Albany climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Albany?

Albany has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 15.4 °C and it receives 446 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Albany?

The hottest day measured in Albany between 1940 and 2025 was 31 January 1991, reaching 39.6 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Albany?

The coldest day measured in Albany between 1940 and 2025 was 1 August 1978, at 5.2 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Albany?

Almost never: Albany sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Albany warmed?

Yes: Albany warmed by +0.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Albany?

The wettest day measured in Albany between 1940 and 2025 was 1 April 2005, with 73 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Albany?

The windiest day measured in Albany between 1940 and 2025 was 4 April 1978, with winds reaching 68.7 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Albany?

The warmest month in Albany is February (18.8 °C on average); the coldest is July (12.1 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Albany?

Albany receives on average 446 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 92 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Albany?

Albany gets on average 10.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,687 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Albany (Australia) has a cold semi-arid climate (BSk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 15.4 °C and it receives 446 mm of precipitation per year.

These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.

The warmest month is February (18.8 °C on average) and the coldest is July (12.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.

Albany averages 0 frost days, 2 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 92 rainy days per year.

Albany has warmed by +0.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.04 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 39.6 °C (on 31 January 1991) and the coldest 5.2 °C (on 1 August 1978).

Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.

Climate normals · ERA5

AlbanyWestern Australia

coords: -35.03°, 117.88°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

BSkCold semi-aridWarmest monthFebruaryColdest monthJulyWettest monthJulyDriest monthJanuary

Mean daily temperature

15.4°C

Average daily high

18.1°C

Average daily low

13.2°C

Annual rainfall

446mm

Sunshine / day

10.1h

Mean relative humidity

77%

Average peak wind

24.3km/h

Seasonal range

6.7°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

2 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

92 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

16.6 °C

Average feels-like low

10.7 °C

Average peak gust

42.4 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

1 d/yr

Solar radiation

16.1 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+0.3 °C

since 1940

0.0 °C per decade · r² = 0.07 · p = 0.012

19402025

Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).

A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.

