The climate of Albany (New York
- United States of America)
Albany is the capital of the state of New York and is located in the
eastern part of this state. Albany is located at the junction of the
Mohawk River and the Hudson River. Albany was founded by the Dutch as
Fort Nassau in the 17th century. When the city was conquered by the
British it was renamed Albany. The town hall was built in the 19th
century in the unique Richardsonian Romanesque style. The city center
is dominated by the many high rise buildings that can be found here.
Albany has a wet continental climate. Because of the presence of the
Atlantic Ocean the climate has characteristics of a maritime climate.
Winters are cold and summers are warm and wet. Albany has four
distinct seasons. During the winter average temperatures are below
freezing point. In January temperatures hardly rise above freezing
point. During the winter a fair amount of snow may fall. On average
Albany gets 150 centimeters of annual snowfall spread out over 35
snowy days.
Climate information
The figures below are based on long term weather and climate records.
They are an average for Albany:
average maximum
temperature (°C)
average
minimum
temperature (°C)
average
hours of sunshine
per day
average days with
precipitation
per month
average
mm precipitation
per month
average
sea
temperature (°C)
January
-1
-11
5
12
n/a
February
1
-10
6
11
n/a
March
7
-4
7
12
n/a
April
14
2
7
12
n/a
May
21
8
8
13
n/a
June
26
13
9
12
n/a
July
29
15
9
10
n/a
August
27
14
8
11
n/a
September
23
14
7
10
n/a
October
17
10
6
9
n/a
November
10
0
4
13
n/a
December
2
-7
4
13
n/a
= 0-5 mm ●
= 6-30 mm ●
= 31-60 mm ●
= 61-100 mm ●
= 101-200 mm ●
=
over 200 mm = 0-0.2 inches ● = 0.2-1.2 inches ● = 1.2-2.4 inches ● = 2.5-4 inches ● = 4.1-8 inches ● = over 8 inches
More climate information
Climate figures are very useful but don’t present a general impression
of the climate and the eventual weather circumstances within a certain
period. The figures don’t always reflect the chance of wintry weather,
extreme heat or hurricanes. That is why we offer useful extra climate
information for each month of the year:
Disclaimer
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