| Climate data for Albany International Airport, New York (1991–2020 normals,[a] extremes 1874–present[b]) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 71 (22) |
74 (23) |
89 (32) |
93 (34) |
97 (36) |
100 (38) |
104 (40) |
102 (39) |
100 (38) |
91 (33) |
82 (28) |
72 (22) |
104 (40) |
| Mean maximum °F (°C) | 54.5 (12.5) |
54.5 (12.5) |
65.9 (18.8) |
80.9 (27.2) |
87.8 (31.0) |
92.0 (33.3) |
92.7 (33.7) |
90.6 (32.6) |
87.0 (30.6) |
77.8 (25.4) |
67.7 (19.8) |
56.4 (13.6) |
94.5 (34.7) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 32.8 (0.4) |
36.0 (2.2) |
45.3 (7.4) |
59.2 (15.1) |
71.2 (21.8) |
79.4 (26.3) |
83.9 (28.8) |
82.0 (27.8) |
74.4 (23.6) |
61.6 (16.4) |
49.3 (9.6) |
38.2 (3.4) |
59.4 (15.2) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 24.4 (−4.2) |
26.8 (−2.9) |
35.7 (2.1) |
48.1 (8.9) |
59.6 (15.3) |
68.4 (20.2) |
73.1 (22.8) |
71.4 (21.9) |
63.5 (17.5) |
51.4 (10.8) |
40.5 (4.7) |
30.4 (−0.9) |
49.4 (9.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 15.9 (−8.9) |
17.6 (−8.0) |
26.1 (−3.3) |
36.9 (2.7) |
48.1 (8.9) |
57.4 (14.1) |
62.4 (16.9) |
60.7 (15.9) |
52.6 (11.4) |
41.1 (5.1) |
31.6 (−0.2) |
22.7 (−5.2) |
39.4 (4.1) |
| Mean minimum °F (°C) | −6.0 (−21.1) |
−2.4 (−19.1) |
7.8 (−13.4) |
23.7 (−4.6) |
33.8 (1.0) |
43.3 (6.3) |
51.5 (10.8) |
48.9 (9.4) |
37.6 (3.1) |
27.0 (−2.8) |
16.0 (−8.9) |
4.6 (−15.2) |
−8.4 (−22.4) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −28 (−33) |
−22 (−30) |
−21 (−29) |
9 (−13) |
26 (−3) |
35 (2) |
40 (4) |
34 (1) |
24 (−4) |
16 (−9) |
−11 (−24) |
−22 (−30) |
−28 (−33) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 2.60 (66) |
2.28 (58) |
3.09 (78) |
3.11 (79) |
3.41 (87) |
4.05 (103) |
4.55 (116) |
3.76 (96) |
3.73 (95) |
3.85 (98) |
2.99 (76) |
3.26 (83) |
40.68 (1,033) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 15.6 (40) |
13.7 (35) |
12.0 (30) |
1.6 (4.1) |
0.1 (0.25) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.3 (0.76) |
2.6 (6.6) |
13.3 (34) |
59.2 (150) |
| Average extreme snow depth inches (cm) | 8.3 (21) |
8.3 (21) |
8.0 (20) |
1.1 (2.8) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.2 (0.51) |
1.3 (3.3) |
7.0 (18) |
13.6 (35) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 12.7 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 12.2 | 12.7 | 12.2 | 11.4 | 11.0 | 9.7 | 11.2 | 11.1 | 12.6 | 139.2 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) | 10.1 | 7.8 | 5.7 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 2.4 | 7.0 | 34.5 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 71.1 | 68.5 | 64.8 | 61.2 | 65.5 | 69.5 | 70.5 | 74.1 | 75.7 | 72.4 | 73.1 | 73.9 | 70.0 |
| Average dew point °F (°C) | 12.9 (−10.6) |
14.5 (−9.7) |
22.6 (−5.2) |
32.2 (0.1) |
45.0 (7.2) |
55.0 (12.8) |
60.3 (15.7) |
59.4 (15.2) |
52.3 (11.3) |
40.3 (4.6) |
31.1 (−0.5) |
19.4 (−7.0) |
37.1 (2.8) |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 141.1 | 158.5 | 200.3 | 218.9 | 248.9 | 262.2 | 289.2 | 253.2 | 210.5 | 168.8 | 100.7 | 108.3 | 2,360.6 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 48 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 55 | 57 | 62 | 59 | 56 | 49 | 34 | 38 | 53 |
| Average ultraviolet index | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Source 1: NOAA (relative humidity, dew point, and sun 1961–1990)[1][2][3] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: Weather Atlas[4] | |||||||||||||
- ^ Mean monthly maxima and minima (i.e. the expected highest and lowest temperature readings at any point during the year or given month) calculated based on data at said location from 1991 to 2020.
- ^ Official records for Albany kept January 1874 to May 1938 at downtown and at Albany Int'l since June 1938. For more information, see Threadex
- ^ "Summary of Monthly Normals 1991–2020". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Archived from the original on May 4, 2021. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
- ^ "NowData – NOAA Online Weather Data". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
- ^ "WMO Climate Normals for ALBANY/ALBANY COUNTY, NY 1961–1990". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
- ^ "Albany, NY - Detailed climate information and monthly weather forecast". Weather Atlas. Yu Media Group. Retrieved June 29, 2019.