Windy cities · New Mexico
How windy is Albuquerque?
Across a typical year, the wind in Albuquerque averages about 8.1 mph.
April is the windiest month, at about 9.9 mph, and December the calmest, at about 6.8 mph. There’s no wind at all about 12% of the time. That makes it the joint 58th least windy of the 124 US cities we track.
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The strongest average wind in the forecast for the next 48 hours is about 8 mph.
Albuquerque averages about 9.9 mph in April, so spring in the high desert is basically a long gust.
Live 48-hour forecast from OpenWeatherMap, refreshed about every half hour. Alerts from the National Weather Service.
The wind at a glance
| Average wind speed, all year | 8.1 mph |
|---|---|
| Windiest month | April, 9.9 mph |
| Calmest month | December, 6.8 mph |
| Hours with no wind at all | 12% |
Average wind speeds across every hour of a typical year, not gusts.
Cities with about the same wind
- Atlanta, Georgia: about 8.1 mph
- Cincinnati, Ohio: about 8.1 mph
- Memphis, Tennessee: about 8.1 mph
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Source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, hourly, 1991 to 2020, station USW00023050. Average wind speed, not gusts.