Albany Snowfall Totals & Accumulation Averages

How Often it Snows in Albany

The next two tables list monthly and yearly totals for amount of snow and how many days it snows at least 0.1 inches (0.25 centimetres).

10-year snowfall averages at Albany, 2010 to 2019

Days		Inches	Centi­metres
3.3	January	12.5	31.9
3.9	February	18.5	46.9
1.9	March	10.7	27.2
0.6	April	1.6	4.0
0.0	May	0.0	0.0
0.3	October	0.7	1.8
0.9	November	2.9	7.4
3.1	December	11.6	29.4
14.0	Year	58.5	148.6

30-year snowfall averages at Albany, 1991 to 2020

Days		Inches	Centi­metres
10.1	January	15.6	39.6
7.8	February	13.7	34.8
5.7	March	12.0	30.5
1.3	April	1.6	4.1
0.0	May	0.1	0.3
0.2	October	0.3	0.8
2.4	November	2.6	6.6
7.0	December	13.3	33.8
34.5	Year	59.2	150.4

These averages don't show how much Albany's snowfall varies from year to year.

In December, for instance, one in four years totals 20 inches or more of snow. Another 25 percent of years receive less than 6.1 inches for the month.

Similarly in January, fresh snowfall in the heaviest years amounts to over 20.2 inches, while the lightest years get less than 7.2 inches.

Snow in February ranges from over 20.2 inches in heavy snowfall years to under 6 inches in light years.

When Albany Has Its First & Last Snowfalls

Albany's first snowfall of winter usually arrives in November. Less commonly, snow can show up as early as October, or as late as December.

The season's last snowfall in most years happens in April. Every few years the last of winter's fresh snow comes in March. But occasionally an exceptionally late snowfall does arrive in May.

Albany is normally free of snow every year from June to September.

How Many Snowstorms Albany Gets

Most days of snowfall in Albany result in just a skiff of less than an inch left on the ground. For 15 days a year on average, the amount of new snow totals at least an inch.

Snowstorms of over five inches a day normally occur about three times a year. But major blizzards that dump ten inches or more only happen on average once a year.

Number of days per month and year on average in Albany with a total snowfall of at least 1, 3, 5 or 10 inches

1 inch 2.5 cm	3 inches 7.6 cm		5 inches 12.7 cm	10 inches 25.4 cm
3.9	1.6	January	0.8	0.3
3.3	1.5	February	0.8	0.2
2.6	1.1	March	0.7	0.3
0.5	0.1	April	0.0	0.0
0.1	0.0	October	0.0	0.0
0.8	0.2	November	0.1	0.0
3.4	1.4	December	0.8	0.2
14.6	5.9	Year	3.2	1.0

How Much Snow Normally Accumulates in Albany

For about half of winter days, Albany has at least an inch of snow on the ground.

Snow mostly accumulates during January and February. Typically, on three days in each of those months, the snow covering Albany gets to ten or more inches deep.

Average total days per month and year in Albany with snow depth of at least 1, 3, 5 or 10 inches on the ground

1 inch 2.5 cm	3 inches 7.6 cm		5 inches 12.7 cm	10 inches 25.4 cm
18.0	11.7	January	7.7	3.3
15.9	11.9	February	9.1	3.8
10.0	7.5	March	5.2	1.7
0.8	0.2	April	0.1	0.0
0.2	0.1	October	0.0	0.0
1.9	0.5	November	0.3	0.0
10.3	5.4	December	3.5	1.3
57.1	37.3	Year	25.9	10.1