Weather in Albuquerque in August 2025
Average weather
Average temperature in Albuquerque in August
Going from a maximum of +100°F during the day to a minimum of +63°F during the night, the temperature in August averages around +93°F.
The average maximum temperature goes up 5% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +95°F to +97°F.
Is Albuquerque warm or cold in August?
Albuquerque is typically hot in August.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +91°F to +88°F. The minimum temperature also goes down from +68°F to +66°F.
Make sure that you pack your summer linen and swimming costumes; it’s probably going to be hot.
August is one of the warmest months in Albuquerque, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Albuquerque in August
| July | August | September | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +91°F | +88°F | +82°F | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +55°F | +52°F | +37°F | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +104°F | +100°F | +97°F | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 62 mm | 59 mm | 38 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 2 m/s | 2 m/s | 2 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 41% | 47% | 44% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1014 HPa | 1015 HPa | 1014 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 4 | 4 | 11 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 6 | 6 | 6 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 16 | 16 | 11 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
August weather is still as ok as in July. It’s getting colder in August. From +91°F in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +88°F. As August arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 62 mm to 59 mm. Humidity rises from 41% to 47%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during August, staying around 2 m/s. The amount of sunny days stay about the same, averaging 4 sunny days during the month.
But maybe it is worth considering traveling in September as the weather gets better.
Wind
The average wind speed is 3 m/s getting up to 8 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Albuquerque is gradually decreasing during August, going from 3 m/s to 2 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last August in Albuquerque?
Climate Change Over the Years
The climate in Albuquerque in August has not changed that much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1997 (+68°F) and the highest in 2012 (+74°F). The driest year was 2011 with only 194 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 1986 with 493 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Albuquerque, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.
