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Weather on December 28

Albuquerque, NM

55 Years of Data

Avg High
48°F
Avg Low
20°F
Warmest
2025
45°F avg
Coldest
1982
19°F avg

About This Date

December 28th in Albuquerque, NM typically brings chilly winter weather, with average highs around 48°F and lows near 20°F — a 28°F daily swing. Over 43 years of records, the warmest December 28th was in 2025 (45°F average), while the coldest was 1982 (19°F) — a 26°F range across recorded history. Precipitation has occurred on 14% of recorded December 28th dates, with snow falling 5% of the time (heaviest snowfall: 2.5"). The last decade has been 6.0°F warmer on this date compared to 20-30 years ago.

The last decade has been 6.0°F warmer on this date compared to 20-30 years ago.

Planning for December 28th in Albuquerque, NM? Bring layers as temperatures can vary throughout the day.

Warming Trend
2.4°F per decade on this date
YearHighLowAvgPrecipSnow
2025warmest51°39°45°0.1"
202456°28°42°
202348°21°35°
202255°29°42°0.03"
202148°28°38°
202057°27°42°
201952°27°39°0.05"
201846°13°29°0.3"2"
201760°25°42°
201653°23°38°
201534°15°24°
201440°16°28°
201357°21°39°
201243°21°32°
201147°19°33°
201049°31°40°
200941°14°28°
200853°17°35°
200735°20°
200652°32°42°
200555°26°41°
200451°22°36°
200341°10°26°
200248°12°30°
200154°20°37°
200039°13°26°
199949°15°32°
199858°17°37°
199733°16°24°
199655°30°43°
199549°14°31°
199455°25°40°
199353°28°41°
199240°28°34°0.25"
199143°21°32°
199034°13°23°0.56"2.5"
198953°15°34°
198838°20°
198737°20°
198648°18°33°
198558°17°37°
198346°22°34°
1982coldest31°19°
43 years of data from RIO RANCHO #2

Albuquerque, NM Temperature Range by Month

Average monthly highs and lows. The shaded band shows the typical daily temperature range.

10°30°50°70°90°JFMAMJJASOND
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Albuquerque, NM Monthly Precipitation

Average rainfall and snowfall per month, in inches.

0"2.9"5.7"JFMAMJJASOND28.5"0"
Rain (in) Snow (in)

Albuquerque, NM Daily Temperature Calendar

Average daily high temperature for every day of the year. Each cell is the climatological mean for that calendar day across 55 years of NOAA data.

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Best Time to Visit Albuquerque, NM

Albuquerque, NM has no months that meet our "pleasant" threshold — every season has tradeoffs.

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Pleasant (65-82°F, ≤2.5" rain) Mild Less ideal

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