Albany climate — normals and trends
Albany (United States) has a warm-summer mediterranean climate (Csb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 11.7 °C and it receives 1,120 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 July (20.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (4.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Albany averages 34 frost days, 26 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 131 rainy days per year.
Albany has warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.19 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 41 to 27 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 46.3 °C (on 27 June 2021) and the coldest -19.3 °C (on 8 December 1972).
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
AlbanyOregon
- coords
- 44.64°, -123.11°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
11.7°C
Average daily high
17.1°C
Average daily low
7.0°C
Annual rainfall
1,120mm
Sunshine / day
8.8h
Mean relative humidity
74%
Average peak wind
13.9km/h
Seasonal range
15.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
34 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
26 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
131 d/yr
Annual snowfall
12.0 cm
Average feels-like high
15.5 °C
Average feels-like low
4.7 °C
Average peak gust
32.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.6 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.45 · p = < 0.001
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
46.3 °C
27 June 2021
Coldest day
-19.3 °C
8 December 1972
Wettest day
108 mm
24 November 1960
Windiest day
51.1 km/h
12 October 1962
Strongest gust
116.3 km/h
14 December 2006
Hottest feels-like
46.5 °C
27 June 2021
Coldest feels-like
-24.5 °C
3 February 1950
Snowiest day
15.2 cm
27 January 1950
Sunniest day
15.1 h
17 June 2004
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 8.6 °C | +0.3 °C | 102 mm | -68 mm |
| Feb | 9.7 °C | -0.8 °C | 140 mm | +6 mm |
| Mar | 13.6 °C | +0.9 °C | 212 mm | +75 mm |
| Apr | 17.7 °C | +2.4 °C | 49 mm | -41 mm |
| May | 20.2 °C | +1.1 °C | 27 mm | -33 mm |
| Jun | 25.2 °C | +2.4 °C | 18 mm | -15 mm |
| Jul | 29.9 °C | +2.3 °C | 0 mm | -9 mm |
| Aug | 30.1 °C | +2.6 °C | 8 mm | -7 mm |
| Sep | 25.7 °C | +1.5 °C | 33 mm | -3 mm |
| Oct | 17.4 °C | -0.2 °C | 91 mm | -2 mm |
| Nov | 12.8 °C | +1.4 °C | 126 mm | -39 mm |
| Dec | 11.3 °C | +3.0 °C | 203 mm | +23 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Albany?
Albany has a warm-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 11.7 °C and it receives 1,120 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 27 June 2021, reaching 46.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Albany?
The coldest day measured in Albany between 1940 and 2025 was 8 December 1972, at -19.3 °C.
Does it snow in Albany?
Yes. Albany gets on average 12.0 cm of snow per year and has around 34 frost days.
Has the climate of Albany warmed?
Yes: Albany warmed by +1.6 °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 24 November 1960, with 108 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Albany?
The windiest day measured in Albany between 1940 and 2025 was 12 October 1962, with winds reaching 51.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Albany?
The warmest month in Albany is July (20.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (4.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Albany?
Albany receives on average 1,120 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 131 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Albany?
Albany gets on average 8.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,212 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Albany?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Albany between 1940 and 2025 was 27 January 1950, with 15.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Albany?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Albany.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Albany?
In Albany, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.5 °C on 27 June 2021, and the lowest was -24.5 °C on 3 February 1950.
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