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Albany, New York climate
Dfa Hot-summer humid continental
Albany has a strongly seasonal cool-temperate climate (Hot-summer humid continental, Köppen Dfa). The hottest month is July with an average daily high near 29°C, while the coldest is January averaging around −9°C at night. Precipitation is fairly even year-round, totalling about 1033 mm. Winters bring significant snowfall (150 cm of snow per year on average).
Temperature & precipitation
Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation split into rain and snow · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figuresClear vs cloudy days
Share of days each month that are clear, partly cloudy or cloudy · 1991–2020 · hover a month for the day countsAlbany climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 0 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 26 | 29 | 28 | 24 | 16 | 10 | 3 |
| Avg temp (°C) | −4 | −3 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 11 | 5 | −1 |
| Avg low (°C) | −9 | −8 | −3 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 0 | −5 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 66 | 58 | 78 | 79 | 87 | 103 | 116 | 96 | 95 | 98 | 76 | 83 |
| Snowfall (cm) | 40 | 35 | 30 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 34 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 0 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 26 |
| Avg temp (°C) | −4 | −3 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 20 |
| Avg low (°C) | −9 | −8 | −3 | 3 | 9 | 14 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 66 | 58 | 78 | 79 | 87 | 103 |
| Snowfall (cm) | 40 | 35 | 30 | 4 | 0 | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 29 | 28 | 24 | 16 | 10 | 3 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 23 | 22 | 18 | 11 | 5 | −1 |
| Avg low (°C) | 17 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 0 | −5 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 116 | 96 | 95 | 98 | 76 | 83 |
| Snowfall (cm) | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 34 |
How often — frequency of weather events
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0.4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0.6 | — | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 28 | 26 | 24 | 9 | 0.7 | — | — | — | 0.2 | 5 | 17 | 26 |
| Days with snowfall ≥ 2.5 cm (days) | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0.8 | 3 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0.4 | 2 |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 28 | 26 | 24 | 9 | 0.7 | — |
| Days with snowfall ≥ 2.5 cm (days) | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | 4 | 2 | 0.6 | — | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | — | — | 0.2 | 5 | 17 | 26 |
| Days with snowfall ≥ 2.5 cm (days) | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0.8 | 3 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 70 | 67 | 66 | 67 | 67 | 64 | 58 | 57 | 56 | 64 | 69 | 70 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 17 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 91 | 90 | 86 | 80 | 79 | 79 | 76 | 75 | 75 | 80 | 85 | 89 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 70 | 67 | 66 | 67 | 67 | 64 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 17 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 91 | 90 | 86 | 80 | 79 | 79 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 58 | 57 | 56 | 64 | 69 | 70 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 6 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 76 | 75 | 75 | 80 | 85 | 89 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals, measured at Albany Intl AP (NOAA GHCN station USW00014735), about 11 km from the city centre.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.