Climate averages 1991–2020
Albany (New York), United States weather
in December.
A cold, wet month: the 10th warmest and the 7th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a cold month in Albany (New York), United States: daytime highs average 2.6°C and nights cool to about -4.7°C. By daytime temperature it is the 10th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 96 mm of rain on roughly 11 days, which makes December a wet month (the 7th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 9 h 07 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Springfield (Massachusetts), United States (114 km away). In December its highs average 4.0°C, 1.3°C warmer than Albany (New York), United States, with 104 mm of rain.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, Albany (New York), United States ranks joint 422nd of 498 for the warmest December highs and joint 360th of 498 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 498 cities is 10.5°C; Albany (New York), United States is 7.9°C cooler than that mean.
From December to January, average highs fall by 2.7°C to -0.1°C, and monthly precipitation falls from 96 mm to 77 mm.
The annual picture
December 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 | 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, selected | 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
December in nearby cities
- Springfield (Massachusetts), United States in DecemberUnited States · 114 kmHigh 4.0°C · Low -3.4°C · 104 mm rain
- Hartford in DecemberUnited States · 132 kmHigh 4.7°C · Low -3.1°C · 104 mm rain
- Waterbury in DecemberUnited States · 135 kmHigh 4.8°C · Low -2.1°C · 107 mm rain
- New Britain in DecemberUnited States · 137 kmHigh 4.6°C · Low -2.8°C · 104 mm rain
- Danbury in DecemberUnited States · 142 kmHigh 4.6°C · Low -2.1°C · 104 mm rain
- New Haven in DecemberUnited States · 164 kmHigh 5.6°C · Low 0.0°C · 137 mm rain
- Worcester, United States in DecemberUnited States · 166 kmHigh 3.5°C · Low -3.6°C · 108 mm rain
- Bridgeport in DecemberUnited States · 170 kmHigh 5.5°C · Low 0.0°C · 119 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.