Albany Temperatures: Averages by Month
The numbers here tell you how hot and cold the weather usually is in Albany, New York during each month of the year.
The average high and low temperatures are listed below monthly and annually for the city, in both degrees Fahrenheit and Celsius.
Maximums and minimums are only part of the temperature picture. To fill in the rest, there's information on how many days a month get above or below a given temperature.
To find out how often it rises over 70, 80 or 90 °F each month in Albany, scroll down farther. There are also monthly and yearly counts of days with cold weather.
The first set of high and low temperatures are averages for 2010 to 2019. Everything else here is based on 1991 to 2020 weather.
| High °F | Low °F | High °C | Low °C | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | 16 | January | 0 | -9 |
| 36 | 18 | February | 2 | -8 |
| 45 | 27 | March | 7 | -3 |
| 59 | 37 | April | 15 | 3 |
| 72 | 50 | May | 22 | 10 |
| 78 | 58 | June | 26 | 14 |
| 85 | 64 | July | 29 | 18 |
| 82 | 62 | August | 28 | 16 |
| 75 | 54 | September | 24 | 12 |
| 62 | 43 | October | 17 | 6 |
| 48 | 31 | November | 9 | -1 |
| 38 | 24 | December | 4 | -4 |
| 59 | 40 | Year | 15 | 5 |
| High °F | Low °F | High °C | Low °C | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | 16 | January | 0 | -9 |
| 36 | 18 | February | 2 | -8 |
| 45 | 26 | March | 7 | -3 |
| 59 | 37 | April | 15 | 3 |
| 71 | 48 | May | 22 | 9 |
| 79 | 57 | June | 26 | 14 |
| 84 | 62 | July | 29 | 17 |
| 82 | 61 | August | 28 | 16 |
| 74 | 53 | September | 24 | 11 |
| 62 | 41 | October | 16 | 5 |
| 49 | 32 | November | 10 | 0 |
| 38 | 23 | December | 3 | -5 |
| 59 | 39 | Year | 15 | 4 |
Days of Hot Weather in Albany
Albany experiences an average of ten days each summer with temperatures in the 90s Fahrenheit. Most of the hot days occur in July, but 90-degree weather can show up as early as April or as late as September.
Outdoor thermometers here do not normally top 100 °F (38 °C).
| 70 °F 21 °C |
80 °F 27 °C |
90 °F 32 °C | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| February | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| March | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| April | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| May | 16 | 6 | 0 |
| June | 26 | 14 | 2 |
| July | 30 | 23 | 5 |
| August | 30 | 19 | 2 |
| September | 20 | 7 | 1 |
| October | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| November | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| December | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Year | 135 | 70 | 10 |
How Often Albany Has Cold Temperatures
The coldest nights at Albany drop to 0 °F (-18 °C) or even lower. The city sees seven nights a winter, on average, with negative temperatures.
From November until March and rarely, April, Albany's temperature can remain below freezing for the entire day. More than half the days in January never thaw, plus about one-third of December and February.
| 10 °F -12 °C |
20 °F -8 °C |
32 °F 0 °C | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 10 | 19 | 28 |
| February | 8 | 16 | 26 |
| March | 2 | 9 | 24 |
| April | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| May | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| June | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| July | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| August | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| September | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| October | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| November | 0 | 3 | 17 |
| December | 4 | 13 | 26 |
| Year | 24 | 60 | 136 |
References
Jay Lawrimore, Ron Ray, Scott Applequist, Bryant Korzeniewski, Matthew Menne. 2016. Global Summary of the Month and Year, Version 1.0. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI). Climate Normals.