Climate averages 1991–2020
Albany (New York), United States weather
in April.
A cool, wet month: the 7th warmest and the joint 8th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
April is a cool month in Albany (New York), United States: daytime highs average 13.7°C and nights cool to about 2.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the 7th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 97 mm of rain on roughly 12 days, which makes April a wet month (the joint 8th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 13 h 21 min on an average April day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Springfield (Massachusetts), United States (114 km away). In April its highs average 14.1°C, about as warm as Albany (New York), United States, with 90 mm of rain.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, Albany (New York), United States ranks joint 413th of 498 for the warmest April highs and joint 346th of 498 for the driest April (rainfall, lowest first). The mean April high of those 498 cities is 19.4°C; Albany (New York), United States is 5.7°C cooler than that mean.
From April to May, average highs rise by 6.2°C to 19.9°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 97 mm to 95 mm.
The annual picture
April in context
Monthly precipitation
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Albany (New York), United States climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Precipitation mm/month | Wet days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | -0.1°C-9.0°C | -9.0°C | 77 | 9.6 | 9.49 h |
| February | 1.6°C-8.2°C | -8.2°C | 71 | 9.3 | 10.511 h |
| March | 6.5°C-3.7°C | -3.7°C | 94 | 10.8 | 11.912 h |
| April, selected | 13.7°C2.9°C | 2.9°C | 97 | 11.7 | 13.413 h |
| May | 19.9°C9.3°C | 9.3°C | 95 | 11.9 | 14.615 h |
| June | 24.4°C14.5°C | 14.5°C | 107 | 12.3 | 15.315 h |
| July | 27.3°C17.4°C | 17.4°C | 97 | 11.3 | 15.015 h |
| August | 26.5°C16.8°C | 16.8°C | 91 | 10.1 | 13.914 h |
| September | 22.4°C12.9°C | 12.9°C | 100 | 9.4 | 12.513 h |
| October | 15.3°C6.7°C | 6.7°C | 112 | 10.7 | 11.111 h |
| November | 8.6°C0.8°C | 0.8°C | 84 | 9.8 | 9.810 h |
| December | 2.6°C-4.7°C | -4.7°C | 96 | 10.7 | 9.19 h |
Precipitation (rain or snow, as water) is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A wet day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
April in nearby cities
- Springfield (Massachusetts), United States in AprilUnited States · 114 kmHigh 14.1°C · Low 3.5°C · 90 mm rain
- Hartford in AprilUnited States · 132 kmHigh 14.7°C · Low 3.8°C · 91 mm rain
- Waterbury in AprilUnited States · 135 kmHigh 14.4°C · Low 4.4°C · 97 mm rain
- New Britain in AprilUnited States · 137 kmHigh 14.6°C · Low 4.0°C · 91 mm rain
- Danbury in AprilUnited States · 142 kmHigh 14.4°C · Low 4.4°C · 97 mm rain
- New Haven in AprilUnited States · 164 kmHigh 13.1°C · Low 5.2°C · 116 mm rain
- Worcester, United States in AprilUnited States · 166 kmHigh 13.3°C · Low 3.2°C · 95 mm rain
- Bridgeport in AprilUnited States · 170 kmHigh 13.6°C · Low 5.3°C · 104 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Albany) is explained once on the Albany (New York), United States year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.