New Mexico humidity (Albuquerque, Santa Fe, Roswell: house, to live in, statistics)
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Relative humidities can be high, but only when it is cool out which means the humidity is not even very perceptible, much less uncomfortable. I mean like humidity in the 90s when it is 50-70 degrees out in the early mornings in summer.
The other time it can be humid is for a few hours after a heavy rain, but that is transitory. A couple of hours at best.
In the winter/shoulder months, there can be some damp, chilly, rainy days, too, but for the most part, high humidity and the discomfort that comes with it is not worthy of consideration in even the most "humid" spots in New Mexico.
I've been monitoring the humidity all winter long in my house in Santa Fe. Even running a humidifier I can't get much past 30% RH in the bedroom. Right now the monitor in my garage/man cave is reporting that the highest it's detected over the past 24 hours is 32% and the lowest is 27%.
There might be a few days of noticeable humidity during the summer monsoons (think seeing rain but not getting any or not much). Otherwise, it is very low or not a factor. When new New Mexicans arrive here from humid climates it might take a few weeks to get used to very low humidity -- our bodies, after trying to convince us that we need to move back, will adjust.
Statistically, the southwest quadrant of the state averages the least amount of relative humidity throughout the course of a year. In contrast, the northeast quadrant of the state averages the highest. If you read the link to this map and consider month by month, with each month it is pretty consistent the further south and west you travel in New Mexico, the lower the humidity becomes:
In this table, the Daily number is the average of humidity readings taken every three hours throughout the day. Morning percentages are for 8 am and Afternoon measures are for 5 pm local standard time.
Average yearly relative humidity (%) Daily Place Morning Afternoon
Below are averages over the year for maximum and minimum humidity levels in New Mexico. The hours when the highest and lowest humidity readings usually occur are given in local standard time.
Annual averages for daily high and low relative humidity
(%) High Time Place Low Time
60.2 5 am Albuquerque 28.0 2 pm
67.9 5 am Clayton 34.9 2 pm
65.8 5 am Roswell 32.3 2 pm
Reference
World Data Center for Meteorology. Climate of the World.
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In the summer here, the morning humidity might be 40-50%. By late afternoon-early evening, it's 10%.
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