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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 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. 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. 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. There are few days during the summer when the humidity becomes unpleasant.


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 area is 9.1 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in New York.

9.1 / 10

A higher score indicates a more comfortable year-round climate. The US average for the comfort index is 7.8. Our index is based on the total number of days annually within the comfort range of 70-80 degrees, and we also applied a penalty for days of excessive humidity.


Average Monthly High and Low (°F)
HighLow
January31° 13°
February35° 15°
March44° 23°
April57° 35°
May69° 45°
June77° 55°
July82° 59°
August80° 58°
September72° 50°
October60° 38°
November48° 30°
December36° 20°
Hot, Freezing, Rainy, Snowy Days: Albany-Schenectady-Troy
Hot
Days
Freezing
Days
Rainy
Days
Snowy
Days
January029128
February02696
March025115
April011111
May01130
June10120
July30110
August10110
September01100
October08110
November018112
December027116

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.

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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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