Albuquerque climate

Albuquerque Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Albuquerque Intl AP, 5.8 km from Albuquerque

Average highs run from 51°F on December 1 to 46°F on December 31, and lows from 29°F to 26°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.53 in over about 4 wet days.

December day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Albuquerque, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
47°F
Average low
27°F
Precipitation
0.53 in
Snowfall
2.8 in
Record high
72°FDec 4, 1958
Record low
-7°FDec 23, 1990
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 58 min to 9 h 50 min
Cloud cover
46%
Humidity
60%
Dew point
18°F
Wind
8.3 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation; snow means at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Dec 151°F29°F66°F 198012°F 197612%6%
Dec 250°F29°F68°F 194213°F 197612%6%
Dec 350°F28°F65°F 201212°F 193412%6%
Dec 450°F28°F72°F 195812°F 193413%6%
Dec 549°F28°F68°F 195814°F 201113%7%
Dec 649°F28°F68°F 19669°F 201113%7%
Dec 749°F28°F66°F 198110°F 197813%7%
Dec 848°F27°F68°F 19777°F 197813%7%
Dec 948°F27°F64°F 19396°F 197813%7%
Dec 1048°F27°F66°F 19388°F 197813%7%
Dec 1148°F27°F67°F 198711°F 197813%7%
Dec 1247°F27°F66°F 20257°F 196113%7%
Dec 1347°F27°F68°F 19958°F 194913%7%
Dec 1447°F26°F66°F 19469°F 194513%7%
Dec 1547°F26°F65°F 20109°F 194513%8%
Dec 1647°F26°F62°F 19465°F 197113%8%
Dec 1747°F26°F64°F 19398°F 197113%8%
Dec 1846°F26°F65°F 19806°F 197113%8%
Dec 1946°F26°F66°F 20258°F 196813%8%
Dec 2046°F26°F66°F 202510°F 197313%8%
Dec 2146°F26°F69°F 20258°F 196813%8%
Dec 2246°F26°F69°F 20254°F 196813%8%
Dec 2346°F26°F64°F 1955-7°F 199013%8%
Dec 2446°F26°F65°F 2025-2°F 199013%8%
Dec 2546°F26°F64°F 20250°F 199013%8%
Dec 2646°F26°F64°F 20255°F 199013%8%
Dec 2746°F26°F65°F 19336°F 197313%8%
Dec 2846°F26°F66°F 19803°F 197413%8%
Dec 2946°F26°F63°F 19738°F 195413%8%
Dec 3046°F26°F63°F 19988°F 195813%7%
Dec 3146°F26°F61°F 20113°F 195813%7%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Albuquerque, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0510151102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MST).

December 1
sunrise 6:57 AM, sunset 4:55 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:15 AM, sunset 5:05 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00023050 (Albuquerque Intl AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00023050, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.