Climate averages 1991–2020
Albany (New York), United States weather
in October.
A mild, wet month: the 6th warmest and the wettest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a mild month in Albany (New York), United States: daytime highs average 15.3°C and nights cool to about 6.7°C. By daytime temperature it is the 6th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 112 mm of rain on roughly 11 days, which makes October a wet month (the wettest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 06 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Springfield (Massachusetts), United States (114 km away). In October its highs average 16.0°C, 0.7°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 439th of 498 for the warmest October highs and joint 468th of 498 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 498 cities is 21.4°C; Albany (New York), United States is 6.1°C cooler than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 6.7°C to 8.6°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 112 mm to 84 mm.
The annual picture
October 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, selected | 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
October in nearby cities
- Springfield (Massachusetts), United States in OctoberUnited States · 114 kmHigh 16.0°C · Low 7.6°C · 104 mm rain
- Hartford in OctoberUnited States · 132 kmHigh 16.6°C · Low 7.7°C · 103 mm rain
- Waterbury in OctoberUnited States · 135 kmHigh 16.5°C · Low 8.6°C · 106 mm rain
- New Britain in OctoberUnited States · 137 kmHigh 16.5°C · Low 7.9°C · 103 mm rain
- Danbury in OctoberUnited States · 142 kmHigh 16.3°C · Low 8.6°C · 108 mm rain
- New Haven in OctoberUnited States · 164 kmHigh 16.5°C · Low 10.5°C · 129 mm rain
- Worcester, United States in OctoberUnited States · 166 kmHigh 15.4°C · Low 7.6°C · 99 mm rain
- Bridgeport in OctoberUnited States · 170 kmHigh 16.6°C · Low 10.6°C · 113 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.