Albuquerque, NM Snowfall C

First snow Nov 28 · Last snow Mar 8 · 8.0 in/yr · Station: ALBUQUERQUE INTL AP

Avg First Snow

Nov 28

Median over 29 seasons 6d late

Avg Last Snow

Mar 8

Median over 29 seasons

Snow Season

101 days

SepJun

Avg Annual Snowfall

8.0 in

Rank #179 of 217 tracked

Latest season (2025–26): first measurable snowfall arrived 6 days later than the 30-year normal.

Average Monthly Snowfall (inches)

Sep

0.2

Oct

0.9

Nov

3.0

Dec

1.4

Jan

1.5

Feb

0.7

Mar

0.3

Apr

May

Jun

How Albuquerque Compares

Albuquerque snowfall vs New Mexico and U.S. medians
Measure	Albuquerque	New Mexico median	U.S. median
Avg annual snowfall	8.0 in	12.7 in	39.1 in
Avg first snowfall	Nov 28	Nov 20	Nov 16
Avg last snowfall	Mar 8	Mar 17	Apr 3
Snow season length	101 days	118 days	139 days

Medians are taken across tracked cities with regular snowfall (4 in New Mexico, 201 nationally).

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Data source: NOAA GHCN-Daily records for ALBUQUERQUE INTL AP (USW00023050), 5 km from the city center, accessed via the ACIS web service. Normals window: 1990–91 through 2019–20 snow seasons. Measurable snow = ≥ 0.1 in.