Climate averages 1991–2020
Albany (New York), United States weather
in August.
A warm, wet month: the 2nd warmest and the 4th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
August is a warm month in Albany (New York), United States: daytime highs average 26.5°C and nights cool to about 16.8°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 91 mm of rain on roughly 10 days, which makes August a wet month (the 4th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 13 h 55 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Springfield (Massachusetts), United States (114 km away). In August its highs average 27.1°C, 0.6°C warmer than Albany (New York), United States, with 91 mm of rain.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, Albany (New York), United States ranks joint 412th of 498 for the warmest August highs and joint 326th of 498 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 498 cities is 29.9°C; Albany (New York), United States is 3.4°C cooler than that mean.
From August to September, average highs fall by 4.1°C to 22.4°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 91 mm to 100 mm.
The annual picture
August 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 | 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, selected | 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
August in nearby cities
- Springfield (Massachusetts), United States in AugustUnited States · 114 kmHigh 27.1°C · Low 17.5°C · 91 mm rain
- Hartford in AugustUnited States · 132 kmHigh 27.6°C · Low 17.8°C · 100 mm rain
- Waterbury in AugustUnited States · 135 kmHigh 27.2°C · Low 18.3°C · 104 mm rain
- New Britain in AugustUnited States · 137 kmHigh 27.5°C · Low 17.9°C · 100 mm rain
- Danbury in AugustUnited States · 142 kmHigh 27.1°C · Low 18.3°C · 115 mm rain
- New Haven in AugustUnited States · 164 kmHigh 26.3°C · Low 19.6°C · 102 mm rain
- Worcester, United States in AugustUnited States · 166 kmHigh 26.5°C · Low 17.4°C · 97 mm rain
- Bridgeport in AugustUnited States · 170 kmHigh 26.7°C · Low 19.7°C · 103 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.