Rainfall totals Albuquerque, NM
Through Oct 7, 2026, Albuquerque has received 8.35 inches of rain for the year, according to the official daily climate report. The normal year-to-date total is 7.10 inches. The normal figure is what the city would typically have seen by this point in the calendar. This reading comes from the station gauge at ALBUQUERQUE INTL in the National Weather Service's daily climate report.
as of
Data from Albuquerque International Airport, with records back to 1931. Across the record from 1931, 100 percent of days have a reading, with 100 percent in 2025.
Most recent rainfall
0.97 inches of rain fell on Sep 29, 2026, the latest measurable rainfall this year.
ALBUQUERQUE INTL saw no measurable rain on Oct 7, 2026, according to the National Weather Service daily climate report.
Official rainfall report for Oct 7, 2026
| Measured | Normal | vs normal | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rain on Oct 7, 2026 | 0.00 inches | 0.03 inches | -0.03 inches |
| Last 48 hours | 0.00 inches | ||
| Last 72 hours | 0.00 inches | ||
| Last 7 days | 0.00 inches | ||
| Month to date | 0.00 inches | 0.23 inches | -0.23 inches |
| Year to date | 8.35 inches | 7.10 inches | +1.25 inches (+18%) |
| Record for Oct 7 | 1.00 inches | 2003 |
Source: National Weather Service daily climate report for ALBUQUERQUE INTL, issued the morning after Oct 7, 2026. The local National Weather Service office issues the daily climate report for the airport station the next morning, and that report is the official figure.
How much rain did Albuquerque get?
Days with measurable rain, 2026
| Date | Rainfall |
|---|---|
| Sep 29, 2026 | 0.97 inches |
| Sep 28, 2026 | 0.21 inches |
| Sep 25, 2026 | 0.07 inches |
| Sep 24, 2026 | 0.04 inches |
| Sep 23, 2026 | 0.73 inches |
| Sep 22, 2026 | 0.47 inches |
| Sep 19, 2026 | 0.01 inches |
| Sep 18, 2026 | 0.98 inches |
| Sep 17, 2026 | 0.41 inches |
| Sep 16, 2026 | 0.17 inches |
| Sep 14, 2026 | 0.41 inches |
| Sep 8, 2026 | 0.01 inches |
| Sep 1, 2026 | 0.01 inches |
| Aug 31, 2026 | 0.38 inches |
| Aug 29, 2026 | 0.17 inches |
| Aug 19, 2026 | 0.01 inches |
| Aug 17, 2026 | 0.05 inches |
| Aug 14, 2026 | 0.06 inches |
| Jul 28, 2026 | 0.08 inches |
| Jul 24, 2026 | 0.30 inches |
| Jul 23, 2026 | 0.01 inches |
| Jul 20, 2026 | 0.02 inches |
| Jul 17, 2026 | 0.02 inches |
| Jun 26, 2026 | 0.06 inches |
| Jun 25, 2026 | 0.26 inches |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.01 inches |
| Jun 14, 2026 | 0.04 inches |
| May 26, 2026 | 0.15 inches |
| May 25, 2026 | 0.54 inches |
| May 5, 2026 | 0.11 inches |
With 0.98 inches on Sep 18, 2026, this is the 48th wettest of the 5,590 measurable rain days in the Albuquerque International Airport record, which begins in 1931. That is the most rain recorded at this station on September 18 since 1931.
Through Oct 3, 2026, the GHCN-Daily station record shows 8.35 inches of measurable rain so far this year, falling over a 41-day span. Station observations are from GHCN-Daily, with a 1-3 day lag and quality checks by NOAA.
Albuquerque rainfall by month, 2026
| Month | Rainfall | Normal | vs normal |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0.98 inches | 0.36 inches | +0.62 inches |
| February | 0.20 inches | 0.43 inches | -0.23 inches |
| March | 0.00 inches | 0.46 inches | -0.46 inches |
| April | 0.17 inches | 0.51 inches | -0.34 inches (-67%) |
| May | 1.04 inches | 0.44 inches | +0.60 inches |
| June | 0.37 inches | 0.57 inches | -0.20 inches (-35%) |
| July | 0.43 inches | 1.64 inches | -1.21 inches (-74%) |
| August | 0.67 inches | 1.31 inches | -0.64 inches (-49%) |
| September | 4.49 inches | 1.15 inches | +3.34 inches (+290%) |
| October | 0.00 inches | 0.87 inches |
October is still in progress; figures run through Oct 3, 2026. Averages are 1991-2020 normals from NCEI.
Rainfall days at each threshold in Albuquerque
| Year | 0.5+ in. | 1+ in. | 2+ in. | 3+ in. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Average | 3.8 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
A day counts when its rainfall total meets or passes the column amount, from Albuquerque International Airport records in GHCN-Daily. Every complete year starting with 1931 counts toward the average, 94 years in total.
Past rainfall years in Albuquerque
All-time rainfall records
| Wettest day | 1.92 inches | Sep 24, 1955 |
|---|---|---|
| Wettest year | 15.88 inches | 1941 |
| Driest year | 4.06 inches | 1956 |
| Average year | 8.53 inches | 94 complete years on record |
| Rain days a year | 59 | average, 0.01 inch or more |
| Record begins | 1931 | 34,898 daily readings |
Monthly rainfall normals
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inches | 0.36 | 0.43 | 0.46 | 0.51 | 0.44 | 0.57 | 1.64 | 1.31 | 1.15 | 0.87 | 0.57 | 0.53 | 8.84 |
Averages are 1991-2020 normals from NCEI.
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