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United States / Illinois / Sterling Metro Area / Whiteside County / Albany / Zip Codes
Albany, IL has a humid continental climate, with temperatures ranging from mild to hot in the summer and cold to frigid in the winter months. Winters have an average low of 21 degrees Fahrenheit and summers can reach over 90 degrees Fahrenheit during peak heat. With an average of 40 inches of rain annually, Albany experiences rain throughout spring and summer months. Snowfall typically occurs between November and February, with an average annual snowfall of just over 18 inches. It is not uncommon for Albany to receive freezing rain during the winter months as well.

Albany, Illinois gets 35 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Albany averages 31 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 201 sunny days per year in Albany. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Albany gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 106 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 85 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 13
Rain: averages 35 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 31 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Albany is 7.0 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Illinois.

8.8 Summer - 4.6 Winter
September, June and August are the most pleasant months in Albany, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateAlbany, IllinoisUnited States
  35.2 in.38.1 in.
  30.6 in.27.8 in.
  105.7 days106.2 days
  201 days205 days
  85.0°85.8°
  13.2°21.7°
  77
  3.64.3
  617 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 Albany with an average high temperature of 85.0°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Illinois. In Albany, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Albany are September, June and August.
In Albany, there are 16.1 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Illinois.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Albany with an average of 13.2°. This is colder than most places in Illinois.
In Albany, there are 130.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Illinois.
In Albany, there are 12.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Illinois.
The humidity is usually comfortable 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. The most humid months are July, August and June.
August is the wettest month in Albany with 4.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.4 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 36% of yearly precipitation and 14% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 35.2 inches in Albany means that it is one of the driest places in Illinois.
May is the rainiest month in Albany with 10.8 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 6.5 rainy days. There are 105.7 rainy days annually in Albany, which is about average compared to other places in Illinois. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 30.6 inches in Albany means that it is snowier than most places in Illinois. January is the snowiest month in Albany with 9.7 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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