Climate averages 1991–2020

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

A warm, wet month: the 4th warmest and the 10th driest of the year.

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

Average high 22.4°C Daytime mean, September

Average low 12.9°C Night-time mean, September

Rainfall 100 mm 9 days with ≥1 mm

Daylight 13 h Sunrise to sunset, per day

September is a warm month in Albany (New York), United States: daytime highs average 22.4°C and nights cool to about 12.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the 4th warmest of the 12 months.

Expect about 100 mm of rain on roughly 9 days, which makes September a wet month (the 10th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 32 min on an average September day.

The nearest other city in this atlas is Springfield (Massachusetts), United States (114 km away). In September its highs average 22.8°C, about as warm as Albany (New York), United States, with 96 mm of rain.

Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, Albany (New York), United States ranks joint 436th of 498 for the warmest September highs and joint 394th of 498 for the driest September (rainfall, lowest first). The mean September high of those 498 cities is 26.9°C; Albany (New York), United States is 4.5°C cooler than that mean.

From September to October, average highs fall by 7.1°C to 15.3°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 100 mm to 112 mm.

The annual picture

September 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	-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, selected	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.

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September 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.