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United States / New Hampshire / No Metro Area / Carroll County / Albany / Zip Codes
Albany, NH has a humid continental climate with cold winters and warm summers. Temperatures are moderated by the nearby Atlantic Ocean, resulting in cooler summers than most of New England and milder winters than other areas further inland. The average temperatures in January range from 11°F to 32°F while July temperatures average between 54°F and 80°F. Rainfall is plentiful year-round, averaging over 40 inches annually across all months. Snowfall can also be expected in winter months with an average of over 30 inches per season.

Albany, New Hampshire gets 50 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Albany averages 77 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 199 sunny days per year in Albany. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Albany gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 136 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 80 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 6
Rain: averages 50 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 77 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Albany is 6.2 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in New Hampshire.

8.9 Summer - 3.7 Winter
July, August and June are the most pleasant months in Albany, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateAlbany, New HampshireUnited States
  50.0 in.38.1 in.
  76.5 in.27.8 in.
  136.4 days106.2 days
  199 days205 days
  80.0°85.8°
  6.4°21.7°
  6.27
  2.84.3
  623 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 80.0°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in New Hampshire. 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 August, July and June.
In Albany, there are 5.4 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in New Hampshire.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Albany with an average of 6.4°. This is colder than most places in New Hampshire.
In Albany, there are 178.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in New Hampshire.
In Albany, there are 21.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in New Hampshire.
Humidity in Albany is generally quite 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.
October is the wettest month in Albany with 5.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 3.2 inches. The wettest season is Winter with 27% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 50.0 inches in Albany means that it is one of the wettest places in New Hampshire.
June is the rainiest month in Albany with 13.7 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 9.2 rainy days. There are 136.4 rainy days annually in Albany, which is rainier than most places in New Hampshire. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 27% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 76.5 inches in Albany means that it is one of the snowiest places in New Hampshire. January is the snowiest month in Albany with 20.2 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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