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Best Time for New Mexico: Albuquerque to Taos
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Sweet spot: March, April, May. Computed from NASA POWER climate normals across the route's overnight towns, balancing temperature, rainfall and daylight.
💡 Good to know
- Balloon Fiesta fills the Albuquerque sky and the aspens gild the high road to Taos.
- Piñon smoke and farolitos; Taos Pueblo's winter dances (check visiting rules).
| Month | Low | High | Rain | Daylight | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −6.9°C | 5.6°C | 19 mm | 9.8 h | ❄ |
| February | −5.5°C | 7.9°C | 18 mm | 10.7 h | ❄ |
| March | −2.0°C | 13.5°C | 19 mm | 11.7 h | ❄ |
| April | 1.5°C | 18.6°C | 21 mm | 12.9 h | ❄ |
| May | 6.7°C | 24.0°C | 21 mm | 13.9 h | |
| June | 12.9°C | 30.9°C | 19 mm | 14.4 h | |
| July | 15.8°C | 31.0°C | 61 mm | 14.2 h | |
| August | 14.4°C | 29.3°C | 50 mm | 13.4 h | |
| September | 10.1°C | 25.5°C | 40 mm | 12.2 h | |
| October | 3.2°C | 18.8°C | 28 mm | 11.1 h | ❄ |
| November | −2.6°C | 11.4°C | 19 mm | 10.1 h | ❄ |
| December | −6.7°C | 5.3°C | 24 mm | 9.6 h | ❄ |