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United States / Texas / No Metro Area / Shackelford County / Albany / Zip Codes
Albany, TX has a mild climate throughout the year with hot summers and cool winters. Average annual temperatures range from 47°F in January to 94°F in August. The low temperatures rarely dip below freezing, but snowfall does occur during the winter months. Rainfall is moderate and evenly distributed throughout the year, and it experiences only a small amount of thunderstorms on average. As such, Albany enjoys pleasant weather all year round that makes it an ideal place to live or visit.

Albany, Texas gets 29 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Albany averages 2 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 247 sunny days per year in Albany. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Albany gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 59 days per year. Precipitation is rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground. In order for precipitation to be counted you have to get at least .01 inches on the ground to measure.

Weather Highlights

Summer High: the July high is around 95 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 31
Rain: averages 29 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 2 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Albany is 7.6 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Texas.

5.7 Summer - 7.4 Winter
October, May and April are the most pleasant months in Albany, while July and August are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateAlbany, TexasUnited States
  28.6 in.38.1 in.
  1.9 in.27.8 in.
  59.0 days106.2 days
  247 days205 days
  94.9°85.8°
  30.5°21.7°
  7.67
  5.74.3
  1414 ft.2443 ft.
Climate
YOU SHOULD KNOW

Many people confuse weather and climate but they are different. Weather is the conditions of the atmosphere over a short period of time, and climate is how the atmosphere is over long periods of time.

Weather is how the atmosphere is behaving and its effects upon life and human activities. Weather can change from minute-to-minute. Most people think of weather in terms of temperature, humidity, precipitation, cloudiness, brightness, visibility, wind, and atmospheric pressure.

Climate is the description of the long-term pattern of weather in a place. Climate can mean the average weather for a particular region and time period taken over 30 years. Climate is the average of weather over time.

August is the hottest month for Albany with an average high temperature of 95.3°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Texas. In Albany, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Albany are October, April and May.
In Albany, there are 93.0 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is about average compared to other places in Texas.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Albany with an average of 30.5°. This is colder than most places in Texas.
In Albany, there are 60.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Texas.
In Albany, there are 0.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Texas.
The humidity is usually acceptable in Albany but some summer months can be sticky or muggy. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. July, June and August are the three most uncomfortably humid months in Albany.
June is the wettest month in Albany with 4.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.1 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 30% of yearly precipitation and 15% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 28.6 inches in Albany means that it is drier than most places in Texas.
June is the rainiest month in Albany with 6.6 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 3.7 rainy days. There are 59.0 rainy days annually in Albany, which is less rainy than most places in Texas. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 20% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 1.9 inches in Albany means that it is snowier than most places in Texas. January is the snowiest month in Albany with 0.5 inches of snow, and 1 month of the year have significant snowfall.
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