Albany, NY: Climate and Weather (2024)

Seasonal Weather Patterns in Albany, NY

Temperature

Average Daily Temperature (°F)

	Albany, NY	U.S. Avg.	Difference
January	24	43	-19
July	68	79	-11

Average Monthly Number of Hot and Freezing Days

	Albany, NY	U.S. Avg.	Difference
Summer: Hot Days	3	11	-8
Winter: Freezing Days	25	12	+13

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Sunshine

Average Annual Number of Clear and Cloudy Days

	Albany, NY	U.S. Avg.	Difference
Clear Days	156	217	-61
Cloudy Days	209	148	+61

Average Daylight Hours per Day

	Albany, NY	U.S. Avg.	Difference
January	9	10	-1
July	15	15	No difference

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Precipitation

Average Annual Number of Rainy and Snow Days

	Albany, NY	U.S. Avg.	Difference
Rainy Days	118	97	+21
Snow Days	28	7	+21

Average Monthly Humidity (%) in Albany, NY

	Albany, NY	U.S. Avg.	Difference
January	74	68	+6%
July	72	61	+11%

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Is Albany, NY, Hot or Cold?

Low, Average, and High Temperatures (°F)

	Low	Average	High
January	14	24	33
February	15	26	35
March	22	32	40
April	33	43	52
May	44	55	63
June	54	64	72
July	58	68	79
August	58	68	79
September	50	62	72
October	39	51	59
November	31	40	49
December	19	28	38

Average Monthly Number of Hot Days

	Albany, NY	U.S. Avg.	Difference
January	0	0	No difference
February	0	0	No difference
March	0	0	No difference
April	0	1	-1
May	1	3	-2
June	2	8	-6
July	4	13	-9
August	2	12	-10
September	0	6	-6
October	0	2	-2
November	0	0	No difference
December	0	0	No difference

Average Monthly Number of Freezing Days

	Albany, NY	U.S. Avg.	Difference
January	27	13	+14
February	23	10	+13
March	21	7	+14
April	7	2	+5
May	1	0	+1
June	0	0	No difference
July	0	0	No difference
August	0	0	No difference
September	0	0	No difference
October	6	2	+4
November	13	6	+7
December	24	12	+12

Albany, NY: Clear/Cloudy Skies, and Daylight Hours

Average Number of Clear Days

	Albany, NY	U.S. Avg.	Difference
January	11	17	-6
February	11	16	-5
March	12	17	-5
April	11	17	-6
May	13	18	-5
June	13	19	-6
July	14	20	-6
August	15	20	-5
September	16	19	-3
October	14	19	-5
November	14	18	-4
December	12	17	-5

Average Number of Cloudy Days

	Albany, NY	U.S. Avg.	Difference
January	20	14	+6
February	17	12	+5
March	19	14	+5
April	19	13	+6
May	18	13	+5
June	17	11	+6
July	17	11	+6
August	16	11	+5
September	14	11	+3
October	17	12	+5
November	16	12	+4
December	19	14	+5

Average Daylight Hours per Day

	Albany, NY	U.S. Avg.	Difference
January	9	10	-1
February	10	11	-1
March	12	12	No difference
April	13	13	No difference
May	15	14	+1
June	15	15	No difference
July	15	15	No difference
August	14	14	No difference
September	12	13	-1
October	11	12	-1
November	10	10	No difference
December	9	10	-1

Albany, NY: Rainy Days, Snow Days, and Humidity

Average Number of Rainy Days

	Albany, NY	U.S. Avg.	Difference
January	9	9	No difference
February	8	8	No difference
March	10	9	+1
April	9	7	+2
May	14	7	+7
June	9	7	+2
July	10	7	+3
August	10	6	+4
September	10	7	+3
October	10	7	+3
November	9	8	+1
December	10	8	+2

Average Number of Snow Days

	Albany, NY	U.S. Avg.	Difference
January	8	2	+6
February	6	2	+4
March	5	1	+4
April	1	0	+1
May	0	0	No difference
June	0	0	No difference
July	0	0	No difference
August	0	0	No difference
September	0	0	No difference
October	0	0	No difference
November	2	1	+1
December	6	2	+4

Average Humidity (%)

	Albany, NY	U.S. Avg.	Difference
January	74	68	+6%
February	74	66	+8%
March	71	63	+8%
April	67	59	+8%
May	70	61	+9%
June	71	60	+11%
July	72	61	+11%
August	74	62	+12%
September	74	63	+11%
October	74	63	+11%
November	73	65	+8%
December	75	68	+7%

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