Albuquerque, NM Weather

Albuquerque’s climate is classified as a cold desert climate (BWk) bordering on a cold semi-arid climate (BSk) according to one application of the Köppen climate classification system. Albuquerque’s climate is classified as semi-arid desert warm temperate as defined by The Biota of North America Program and the U.S. Geological Survey’s Terrestrial Ecosystems—Isobioclimates of the Conterminous United States, using datasets and mapping technology such as those from the PRISM Climate Group.