Gray Sky Index · New Mexico

Albuquerque, NM: gray days, sunny days and the best month to shoot

Albuquerque averages 87 gray days and 278 clear or partly cloudy days a year — #41 grayest of the 43 US metros we track. June is the clearest for exterior shoots; January and February and March and December the grayest.

Gray days a year: 87; #41 grayest of 43 metros
Sunny days a year: 278; 167 clear, 111 partly cloudy
Clearest month: June; fewest gray days: shoot exteriors
Grayest month: January; most gray days: plan interiors

Gray days by month in Albuquerque

Mean gray days each month at Albuquerque, 56 years of record. The clearest months are in ink.

10 in January
10 in February
10 in March
8 in April
7 in May
4 in June
5 in July
5 in August
6 in September
6 in October
7 in November
10 in December

Shoot this week in Albuquerque?

National Weather Service forecast: average sky cover from 9am to 5pm local time, for the next 7 days.

Shoot today

Today 16% sky cover, 0% chance of rain. Least gray day this week: Thu, Nov 5, 4%.

16%Tue11/3
5%Wed11/4
4%Thu11/5
45%Fri11/6
11%Sat11/7
4%Sun11/8
16%Mon11/9

Clear (35% or less)Partly cloudy (to 65%)Gray

Best time to sell a house in Albuquerque

Share of the year’s new listings by month, 2023–2025 (Realtor.com). The three busiest months are in ink.

6.8% in January
7.5% in February
8.7% in March
9.4% in April
9.7% in May
9.8% in June
9.3% in July
9.1% in August
8.5% in September
8.3% in October
7% in November
5.7% in December

June, May, April bring 28.9% of Albuquerque’s new listings; December the fewest. Shoot exteriors in the clearest weeks before the peak, and you list with the photos already done.

Albuquerque scores 50/100 on the Listing Difficulty Index — #24 hardest of 43: 67 days on market and 25.6% of listings with a price cut. See every market’s score.

Nearby metros

Phoenix, AZ70 gray days a year
Denver, CO120 gray days a year
Las Vegas, NV73 gray days a year
Salt Lake City, UT139 gray days a year

All 43 metros in the Gray Sky Index

Albuquerque: questions

Does Albuquerque get a lot of sun?

Albuquerque averages 278 clear or partly cloudy days a year and 87 gray days, on NOAA’s long-term record.

What is the cloudiest month in Albuquerque?

January and February and March and December has the most gray days in Albuquerque. June has the fewest, which makes it the easiest month for exterior shoots.

When is the best time to list a house in Albuquerque?

Most new listings in Albuquerque come on the market in June, May, April. Listing just before the peak meets the most buyers with the least competition; plan exterior shoots for the clearest days in the weeks before.

More free tools

Listing Difficulty Index
A 0–100 score for 43 US metros on how hard a listing has to work to stand out, and each market’s busiest listing months.
Listing Photo Rules Tracker
Every state law and MLS rule on AI-edited and virtually staged listing photos: what to disclose, when it applies and the penalties.

Sources: NOAA NCEI Comparative Climatic Data: mean number of clear, partly cloudy and cloudy days; US National Weather Service gridpoint forecast.