Albuquerque, NM: Winter

28 February 2026: Winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026) averaged 45.9°F in Albuquerque, NM, the warmest winter on record, in 135 years since 1892; provisional.

Winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026)

Mean temperature: 45.9°F; Warmest on record; Warmest of 135, provisional
Precipitation: 1.42 in; Wettest since 2024; 45th wettest of 135

A normal winter in Albuquerque, NM (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 38.6°F, between 36.5°F and 41.2°F in eight years of ten and 1.21 in of precipitation, between 0.46 in and 2.39 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every winter in Albuquerque, NM since 1892: 45.9°F in 2026, the highest of them all.

Normal range, 36.5 to 41.2°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every winter 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	Days missing
2026	45.9	1	57.8	1	34	1	1.42	45	0
2025	41.1	8	54.1	8	28.1	17	0.12	135	0
2024	40.7	13	51.3	36	30	6	1.75	28	0
2023	38.7	36	49.6	65	27.8	20	1.27	58	0
2022	39	32	51.4	33	26.6	42	0.50	115	0
2021	37.6	62	49.5	68	25.8	54	0.82	86	0
2020	38.7	36	49.7	63	27.7	23	1.17	66	0
2019	37.5	63	48.1	88	26.8	38	1.51	41	0
2018	41.1	8	53.7	12	28.4	14	0.54	110	0
2017	41.4	4	52.1	23	30.7	4	1.90	21	0
2016	39.6	23	51.2	38	27.9	19	1.40	47	0
2015	39.9	21	51.2	38	28.6	13	2.45	9	0
2014	39.7	22	52.1	23	27.4	27	0.58	107	0
2013	36.4	83	48.4	82	24.5	78	0.47	117	0
2012	38.2	49	49.1	76	27.3	28	1.86	23	0
2011	38.5	45	50.4	48	26.5	44	1.18	65	0
2010	36.5	82	46.5	112	26.5	44	0.96	79	0
2009	41.2	5	53.2	15	29.2	10	0.65	96	0
2008	37.1	72	47.8	94	26.4	48	1.94	20	0
2007	36	89	46.4	113	25.6	60	2.38	12	0
2006	40.3	19	52.7	18	27.8	20	0.14	134	0
2005	40.5	15	50.1	56	31	3	3.46	3	0
2004	37.7	59	48.1	88	27.3	28	1.38	50	0
2003	40.2	20	50.7	44	29.8	9	1.38	50	0
2002	37.7	59	48.8	78	26.7	41	0.65	96	0
2001	37.7	59	48.3	84	27.1	32	0.79	88	0
2000	40.4	17	52.4	21	28.4	14	0.63	100	0
1999	40.9	11	53.8	11	28.1	17	0.34	127	0
1998	36.4	83	47	106	25.7	57	1.80	25	0
1997	37.4	64	48.3	84	26.5	44	0.67	95	0
1996	42	3	54.2	7	29.9	7	0.53	111	0
1995	42.9	2	54.1	8	31.7	2	1.56	35	0
1994	38.6	41	52	27	25.2	66	0.31	130	0
1993	38.1	52	48.5	79	27.7	23	3.92	1	0
1992	37.3	66	47.9	91	26.8	38	2.29	15	0
1991	37.2	69	49.2	72	25.1	71	1.25	60	0
1990	36	89	48.5	79	23.5	96	0.98	78	0
1989	36.9	76	49.6	65	24.2	84	0.95	81	0
1988	37.8	57	49.8	58	25.7	57	0.56	108	0
1987	35.8	94	46.7	110	24.9	73	1.71	29	0
1986	40.5	15	53.3	13	27.8	20	1.39	49	0
1985	35.8	94	45.8	123	25.7	57	2.39	11	0
1984	36.9	76	49.5	68	24.3	82	0.75	90	0
1983	36.2	86	47.8	94	24.7	74	2.59	6	0
1982	38.6	41	52	27	25.2	66	0.52	114	0
1981	40.4	17	55.7	4	25	72	1.46	44	0
1980	40.6	14	53.9	10	27.3	28	2.32	14	0
1979	35.9	92	47.9	91	23.9	89	2.45	9	0
1978	38.7	36	50.4	48	27	35	2.47	8	0
1977	34.3	117	47.9	91	20.7	122	1.21	62	0
1976	37.2	69	51.6	32	22.9	104	0.68	93	0
1975	33.4	124	45.8	123	21.1	120	1.76	27	0
1974	35.1	110	49.2	72	20.9	121	1.02	74	0
1973	34.1	120	45.2	127	23.1	101	1.54	40	0
1972	36.7	80	50.3	53	23	102	1.64	32	0
1971	36.2	86	50.2	55	22.2	109	0.71	92	0
1970	38.7	36	51.9	30	25.4	63	0.99	76	0