Records for the period

Hottest day

39.6 °C

31 January 1991

Coldest day

5.2 °C

1 August 1978

Wettest day

73 mm

1 April 2005

Windiest day

68.7 km/h

4 April 1978

Strongest gust

114.8 km/h

4 April 1978

Hottest feels-like

39.1 °C

31 January 1991

Coldest feels-like

-2.3 °C

25 September 1971

Sunniest day

14.0 h

29 December 2022

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	33.7 °C24 January 2025	6.3 °C25 August 2025	16.0 °C	511 mm	4
2024	35.2 °C20 February 2024	6.1 °C2 August 2024	16.0 °C	385 mm	1
2023	29.6 °C10 January 2023	6.2 °C15 July 2023	15.5 °C	378 mm	0
2022	32.3 °C5 February 2022	6.1 °C4 July 2022	15.3 °C	466 mm	3
2021	32.1 °C21 March 2021	6.2 °C31 July 2021	15.4 °C	547 mm	3
2020	29.2 °C27 March 2020	6.5 °C12 July 2020	15.6 °C	451 mm	0
2019	31.7 °C15 December 2019	6.2 °C6 September 2019	15.4 °C	300 mm	2
2018	29.0 °C22 December 2018	6.2 °C16 September 2018	15.4 °C	366 mm	0
2017	29.4 °C25 February 2017	6.7 °C17 August 2017	15.3 °C	464 mm	0
2016	32.4 °C15 November 2016	6.2 °C8 August 2016	14.9 °C	572 mm	2
2015	32.4 °C13 March 2015	7.1 °C24 June 2015	15.7 °C	373 mm	1
2014	29.4 °C12 January 2014	6.5 °C4 July 2014	15.8 °C	366 mm	0
2013	34.3 °C1 January 2013	6.8 °C16 August 2013	15.9 °C	515 mm	2
2012	31.8 °C6 March 2012	7.1 °C27 September 2012	15.9 °C	466 mm	4
2011	32.5 °C5 April 2011	7.3 °C3 September 2011	16.1 °C	510 mm	2
2010	34.2 °C18 January 2010	6.9 °C12 July 2010	15.4 °C	426 mm	3
2009	32.3 °C13 December 2009	6.2 °C12 September 2009	15.3 °C	400 mm	3
2008	30.2 °C29 February 2008	6.5 °C31 July 2008	15.3 °C	534 mm	1
2007	33.7 °C26 December 2007	6.5 °C27 October 2007	15.4 °C	405 mm	3
2006	30.0 °C22 February 2006	6.7 °C27 July 2006	15.4 °C	362 mm	1
2005	29.3 °C23 March 2005	6.5 °C6 July 2005	15.1 °C	581 mm	0
2004	28.3 °C23 November 2004	6.3 °C27 August 2004	15.3 °C	344 mm	0
2003	34.5 °C11 March 2003	6.1 °C11 September 2003	15.5 °C	505 mm	6
2002	32.2 °C15 November 2002	6.5 °C29 July 2002	15.3 °C	339 mm	1
2001	31.2 °C6 March 2001	6.5 °C10 September 2001	15.2 °C	386 mm	2
2000	31.0 °C29 February 2000	6.1 °C27 July 2000	15.7 °C	384 mm	2
1999	30.5 °C24 November 1999	6.8 °C15 September 1999	15.7 °C	463 mm	1
1998	35.4 °C1 March 1998	6.2 °C30 July 1998	15.5 °C	487 mm	4
1997	35.2 °C23 December 1997	6.7 °C17 July 1997	15.7 °C	453 mm	5
1996	33.5 °C9 March 1996	7.5 °C14 August 1996	15.5 °C	470 mm	5
1995	34.0 °C23 February 1995	8.3 °C14 July 1995	15.4 °C	431 mm	3
1994	32.5 °C12 March 1994	7.2 °C5 October 1994	15.7 °C	330 mm	2
1993	32.8 °C17 December 1993	6.7 °C3 August 1993	15.0 °C	453 mm	1
1992	29.3 °C27 February 1992	6.6 °C27 August 1992	15.3 °C	585 mm	0
1991	39.6 °C31 January 1991	7.4 °C27 June 1991	15.5 °C	516 mm	3
1990	31.0 °C6 March 1990	6.0 °C23 July 1990	15.2 °C	514 mm	1
1989	29.4 °C23 January 1989	6.5 °C3 August 1989	15.5 °C	414 mm	0
1988	34.2 °C21 February 1988	6.5 °C21 July 1988	15.5 °C	539 mm	2
1987	29.7 °C10 March 1987	6.9 °C20 July 1987	15.4 °C	389 mm	0
1986	29.0 °C17 January 1986	6.4 °C28 July 1986	14.8 °C	424 mm	0
1985	36.6 °C26 February 1985	7.3 °C27 July 1985	15.7 °C	452 mm	1
1984	31.0 °C31 January 1984	7.2 °C8 August 1984	15.4 °C	425 mm	2
1983	33.8 °C6 January 1983	6.1 °C16 August 1983	15.9 °C	404 mm	3
1982	34.6 °C4 February 1982	6.1 °C16 July 1982	15.1 °C	468 mm	3
1981	31.7 °C11 January 1981	6.3 °C1 September 1981	14.8 °C	428 mm	2
1980	29.8 °C16 March 1980	6.7 °C4 October 1980	15.2 °C	520 mm	0
1979	34.3 °C7 February 1979	6.9 °C6 August 1979	15.2 °C	543 mm	1
1978	31.6 °C4 April 1978	5.2 °C1 August 1978	15.5 °C	488 mm	1
1977	34.0 °C5 January 1977	7.2 °C4 July 1977	15.2 °C	505 mm	2
1976	28.9 °C22 April 1976	5.7 °C12 November 1976	15.3 °C	487 mm	0
1975	34.2 °C4 February 1975	6.2 °C30 July 1975	15.1 °C	544 mm	1
1974	32.6 °C20 December 1974	7.4 °C30 July 1974	15.1 °C	386 mm	1
1973	33.6 °C16 January 1973	5.8 °C27 June 1973	14.8 °C	454 mm	1
1972	33.6 °C6 March 1972	6.6 °C1 August 1972	15.7 °C	312 mm	4
1971	30.4 °C22 January 1971	5.4 °C25 September 1971	14.6 °C	587 mm	1
1970	29.9 °C22 March 1970	6.4 °C19 July 1970	15.0 °C	462 mm	0
1969	37.4 °C5 January 1969	7.1 °C6 August 1969	15.5 °C	289 mm	5
1968	32.0 °C16 January 1968	5.6 °C27 August 1968	14.7 °C	537 mm	6
1967	34.3 °C2 February 1967	6.8 °C20 July 1967	15.8 °C	451 mm	1
1966	30.5 °C6 February 1966	6.3 °C9 August 1966	15.4 °C	377 mm	2
1965	31.2 °C28 February 1965	6.9 °C23 July 1965	15.8 °C	586 mm	3
1964	31.3 °C9 March 1964	7.4 °C5 August 1964	15.1 °C	560 mm	1
1963	29.4 °C18 December 1963	7.3 °C18 July 1963	15.9 °C	563 mm	0
1962	33.7 °C24 November 1962	7.0 °C23 July 1962	15.9 °C	447 mm	2
1961	32.4 °C19 January 1961	7.9 °C25 July 1961	15.9 °C	395 mm	3
1960	26.2 °C3 February 1960	6.5 °C11 August 1960	14.8 °C	433 mm	0
1959	34.9 °C11 March 1959	7.7 °C15 September 1959	15.9 °C	431 mm	4
1958	36.1 °C12 January 1958	6.7 °C20 July 1958	15.6 °C	360 mm	7
1957	34.4 °C26 January 1957	6.6 °C18 July 1957	15.7 °C	418 mm	3
1956	34.3 °C22 January 1956	6.0 °C16 July 1956	15.0 °C	482 mm	6
1955	32.6 °C19 March 1955	6.6 °C21 June 1955	15.2 °C	443 mm	2
1954	35.8 °C19 December 1954	7.3 °C16 July 1954	15.4 °C	327 mm	3
1953	29.8 °C12 February 1953	6.6 °C14 August 1953	15.4 °C	395 mm	0
1952	34.6 °C29 January 1952	6.9 °C15 July 1952	15.3 °C	405 mm	3
1951	34.7 °C27 November 1951	6.0 °C6 August 1951	15.5 °C	424 mm	3
1950	30.3 °C12 February 1950	7.5 °C21 July 1950	15.8 °C	512 mm	3
1949	30.4 °C12 April 1949	6.7 °C21 September 1949	15.6 °C	428 mm	1
1948	30.8 °C21 March 1948	7.3 °C21 September 1948	15.3 °C	400 mm	1
1947	26.3 °C14 December 1947	6.5 °C31 August 1947	14.9 °C	489 mm	0
1946	28.6 °C19 April 1946	6.2 °C17 September 1946	14.9 °C	436 mm	0
1945	30.7 °C28 February 1945	5.4 °C14 August 1945	15.3 °C	344 mm	3
1944	29.6 °C16 February 1944	5.9 °C12 August 1944	15.2 °C	407 mm	0
1943	34.9 °C8 March 1943	6.4 °C27 August 1943	14.9 °C	384 mm	1
1942	27.6 °C27 March 1942	6.6 °C5 September 1942	15.0 °C	478 mm	0
1941	35.7 °C9 December 1941	5.7 °C29 July 1941	15.3 °C	488 mm	1
1940	30.9 °C28 February 1940	6.4 °C8 September 1940	15.1 °C	400 mm	1

