Climate averages 1991–2020
Albany (New York), United States weather
in May.
A mild, wet month: the 5th warmest and the 6th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
May is a mild month in Albany (New York), United States: daytime highs average 19.9°C and nights cool to about 9.3°C. By daytime temperature it is the 5th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 95 mm of rain on roughly 12 days, which makes May a wet month (the 6th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 14 h 36 min on an average May day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Springfield (Massachusetts), United States (114 km away). In May its highs average 19.9°C, about as warm as Albany (New York), United States, with 83 mm of rain.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, Albany (New York), United States ranks joint 384th of 498 for the warmest May highs and joint 330th of 498 for the driest May (rainfall, lowest first). The mean May high of those 498 cities is 23.8°C; Albany (New York), United States is 3.9°C cooler than that mean.
From May to June, average highs rise by 4.5°C to 24.4°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 95 mm to 107 mm.
The annual picture
May 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, selected | 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
May in nearby cities
- Springfield (Massachusetts), United States in MayUnited States · 114 kmHigh 19.9°C · Low 9.5°C · 83 mm rain
- Hartford in MayUnited States · 132 kmHigh 20.4°C · Low 9.7°C · 84 mm rain
- Waterbury in MayUnited States · 135 kmHigh 20.0°C · Low 10.3°C · 87 mm rain
- New Britain in MayUnited States · 137 kmHigh 20.2°C · Low 9.8°C · 84 mm rain
- Danbury in MayUnited States · 142 kmHigh 19.9°C · Low 10.2°C · 99 mm rain
- New Haven in MayUnited States · 164 kmHigh 18.4°C · Low 10.6°C · 98 mm rain
- Worcester, United States in MayUnited States · 166 kmHigh 19.2°C · Low 9.2°C · 82 mm rain
- Bridgeport in MayUnited States · 170 kmHigh 19.0°C · Low 10.9°C · 92 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.