Climate averages 1991–2020
Albany (New York), United States weather
in July.
A warm, wet month: the warmest and the joint 8th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
July is a warm month in Albany (New York), United States: daytime highs average 27.3°C and nights cool to about 17.4°C. By daytime temperature it is the warmest month of the year.
Expect about 97 mm of rain on roughly 11 days, which makes July a wet month (the joint 8th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 14 h 59 min on an average July day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Springfield (Massachusetts), United States (114 km away). In July its highs average 28.0°C, 0.7°C warmer than Albany (New York), United States, with 85 mm of rain.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, Albany (New York), United States ranks joint 406th of 498 for the warmest July highs and joint 363rd of 498 for the driest July (rainfall, lowest first). The mean July high of those 498 cities is 30.3°C; Albany (New York), United States is 3.0°C cooler than that mean.
From July to August, average highs fall by 0.8°C to 26.5°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 97 mm to 91 mm.
The annual picture
July 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, selected | 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
July in nearby cities
- Springfield (Massachusetts), United States in JulyUnited States · 114 kmHigh 28.0°C · Low 18.2°C · 85 mm rain
- Hartford in JulyUnited States · 132 kmHigh 28.6°C · Low 18.4°C · 89 mm rain
- Waterbury in JulyUnited States · 135 kmHigh 28.2°C · Low 18.9°C · 90 mm rain
- New Britain in JulyUnited States · 137 kmHigh 28.5°C · Low 18.5°C · 89 mm rain
- Danbury in JulyUnited States · 142 kmHigh 28.1°C · Low 18.9°C · 108 mm rain
- New Haven in JulyUnited States · 164 kmHigh 27.0°C · Low 19.9°C · 82 mm rain
- Worcester, United States in JulyUnited States · 166 kmHigh 27.6°C · Low 18.1°C · 90 mm rain
- Bridgeport in JulyUnited States · 170 kmHigh 27.6°C · Low 20.1°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.