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Has the climate in Albany changed?

Albany has warmed about 3.1°F since 2001.

About 1.3°F per decade, measured from Albany's official daily weather records, 2001–2025. Individual years still bounce around — some recent ones came in cool — but the long-term line has clearly risen.

Is that a lot? Albany's climate has warmed faster than most other cities in United States.

What has actually changed

Each card compares the 1970s (the first ten years of the record) with recent years (the last ten) — the same span the headline and the chart use.

Freezing nights
9 fewer nights
1970s
31 / yr
Recent
22 / yr
Milder winters — fewer frosts
Average temperature
+2.1°F
1970s
67.0°F
Recent
69.1°F
A steady upward drift
Hot days above 90°F
13 more days
1970s
98 / yr
Recent
111 / yr
More days of serious heat
Rainy days
8 fewer days
1970s
120 / yr
Recent
112 / yr
Drier on average

Albany's temperature, year by year

Average temperature for each year from 2001 to 2025.

64°66°68°70°72°2001: 66.4°F2002: 66.7°F2003: 65.4°F2004: 66.4°F2005: 67.4°F2006: 68.5°F2007: 68.4°F2008: 67.0°F2009: 67.3°F2010: 66.3°F2011: 68.2°F2012: 68.8°F2013: 66.9°F2014: 65.8°F2015: 69.1°F2016: 69.2°F2017: 69.6°F2018: 68.9°F2019: 70.1°F2020: 69.8°F2021: 69.8°F2022: 69.0°F2023: 68.3°F2024: 68.9°F2025: 68.2°Flong-term trend2001201020202025
a warmer-than-average year a cooler-than-average year

Each bar is one year. Most recent years sit above the older ones. Some recent years still came in cool — warming is a slope, not a straight climb.

Methodology & sources

Temperature — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals, measured at Albany SW Georgia Rgnl AP (NOAA GHCN station USW00013869), about 6 km from the city centre.

How we build these numbers →