Here are some weather highlights for the month of December in Albuquerque:
- Meteorological winter begins December 1, which is based on weather patterns.
- Astronomical winter begins December 21 at 2:19 a.m., which is the shortest day of the year.
- Daily high temperatures decrease by 5°F, from 52°F to 47°F.
- Daily low temperatures decrease by 5°F, from 29°F to 26°F. (December is our generally our coldest month).
- On average, this is our cloudiest month with cloudiness 33% of the month.
- December is our snowiest month
- Over the course of December in Albuquerque, the length of the day is essentially constant. But the shortest day of the month (and shortest day of the year) is December 21, with 9 hours, 47 minutes of daylight. Every day after that slowly gets longer each day, but only a little over 30 seconds per day.