Albuquerque, NM: August

31 August 2026: August 2026 averaged 82.5°F in Albuquerque, NM, the warmest August on record, in 135 years since 1892; provisional.

August 2026

Mean temperature: 82.5°F; Warmest on record; Warmest of 135, provisional
Precipitation: 0.67 in; Driest since 2025; 37th driest of 135

A normal August in Albuquerque, NM (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 77.1°F, between 74.6°F and 79.6°F in eight years of ten and 1.00 in of precipitation, between 0.43 in and 2.73 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every August in Albuquerque, NM since 1892: 82.5°F in 2026, the highest of them all.

Normal range, 74.6 to 79.6°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every August in Albuquerque, NM from 1892 to 2026, ranked: the mean temperature, the mean high and the mean low from the warmest, the precipitation from the wettest; a year missing more than a tenth of its days is not ranked.

Year	Mean, °F	Rank	High, °F	Rank	Low, °F	Rank	Precipitation, in	Rank
2026	82.5	1	95.5	1	69.6	1	0.67	99
2025	80.2	5	92.4	15	68	3	0.24	126
2024	80.5	4	93.1	6	67.8	4	0.32	123
2023	80	6	92.7	10	67.3	7	0.69	98
2022	76.8	42	87.7	96	65.9	16	2.48	17
2021	77.4	33	89.6	53	65.2	22	0.35	122
2020	80.8	3	94.3	2	67.4	6	0.64	101
2019	79.6	8	93.2	5	66	14	0.43	120
2018	77.7	27	90.3	38	65.1	25	0.95	77
2017	76.2	58	88	83	64.4	39	1.49	51
2016	74.1	107	85.8	121	62.5	74	0.86	84
2015	78.6	17	91.5	25	65.8	17	0.32	123
2014	74.2	105	85.5	122	62.9	68	1.45	55
2013	77.5	32	88.7	67	66.3	12	0.42	121
2012	78.9	13	91.3	28	66.5	10	1.62	43
2011	81.2	2	93.8	3	68.5	2	0.93	81
2010	77	40	89	61	64.9	31	0.95	77
2009	77.4	33	90.3	38	64.6	35	0.94	80
2008	76.6	46	88.1	82	65.1	25	1.04	74
2007	79.6	8	91.6	23	67.6	5	1.05	73
2006	73.5	114	83.1	135	63.8	48	3.74	1
2005	76.6	46	87.9	89	65.3	20	0.49	115
2004	74.7	92	86.5	114	62.9	68	0.23	127
2003	78.7	16	90.3	38	67.1	8	0.71	96
2002	77.6	29	90	46	65.2	22	1.59	44
2001	75.9	67	87.6	97	64.2	41	1.59	44
2000	78	21	90.1	42	66	14	0.57	111
1999	74.6	95	85.3	125	64	43	3.04	7
1998	77.1	39	89.1	60	65.1	25	0.88	82
1997	76.3	54	87.9	89	64.6	35	1.96	32
1996	76.2	58	87.9	89	64.5	37	1.54	47
1995	79.8	7	92.8	8	66.8	9	0.74	92
1994	79.4	10	92.6	12	66.2	13	2.70	12
1993	75.6	75	88.5	74	62.7	72	3.05	6
1992	75	87	88.6	70	61.4	96	2.17	28
1991	75.5	78	88	83	62.9	68	1.26	66
1990	73.8	110	86.4	115	61.1	104	1.79	37
1989	74.3	102	86.8	108	61.7	92	0.48	118
1988	75	87	86.1	119	63.8	48	3.29	4
1987	74.7	92	87.8	95	61.5	95	2.98	9
1986	76	64	88.8	64	63.2	60	2.26	23
1985	76.6	46	90.1	42	63.1	65	0.49	115
1984	75.7	73	87.6	97	63.7	50	2.70	12
1983	79.4	10	92.4	15	66.4	11	0.27	125
1982	77.4	33	90.9	32	63.9	45	1.09	69
1981	76.4	53	90.1	42	62.6	73	1.68	41
1980	77.3	37	91.5	25	63.2	60	2.61	14
1979	77	40	90.9	32	63.2	60	1.53	48
1978	75.5	78	89.9	49	61	106	2.49	16
1977	77.4	33	89.8	51	65	29	2.28	21
1976	75	87	88.4	75	61.6	94	0.73	93
1975	76.1	63	90.4	37	61.7	92	1.40	60
1974	72.6	125	85.5	122	59.8	121	0.79	90
1973	77.9	22	92.2	20	63.7	50	1.19	67
1972	74.1	107	86.4	115	61.8	90	2.93	10
1971	73.8	110	87.3	103	60.4	115	0.87	83
1970	77.8	23	90.8	34	64.8	32	2.24	25
1969	79	12	92.5	14	65.5	18	0.95	77
1968	72.4	128	84.7	130	60.1	119	1.49	51
1967	74.4	97	86.7	109	62.2	84	3.30	3
1966	75.6	75	89.3	56	62	87	1.06	72
1965	75.4	81	88.6	70	62.2	84	0.61	107
1964	76.8	42	90	46	63.6	55	0.98	75
1963	75.9	67	87.9	89	63.9	45	3.00	8
1962	77.6	29	92.7	10	62.5	74	trace	134
1961	75.2	84	87.2	105	63.2	60	1.69	40
1960	78.4	18	92.1	21	64.7	33	0.78	91
1959	76.2	58	88.3	77	64	43	2.79	11
1958	78.9	13	92.4	15	65.3	20	1.74	39
1957	76	64	88	83	63.9	45	1.32	62
1956	76.2	58	90	46	62.5	74	0.62	104
1955	76.8	42	89.2	59	64.5	37	1.32	62
1954	76.6	46	89.9	49	63.3	58	0.65	100
1953	77.7	27	91.2	30	64.2	41	0.59	109
1952	78.9	13	92.4	15	65.4	19	1.10	68
1951	76.6	46	88.8	64	64.4	39	2.22	26
1950	76.2	58	90.3	38	62.2	84	0.08	133
1949	76.3	54	90.1	42	62.5	74	0.72	94
1948	77.6	29	91.6	23	63.7	50	0.51	114
1947	75.9	67	88.3	77	63.6	55	1.45	55
1946	75.9	67	88.3	77	63.5	57	1.49	51
1945	78.1	20	91.1	31	65.2	22	2.27	22
1944	76.3	54	89.3	56	63.3	58	1.44	57
1943	78.3	19	92	22	64.7	33	1.33	61
1942	75.8	71	88.6	70	63	66	1.42	59
1941	75.1	86	87.9	89	62.3	81	1.07	71
1940	74.2	105	87.2	105	61.3	100	3.25	5
1939	75.7	73	89.6	53	61.8	90	0.54	113
1938	76.7	45	92.3	19	61.1	104	0.17	131
1937	77.8	23	93.1	6	62.5	74	0.22	129
1936	76.3	54	91.3	28	61.4	96	0.62	104
1935	74.7	92	87.3	103	62	87	3.74	1
1934	77.2	38	90.6	35	63.7	50	2.10	30
1933	73.3	116	86.7	109	59.9	120	2.42	18
1932	75.8	71	88.6	70	63	66	2.20	27
1931	74.4	97	88	83	60.9	108	0.23	127
1930	72.8	120	86.3	118	59.3	124	1.09	69
1929	73.1	117	85	126	61.2	102	1.44	57
1928	71.7	133	83.2	134	60.3	117	1.96	32
1927	72.8	120	84.8	128	60.8	110	1.63	42
1926	74.8	91	89	61	60.6	112	0.47	119
1925	73.7	112	86.1	119	61.3	100	0.49	115
1924	75.4	81	89.3	56	61.4	96	0.82	87
1923	72.6	125	84.2	132	61	106	2.34	20
1922	77.8	23	90.5	36	65	29	1.28	65
1921	72.8	120	84.9	127	60.6	112	2.60	15
1920	72.1	130	84.4	131	59.7	122	1.50	50
1919	74.4	97	88.4	75	60.4	115	0.98	75
1918	72.3	129	87.9	89	56.7	131	1.46	54
1917	72	132	88.3	77	55.7	133	0.56	112
1916	72.7	124	86.7	109	58.7	126	2.42	18
1915	71.5	135	88.9	63	54.2	135	0.83	86
1914	72.1	130	87.1	107	57.2	129	2.00	31
1913	72.8	120	88.7	67	56.9	130	0.59	109
1912	71.7	133	88	83	55.5	134	0.63	102
1911	73.7	112	91.4	27	56	132	0.62	104
1910	75.5	78	92.8	8	58.2	128	1.51	49
1909	75.2	84	89.7	52	60.6	112	1.56	46
1908	74.4	97	87.4	102	61.4	96	1.75	38
1907	72.5	127	86.6	113	58.3	127	2.13	29
1906	73.9	109	87.5	100	60.3	117	0.85	85
1905	76.6	46	93.7	4	59.4	123	0.72	94
1904	74.3	102	89.6	53	59	125	1.88	34
1903	77.8	23	92.6	12	62.9	68	0.00	135
1902	74.3	102	87.6	97	60.9	108	0.70	97
1901	76	64	88.7	67	63.2	60	1.85	36
1900	75	87	88.8	64	61.2	102	0.13	132
1899	75.3	83	88.3	77	62.3	81	0.63	102
1898	75.6	75	87.5	100	63.7	50	0.60	108
1897	74.4	97	86.4	115	62.4	79	1.31	64
1896	74.6	95	86.7	109	62.4	79	0.81	88
1895	73.4	115	84.8	128	61.9	89	0.80	89
1894	73.1	117	85.4	124	60.8	110	2.25	24
1893	72.9	119	83.6	133	62.3	81	1.88	34
1892	76.5	52	88	83	65.1	25	0.21	130

