Albany weather by month & the best time to visit
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The best time to visit Albany is May — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 72/100), with September and July close behind. Albany averages about 2,041 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 21°C / 70°F and roughly 100 mm of rain in May.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,041
- Sunniest month
- May
- Peak score
- 72/100
- Rain / year
- 1,198 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈2.4 m
- Midday UV at peak
- 7 (high)
- Population
- 871k
- Elevation
- 82 m
When is the best time to visit Albany?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Albany is May, then September and July. The dullest month is January (0/100, 73 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Albany?
Albany gets a moderate 2,041 hours of sunshine a year. 72 Sunshine Score points separate May (72) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #391 of 580 destinations in United States for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,279 hours. The year's 1,198 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | 0° / 32°F | -9° / 16°F | 73 mm | 1 |
| February | 0 | 1° / 34°F | -8° / 18°F | 73 mm | 2 |
| March | 0 | 6° / 43°F | -4° / 25°F | 86 mm | 3 |
| April | 37 | 14° / 57°F | 2° / 36°F | 91 mm | 4 |
| May | 72 | 21° / 70°F | 9° / 48°F | 100 mm | 6 |
| June | 68 | 25° / 77°F | 14° / 57°F | 122 mm | 6 |
| July | 70 | 28° / 82°F | 17° / 63°F | 115 mm | 7 |
| August | 69 | 28° / 82°F | 16° / 61°F | 119 mm | 6 |
| September | 71 | 24° / 75°F | 12° / 54°F | 109 mm | 5 |
| October | 45 | 16° / 61°F | 6° / 43°F | 124 mm | 3 |
| November | 6 | 9° / 48°F | 0° / 32°F | 83 mm | 1 |
| December | 0 | 3° / 37°F | -5° / 23°F | 103 mm | 1 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Hartford United States · 128 km · best in May · 2,192 h sun/yr
- New Haven United States · 182 km · best in May · 2,191 h sun/yr
- White Plains United States · 187 km · best in May · 2,150 h sun/yr
- Syracuse United States · 192 km · best in May · 1,862 h sun/yr
- Manchester (New Hampshire) United States · 194 km · best in Sep · 2,158 h sun/yr
- Burlington United States · 199 km · best in Sep · 1,916 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Rutland United States · 111 km · 2,016 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- Newburgh United States · 141 km · 2,022 h sun/yr · best in May
- Lebanon United States · 156 km · 2,016 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- Worcester United States · 167 km · 2,157 h sun/yr · best in Jul
Head-to-head
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