1969	35.4	105	48.3	84	22.4	107	1.24	61	0
1968	37.4	64	48.5	79	26.2	52	1.55	38	0
1967	35.8	94	49.8	58	21.9	113	0.46	118	0
1966	33	127	44.4	133	21.7	116	2.14	19	0
1965	37.8	57	49.3	71	26.4	48	1.56	35	0
1964	31.3	133	43.7	135	19	128	1.19	64	0
1963	35.4	105	47.8	94	23	102	1.04	72	0
1962	35.7	97	47.3	101	24.2	84	1.77	26	0
1961	36	89	47.3	101	24.6	77	0.72	91	0
1960	35.9	92	46.4	113	25.3	64	2.57	7	0
1959	38.4	48	50.4	48	26.4	48	1.56	35	0
1958	38.9	34	50.3	53	27.6	25	0.80	87	0
1957	41.2	5	52.5	20	29.9	7	1.37	53	0
1956	39.1	29	50.9	43	27.3	28	1.17	66	0
1955	34.8	112	46.3	115	23.3	98	0.61	103	0
1954	39.1	29	51.2	38	27	35	0.56	108	0
1953	38.2	49	49.8	58	26.5	44	0.63	100	0
1952	38.2	49	49.7	63	26.6	42	0.65	96	0
1951	39.5	25	52.2	22	26.8	38	0.68	93	0
1950	38.6	41	51.4	33	25.8	54	0.99	76	0
1949	35.2	108	46	120	24.3	82	1.01	75	0
1948	35.2	108	46.8	107	23.7	92	2.65	5	0
1947	38.5	45	51.4	33	25.5	62	0.28	132	0
1946	35.5	102	47.6	99	23.4	97	0.93	83	0
1945	38.5	45	49.9	57	27.1	32	1.42	45	0
1944	33.6	123	44.5	132	22.7	106	1.82	24	0
1943	40.9	11	52.7	18	29.1	11	1.61	33	0
1942	37	74	48.9	77	25.2	66	0.90	85	0
1941	39.2	27	49.6	65	28.8	12	2.24	17	0
1940	38.1	52	49.8	58	26.3	51	1.20	63	0
1939	34.4	116	47.3	101	21.3	118	1.38	50	1
1938	38	55	51.3	36	24.7	74	1.09	69	0
1937	32.8	128	47.3	101	18.3	131	0.45	120	0
1936	35.7	97	49.4	70	21.9	113	1.03	73	0
1935	37.3	66	50.7	44	23.9	89	1.89	22	0
1934	39.2	27	54.6	6	23.9	89	0.15	133	0
1933	32	131	44.9	130	19	128	0.46	118	0
1932	35.5	102	47.3	101	23.6	94	0.92	84	0
1931	34.2	118	45.2	127	23.3	98	1.26	59	0
1930	37	74	50.4	48	23.6	94	0.62	102	0
1929	33.9	121	46	120	21.9	113	0.60	104	0
1928	36.1	88	47.7	98	24.4	80	0.37	125	0
1927	39.1	29	50.7	44	27.5	26	1.55	38	0
1926	35.5	102	46.8	107	24.2	84	0.34	127	0
1925	33.8	122	45.9	122	21.7	116	0.96	79	0
1924	35.7	97	46.8	107	24.7	74	0.59	106	0
1923	39	32	51.1	42	27	35	0.53	111	0
1922	37.2	69	49.2	72	25.2	66	0.38	124	0
1921	36.8	79	48.4	82	25.3	64	0.53	111	0
1920	39.3	26	50.5	47	28.2	16	1.13	68	0
1919	31.5	132	45.5	125	17.4	133	0.43	122	0
1918	37.3	66	56.2	3	18.4	130	0.60	104	0
1917	34.7	114	51.2	38	18.3	131	1.08	70	0
1916	38.8	35	55.5	5	22	112	2.84	4	0
1915	33.4	124	45.5	125	21.2	119	3.67	2	0
1914	34.8	112	49.2	72	20.4	124	1.48	42	0
1913	29.7	135	44.7	131	14.8	134	1.66	31	0
1912	31	134	47.8	94	14.3	135	0.41	123	0
1911	37.9	56	51.7	31	24	87	2.28	16	0
1910	32.8	128	46.2	117	19.4	127	0.64	99	0
1909	39.6	23	52.1	23	27.1	32	0.78	89	0
1908	37.1	72	52	27	22.1	110	0.95	81	0
1907	41.2	5	56.4	2	25.9	53	2.33	13	0
1906	36.3	85	49.8	58	22.9	104	1.28	57	0
1905	34.5	115	46.6	111	22.4	107	1.60	34	0
1904	36.7	80	52.9	16	20.5	123	0.30	131	0
1903	35.1	110	48.1	88	22.1	110	1.33	55	0
1902	38.6	41	53.3	13	24	87	0.32	129	0
1901	36.9	76	48.2	87	25.6	60	1.34	54	0
1900	38.7	36	52.9	16	24.5	78	1.32	56	0
1899	32.1	130	43.9	134	20.2	126	1.40	47	0
1898	35.3	107	46.2	117	24.4	80	1.47	43	0
1897	35.7	97	46.3	115	25.2	66	1.08	70	0
1896	35.6	101	47.4	100	23.7	92	0.45	120	0
1895	34.2	118	45.1	129	23.3	98	2.20	18	0
1894	33.2	126	46.2	117	20.3	125	0.35	126	0
1893	38.1	52	50.4	48	25.8	54	0.49	116	0
1892	41.1	8	52.1	23	30.2	5	1.67	30	0

