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Albuquerque, NM vs Phoenix, AZ weather comparison

Albuquerque

NM

Phoenix has around 117 fewer freezing nights a year.

Phoenix endures about 69 more days above 90 °F each year. Phoenix sees rain or snow on roughly 23 fewer days each year.

The year at a glance

Averages from 30 years of climate history, 1991-2020

Annual weather statistics for Albuquerque, NM and Phoenix, AZ
AlbuquerqueMetricPhoenix
304 daysSunny daysclear or partly cloudy skies307 days
9 inPrecipitationper year7 in
56 daysWet daysrain or snow per year33 days
8 inSnowfallper year0 in
94 daysHot daysabove 90 °F163 days
119 daysFreezing nightsat or below 32 °F2 days
43%Humidityaverage relative35%
57 °FAverage temperatureyear round74 °F

Monthly temperatures

Average daily high and low for each month, in °F. The gap between the two lines is what an ordinary day feels like across the year.

AlbuquerquePhoenix

Daily highs

6080100JanMarMayJulSepNovAlbuquerque, Jan: 51 °FAlbuquerque, Feb: 57 °FAlbuquerque, Mar: 66 °FAlbuquerque, Apr: 74 °FAlbuquerque, May: 83 °FAlbuquerque, Jun: 93 °FAlbuquerque, Jul: 94 °FAlbuquerque, Aug: 91 °FAlbuquerque, Sep: 85 °FAlbuquerque, Oct: 74 °FAlbuquerque, Nov: 60 °FAlbuquerque, Dec: 49 °FPhoenix, Jan: 66 °FPhoenix, Feb: 69 °FPhoenix, Mar: 76 °FPhoenix, Apr: 83 °FPhoenix, May: 92 °FPhoenix, Jun: 102 °FPhoenix, Jul: 105 °FPhoenix, Aug: 103 °FPhoenix, Sep: 98 °FPhoenix, Oct: 87 °FPhoenix, Nov: 75 °FPhoenix, Dec: 65 °F

Daily lows

20406080JanMarMayJulSepNovAlbuquerque, Jan: 23 °FAlbuquerque, Feb: 26 °FAlbuquerque, Mar: 32 °FAlbuquerque, Apr: 39 °FAlbuquerque, May: 47 °FAlbuquerque, Jun: 56 °FAlbuquerque, Jul: 63 °FAlbuquerque, Aug: 61 °FAlbuquerque, Sep: 53 °FAlbuquerque, Oct: 41 °FAlbuquerque, Nov: 30 °FAlbuquerque, Dec: 22 °FPhoenix, Jan: 44 °FPhoenix, Feb: 47 °FPhoenix, Mar: 52 °FPhoenix, Apr: 58 °FPhoenix, May: 67 °FPhoenix, Jun: 75 °FPhoenix, Jul: 82 °FPhoenix, Aug: 82 °FPhoenix, Sep: 76 °FPhoenix, Oct: 64 °FPhoenix, Nov: 51 °FPhoenix, Dec: 43 °F
View monthly temperatures as a table
Monthly temperatures (°F)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Albuquerque high515766748393949185746049
Phoenix high666976839210210510398877565
Albuquerque low232632394756636153413022
Phoenix low444752586775828276645143

Monthly precipitation

Total rain plus melted snow for each month, in inches. Taller bars mean wetter months.

AlbuquerquePhoenix
0.00.51.0JanMarMayJulSepNovAlbuquerque, Jan: 0.7 inAlbuquerque, Feb: 0.6 inAlbuquerque, Mar: 0.7 inAlbuquerque, Apr: 0.6 inAlbuquerque, May: 0.5 inAlbuquerque, Jun: 0.4 inAlbuquerque, Jul: 1.0 inAlbuquerque, Aug: 0.8 inAlbuquerque, Sep: 1.0 inAlbuquerque, Oct: 1.0 inAlbuquerque, Nov: 0.7 inAlbuquerque, Dec: 0.8 inPhoenix, Jan: 0.9 inPhoenix, Feb: 1.1 inPhoenix, Mar: 0.8 inPhoenix, Apr: 0.2 inPhoenix, May: 0.1 inPhoenix, Jun: 0.1 inPhoenix, Jul: 0.6 inPhoenix, Aug: 0.9 inPhoenix, Sep: 0.7 inPhoenix, Oct: 0.6 inPhoenix, Nov: 0.5 inPhoenix, Dec: 0.8 in
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Monthly precipitation (inches)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Albuquerque0.70.60.70.60.50.41.00.81.01.00.70.8
Phoenix0.91.10.80.20.10.10.60.90.70.60.50.8

Monthly sunny days

Days each month with clear or partly cloudy skies, so compare the same month between cities.

AlbuquerquePhoenix
0102030JanMarMayJulSepNovAlbuquerque, Jan: 24 daysAlbuquerque, Feb: 22 daysAlbuquerque, Mar: 25 daysAlbuquerque, Apr: 26 daysAlbuquerque, May: 26 daysAlbuquerque, Jun: 27 daysAlbuquerque, Jul: 25 daysAlbuquerque, Aug: 26 daysAlbuquerque, Sep: 26 daysAlbuquerque, Oct: 27 daysAlbuquerque, Nov: 26 daysAlbuquerque, Dec: 25 daysPhoenix, Jan: 23 daysPhoenix, Feb: 21 daysPhoenix, Mar: 25 daysPhoenix, Apr: 27 daysPhoenix, May: 29 daysPhoenix, Jun: 29 daysPhoenix, Jul: 24 daysPhoenix, Aug: 26 daysPhoenix, Sep: 28 daysPhoenix, Oct: 28 daysPhoenix, Nov: 25 daysPhoenix, Dec: 24 days
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Monthly sunny days (days)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Albuquerque242225262627252626272625
Phoenix232125272929242628282524

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About this data

Every figure on this page is a 30 year average computed from daily climate history for 1991-2020, using each city's own coordinates. Wet days count days with measurable precipitation, calibrated against the wet day counts in NOAA's published climate normals. Sunny days count clear plus partly cloudy days, defined as average cloud cover of 63 percent or less and calibrated against NOAA's published sky cover tables. Snowfall figures are model estimates anchored to NOAA station measurements near each city.

Weather data by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (ERA5, ERA5-Land).