Hot-summer humid continental
Albany, New York
Albany County, New York · Population 100k · 194 ft elevation
Living in Albany
Albany has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 84°F) and cold winters (January lows around 16°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 41″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (59″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (54% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (22 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 39, with about 5 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Albany at a glance
- Population
- 100k
- Elevation
- 194 ft
- Average daily high
- 60°F18th percentile
- Average daily low
- 40°F19th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 41″40th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 59″91th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,459 hrs12th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3930th percentile
- Median home value
- $223k40th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,178/mo49th percentile
- Median household income
- $59k29th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 2.35%95th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 10.9%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.5%
- Unemployment rate
- 8.3%
- Homes with broadband
- 87%27th percentile
- Walkability index
- 13.588th percentile
- Average commute
- 19 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 19%10th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 26%
- Violent crime rate
- 832 per 100k96th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 2,713 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8641th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 7171th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 2%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 5%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,575 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 33°F | 16°F | 2.6″ | 15.6″ | 128 hrs |
| Feb | 36°F | 18°F | 2.3″ | 13.7″ | 143 hrs |
| Mar | 46°F | 27°F | 3.1″ | 12.0″ | 189 hrs |
| Apr | 60°F | 37°F | 3.1″ | 1.6″ | 212 hrs |
| May | 72°F | 49°F | 3.4″ | 0.1″ | 247 hrs |
| Jun | 80°F | 58°F | 4.0″ | — | 270 hrs |
| Jul | 84°F | 63°F | 4.5″ | — | 313 hrs |
| Aug | 82°F | 61°F | 3.8″ | — | 288 hrs |
| Sep | 75°F | 53°F | 3.7″ | — | 246 hrs |
| Oct | 62°F | 42°F | 3.9″ | 0.3″ | 171 hrs |
| Nov | 50°F | 32°F | 3.0″ | 2.6″ | 144 hrs |
| Dec | 39°F | 23°F | 3.3″ | 13.3″ | 109 hrs |
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology