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30-year climate normals

Bernalillo County Climate and Weather Averages

Hottest month — July

91.2°

average daily high. The coldest month is January, averaging a low of 26.4°F.

Bernalillo County gets 8.84" of precipitation a year and 7.9" of snow, and 46% of it falls in Jul, Aug, Sep.

Temperature through the year

Each bar spans the average daily low to the average daily high for that month.

40° 60° 80° JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
MonthAvg highAvg low PrecipSnow
January 48.4° 26.4° 0.36" 1.4"
February 54.1° 29.8° 0.43" 1.5"
March 62.8° 36.2° 0.46" 0.7"
April 70.3° 43.2° 0.51" 0.3"
May 79.9° 52.4° 0.44" 0.0"
June 90.4° 61.9° 0.57" 0.0"
July 91.2° 66.5° 1.64" 0.0"
August 88.8° 64.9° 1.31" 0.0"
September 82.5° 58.1° 1.15" 0.0"
October 70.6° 46.1° 0.87" 0.3"
November 57.3° 34.1° 0.57" 0.9"
December 47.3° 26.6° 0.53" 2.8"

Rainfall by month

Bernalillo County has a distinct wet season. 46% of the year's precipitation arrives in Jul, Aug, Sep.

January 0.36"
February 0.43"
March 0.46"
April 0.51"
May 0.44"
June 0.57"
July 1.64"
August 1.31"
September 1.15"
October 0.87"
November 0.57"
December 0.53"
Annual total 8.84"

What this climate costs you

Degree days measure how hard a building has to work to stay comfortable. They are the reason two identical houses have very different power bills, and they are the link between the weather here and what you pay every month.

Cooling degree days How much air conditioning the climate demands 1,438
Heating degree days How much heating the climate demands 3,996
Approximate annual cooling cost At 14.12¢/kWh, New Mexico average $203
Approximate annual electric heating cost Lower where heating is gas rather than electric $197

These are rough planning figures from degree days and the state electricity price, not a bill estimate. House size, insulation and fuel type move them a lot. See the full cost of owning a home in Bernalillo County, where electricity is one line of eight.

Common questions

What is the weather like in Bernalillo County?

Bernalillo County averages a high of 91.2°F in July and a low of 26.4°F in January. Annual precipitation is 8.84 inches, including 7.9 inches of snow.

When is the rainy season in Bernalillo County?

The wettest stretch is Jul, Aug, Sep, which accounts for 46% of the year's precipitation. That is a pronounced wet season rather than rain spread evenly through the year.

How hot does it get in Bernalillo County?

The average daily high in July, the hottest month, is 91.2°F. That drives 1,438 cooling degree days a year, which is what your air conditioning has to work against.

Does it snow in Bernalillo County?

Yes. Bernalillo County averages 7.9 inches of snow a year.

Sources

  • Temperature, precipitation and snowfall normals — NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 Monthly Climate Normals, station ALBUQUERQUE INTL AP, NM US (USW00023050), 3.1 miles from the county centroid.
  • Heating and cooling degree days — NOAA, same station and period.
  • Electricity price — US Energy Information Administration, Electric Power Monthly Table 5.6.A, New Mexico residential average.
  • Wet-season share is the wettest three consecutive months as a percentage of annual precipitation, calculated from the monthly normals.