Albany-Schenectady-Troy Metro Area, NY Climate

The climate in the Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY Metro Area is humid continental. The summers are generally warm and humid with average high temperatures of around 80°F, while the winters are cold and snowy with average low temperatures dropping to around 20°F. Precipitation is abundant throughout the year, mostly in the form of rain and snow. During summer months thunderstorms and occasional tornadoes can occur. Spring and fall provide beautiful weather with comfortable temperatures and plenty of sunshine.

Albany-Schenectady-Troy Metro Area, New York gets 42 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Albany-Schenectady-Troy Metro Area averages 57 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 182 sunny days per year in Albany-Schenectady-Troy Metro Area. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Albany-Schenectady-Troy Metro Area gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 133 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 82 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 13
Rain: averages 42 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 57 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the Albany-Schenectady-Troy metro area is 6.6 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in New York.

9.1 Summer - 4.2 Winter

August, July and June are the most pleasant months in the Albany-Schenectady-Troy metro area, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York	United States
	41.9 in.	38.1 in.
	57.0 in.	27.8 in.
	133.0 days	106.2 days
	182 days	205 days
	81.6°	85.8°
	12.6°	21.7°
	6.6	7
	3.3	4.3
	907 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.

July is the hottest month for the Albany-Schenectady-Troy metro area with an average high temperature of 81.6°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in New York. In the Albany-Schenectady-Troy metro area, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the Albany-Schenectady-Troy metro area are June, August and July.

In the Albany-Schenectady-Troy metro area, there are 6.1 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is about average compared to other places in New York.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the Albany-Schenectady-Troy metro area with an average of 12.6°. This is colder than most places in New York.

In the Albany-Schenectady-Troy metro area, there are 145.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in New York.

In the Albany-Schenectady-Troy metro area, there are 10.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in New York.

Humidity in the Albany-Schenectady-Troy metro area is generally low and comfortable. There are few days during the summer when the humidity becomes unpleasant. The most humid months (but still comfortable) are July, August and June.

July is the wettest month in the Albany-Schenectady-Troy metro area with 4.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.3 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 29% of yearly precipitation and 19% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 41.9 inches in the Albany-Schenectady-Troy metro area means that it is drier than most places in New York.

May is the rainiest month in the Albany-Schenectady-Troy metro area with 12.8 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 9.4 rainy days. There are 133.0 rainy days annually in the Albany-Schenectady-Troy metro area, which is about average compared to other places in New York. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 26% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 24% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 57.0 inches in the Albany-Schenectady-Troy metro area means that it is snowier than most places in New York. January is the snowiest month in the Albany-Schenectady-Troy metro area with 16.6 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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Matthew · Saratoga Springs, NY

A great place to be

Over 5 years ago

I've lived here all my life, many people see the Albany metro area as a cold and boring place to be, but really it couldn't be anything farther from that. Each city and More

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