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2026	45.9
1995	42.9
1996	42
2017	41.4
2009	41.2
1957	41.2
1907	41.2
2025	41.1
2018	41.1
1892	41.1

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1913	29.7
1912	31
1964	31.3
1919	31.5
1933	32
1899	32.1
1937	32.8
1910	32.8
1966	33
1894	33.2

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1993	3.92
1915	3.67
2005	3.46
1916	2.84
1948	2.65
1983	2.59
1960	2.57
1978	2.47
2015	2.45
1979	2.45

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
2025	0.12
2006	0.14
1934	0.15
1947	0.28
1904	0.30
1994	0.31
1902	0.32
1999	0.34
1926	0.34
1894	0.35

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 77°F; 25 February 2026
Coldest night: 22°F; 10 January 2026
Wettest day: 0.34 in; 8 January 2026

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Winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026) brought 1.42 in of precipitation in Albuquerque, NM, the wettest winter since 2024, tied 45th wettest of 135 (with 1945).
The hottest day of winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026) in Albuquerque, NM: 77°F on Wednesday 25 February 2026.
The coldest night of winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026) in Albuquerque, NM: a low of 22°F on Saturday 10 January 2026.
The wettest day of winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026) in Albuquerque, NM: 0.34 in on Thursday 8 January 2026.