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2026	82.5
2011	81.2
2020	80.8
2024	80.5
2025	80.2
2023	80
1995	79.8
2019	79.6
2007	79.6
1994	79.4
More years share the last value

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1915	71.5
1928	71.7
1912	71.7
1917	72
1920	72.1
1914	72.1
1918	72.3
1968	72.4
1907	72.5
1974	72.6
More years share the last value

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
2006	3.74
1935	3.74
1967	3.30
1988	3.29
1940	3.25
1993	3.05
1999	3.04
1963	3.00
1987	2.98
1972	2.93

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1903	0.00
1962	trace
1950	0.08
1900	0.13
1938	0.17
1892	0.21
1937	0.22
2004	0.23
1931	0.23
2025	0.24

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 101°F; 5 August 2026, 4 August 2026, 3 August 2026
Coldest night: 65°F; 31 August 2026, 30 August 2026
Wettest day: 0.38 in; 31 August 2026

Every month, season and year

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Albuquerque, NM the day's answers

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Every answer in words

August 2026 brought 0.67 in of precipitation in Albuquerque, NM, the driest August since 2025, 37th driest of 135.
The hottest day of August 2026 in Albuquerque, NM: 101°F on Wednesday 5 August 2026, Tuesday 4 August 2026 and Monday 3 August 2026.
The coldest night of August 2026 in Albuquerque, NM: a low of 65°F on Monday 31 August 2026 and Sunday 30 August 2026.
The wettest day of August 2026 in Albuquerque, NM: 0.38 in on Monday 31 August 2026.