Climate averages 1991–2020

Albany (New York), United States weather
in January.

A freezing month with moderate precipitation: the coolest and the 2nd driest of the year.

Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.

Average high -0.1°C Daytime mean, January

Average low -9.0°C Night-time mean, January

Precipitation 77 mm 10 days with ≥1 mm

Daylight 9 h Sunrise to sunset, per day

January is a freezing month in Albany (New York), United States: daytime highs average -0.1°C and nights cool to about -9.0°C. By daytime temperature it is the coolest month of the year.

Expect about 77 mm of precipitation on roughly 10 days, which makes January a month with moderate precipitation (the 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 9 h 26 min on an average January day.

The nearest other city in this atlas is Springfield (Massachusetts), United States (114 km away). In January its highs average 1.3°C, 1.3°C warmer than Albany (New York), United States, with 84 mm of precipitation.

Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, Albany (New York), United States ranks 434th of 498 for the warmest January highs and joint 255th of 498 for the driest January (precipitation, lowest first). The mean January high of those 498 cities is 9.5°C; Albany (New York), United States is 9.5°C cooler than that mean.

From January to February, average highs rise by 1.7°C to 1.6°C, and monthly precipitation falls from 77 mm to 71 mm.

The annual picture

January in context

30-year average

Average highAverage low°C

Monthly precipitation

Average total · mm

Averages 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

1991–2020

Monthly climate averages for Albany (New York), United States, 1991–2020
Month	Average highHigh / low	Average low	Precipitation mm/month	Wet days ≥1 mm/day	Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day
January, selected	-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	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

January in nearby cities

Distance from Albany

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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 limits

How 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.