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

19.0 °C

+0.9 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

4 d/yr

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

511 mm

+65 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	23.1 °C	+2.0 °C	14 mm	-3 mm
Feb	22.6 °C	+1.2 °C	20 mm	-0 mm
Mar	23.1 °C	+2.1 °C	20 mm	-4 mm
Apr	20.1 °C	+0.5 °C	62 mm	+28 mm
May	19.2 °C	+1.4 °C	20 mm	-26 mm
Jun	16.7 °C	+0.9 °C	39 mm	-16 mm
Jul	14.6 °C	-0.1 °C	102 mm	+43 mm
Aug	15.4 °C	+0.6 °C	69 mm	+14 mm
Sep	16.3 °C	+0.7 °C	68 mm	+22 mm
Oct	18.3 °C	+1.5 °C	39 mm	-0 mm
Nov	17.7 °C	-0.6 °C	52 mm	+22 mm
Dec	20.9 °C	+1.1 °C	5 mm	-13 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

33.7 °C

24 Jan 2025

Coldest day

6.3 °C

25 Aug 2025

Wettest day

21.9 mm

5 Sep 2025

Windiest day

50.5 km/h

6 Sep 2025

Strongest gust

90.4 km/h

14 Sep 2025

Hottest feels-like

38.0 °C

24 Jan 2025

Coldest feels-like

1.0 °C

25 Aug 2025

Sunniest day

14.0 h

1 Jan 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Albany?

Albany has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 15.4 °C and it receives 446 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Albany?

The hottest day measured in Albany between 1940 and 2025 was 31 January 1991, reaching 39.6 °C.

What is the coldest day in Albany?

The coldest day measured in Albany between 1940 and 2025 was 1 August 1978, at 5.2 °C.

Does it snow in Albany?

Almost never: Albany sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Albany warmed?

Yes: Albany warmed by +0.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Albany?

The wettest day measured in Albany between 1940 and 2025 was 1 April 2005, with 73 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Albany?

The windiest day measured in Albany between 1940 and 2025 was 4 April 1978, with winds reaching 68.7 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Albany?

The warmest month in Albany is February (18.8 °C on average); the coldest is July (12.1 °C).

How much does it rain in Albany?

Albany receives on average 446 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 92 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Albany?

Albany gets on average 10.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,687 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Albany?

Yes: Albany has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Albany?

In Albany, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.1 °C on 31 January 1991, and the lowest was -2.3 °C on 25 September 1971.

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