding temperature-peer places.
- Broadus, MT 14.9" · 0.0" off
- Hysham, MT 14.9" · 0.0" off
- Kanab, UT 14.9" · 0.0" off
- Westby, MT 14.9" · 0.0" off
Snow and freeze rhythm
When cold and snow define Albuquerque Foothills NE
heating led · dry · mid swing
Albuquerque Foothills NE's energy balance leans toward cold weather: 4,524 annual heating degree days against 1,027 for cooling. Its 40.4°F seasonal range still makes the monthly rows more useful than the annual average alone.
Albuquerque Foothills NE's frost-free season lasts about 185 days, a middle-length window whose endpoints matter more than the annual average. It describes freeze probability, not year-specific planting conditions.
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1. Albuquerque Foothills NE coldest normal
December
The monthly mean of 35°F (2°C) sits near freezing, so cold nights and above-freezing afternoons share the same month.
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2. Albuquerque Foothills NE typical freeze period
January through December
The station reports average freezing days from January through December.
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3. Albuquerque Foothills NE snow peak
December
Albuquerque Foothills NE averages 23.7 inches of snow a year, with December the snowiest month on the normals.
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Data Sources
Data source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals v1.0.1 (1991-2020). All figures on this page are from Albuquerque Foothills NE's primary station: ALBUQUERQUE FOOTHILLS NE (USC00290225). For informational purposes only.
Place identity: U.S. Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer places. The conservative exact name-and-state crosswalk finds no Census place match, so PlainClimate treats this as a station-mapped location and does not claim it is a municipality. No exact Gazetteer row for Albuquerque Foothills NE; facility counts that depend on place identity are therefore an upper bound, not a municipal census.
On this page every temperature, precipitation, and derived score for Albuquerque Foothills NE comes from its primary NOAA station record. No figure on this page is typed in by an editor - each value is rendered from NOAA 1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 1991–2020 normals.