Climate averages 1991–2020
Albany (New York), United States weather
in February.
A cold month with moderate precipitation: the 11th warmest and the driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
February is a cold month in Albany (New York), United States: daytime highs average 1.6°C and nights cool to about -8.2°C. By daytime temperature it is the 11th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 71 mm of precipitation on roughly 9 days, which makes February a month with moderate precipitation (the driest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 31 min on an average February day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Springfield (Massachusetts), United States (114 km away). In February its highs average 2.8°C, 1.2°C warmer than Albany (New York), United States, with 77 mm of rain.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, Albany (New York), United States ranks joint 438th of 498 for the warmest February highs and joint 234th of 498 for the driest February (precipitation, lowest first). The mean February high of those 498 cities is 11.1°C; Albany (New York), United States is 9.5°C cooler than that mean.
From February to March, average highs rise by 4.9°C to 6.5°C, and monthly precipitation rises from 71 mm to 94 mm.
The annual picture
February 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, selected | 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 | 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
February in nearby cities
- Springfield (Massachusetts), United States in FebruaryUnited States · 114 kmHigh 2.8°C · Low -6.6°C · 77 mm rain
- Hartford in FebruaryUnited States · 132 kmHigh 3.6°C · Low -6.1°C · 76 mm rain
- Waterbury in FebruaryUnited States · 135 kmHigh 3.5°C · Low -5.2°C · 78 mm rain
- New Britain in FebruaryUnited States · 137 kmHigh 3.5°C · Low -5.8°C · 76 mm rain
- Danbury in FebruaryUnited States · 142 kmHigh 3.4°C · Low -5.4°C · 78 mm rain
- New Haven in FebruaryUnited States · 164 kmHigh 3.6°C · Low -3.3°C · 97 mm rain
- Worcester, United States in FebruaryUnited States · 166 kmHigh 2.2°C · Low -6.8°C · 78 mm rain
- Bridgeport in FebruaryUnited States · 170 kmHigh 3.6°C · Low -3.5°C · 87 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.