Albany, NY: August

31 August 2026: August 2026 averaged 71.3°F in Albany, NY, the warmest August since 2024, tied 47th warmest of 153 (with 2024, 1914 and 1888).

August 2026

Mean temperature: 71.3°F; Warmest since 2024; 47th warmest of 153
Precipitation: 1.93 in; Driest since 2025; 25th driest of 153

A normal August in Albany, NY (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 70.8°F, between 68.5°F and 73.7°F in eight years of ten and 3.71 in of precipitation, between 2.01 in and 4.83 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every August in Albany, NY since 1874: 71.3°F in 2026; the highest is 75.6°F, in 2022.

Normal range, 68.5 to 73.7°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every August in Albany, NY from 1874 to 2026, ranked: the mean temperature, the mean high and the mean low from the warmest, the precipitation from the wettest; a year missing more than a tenth of its days is not ranked.

Year	Mean, °F	Rank	High, °F	Rank	Low, °F	Rank	Precipitation, in	Rank
2026	71.3	47	81.8	42	60.8	60	1.93	129
2025	69.6	86	81.1	55	58	123	0.88	148
2024	71.3	47	81	61	61.6	43	8.13	2
2023	70.3	74	79.5	100	61.1	54	5.13	26
2022	75.6	1	86.2	1	64.9	4	3.84	58
2021	70.9	59	80.2	81	61.6	43	3.43	73
2020	68.8	114	79.1	117	58.5	109	6.07	16
2019	71.7	39	82.2	34	61.2	53	4.12	50
2018	75.1	3	83.7	16	66.5	1	4.20	46
2017	69.2	99	79.4	104	59.1	98	3.76	60
2016	73.9	6	84	12	63.7	12	3.94	54
2015	73.1	14	83.9	13	62.3	29	4.30	44
2014	69.3	96	79.3	107	59.3	90	1.58	137
2013	69.6	86	80	84	59.3	90	2.70	98
2012	72.2	31	83	24	61.5	48	2.60	102
2011	70.8	63	80.5	72	61.1	54	10.41	1
2010	72	33	81.9	39	62.1	33	1.69	135
2009	71	55	80.3	79	61.7	42	3.58	70
2008	68.5	121	78.7	128	58.2	117	3.01	84
2007	70.7	67	81.1	55	60.4	65	2.34	108
2006	69.8	79	79.6	97	60	71	3.92	55
2005	73.8	7	83.4	20	64.2	9	3.01	84
2004	69.3	96	78.2	134	60.4	65	7.34	4
2003	72.7	23	81.9	39	63.5	13	4.41	40
2002	72.9	18	83.6	17	62.2	31	3.86	57
2001	73.7	9	84.7	7	62.7	19	2.10	120
2000	68.5	121	77.7	141	59.3	90	4.69	31
1999	69.2	99	79.7	94	58.6	106	3.45	72
1998	71.1	53	81.5	49	60.6	62	2.21	114
1997	68.5	121	78.9	123	58.2	117	4.64	32
1996	70.1	76	80.6	70	59.5	82	3.15	81
1995	70.8	63	82.2	34	59.5	82	3.66	65
1994	67	145	77.2	143	56.9	131	4.13	49
1993	71.6	41	82.3	31	61	57	1.54	138
1992	67.4	139	78.3	132	56.5	134	2.05	123
1991	71.2	51	82	37	60.4	65	4.32	42
1990	70.9	59	81.6	46	60.2	69	6.66	11
1989	69.7	84	80.4	75	59.1	98	2.90	88
1988	72.3	28	83.8	15	60.8	60	4.77	28
1987	67.2	142	78.5	129	55.8	142	3.67	64
1986	67.8	134	78.5	129	57	129	4.09	52
1985	68.7	116	79.8	92	57.6	126	2.23	113
1984	71.8	37	81.8	42	61.8	40	3.25	78
1983	69.8	79	80.4	75	59.2	94	3.41	75
1982	65.5	151	77.2	143	53.8	153	2.01	124
1981	68.5	121	80	84	56.9	131	1.76	134
1980	70.7	67	81.3	53	60	71	6.45	14
1979	69	109	79.2	110	58.7	105	2.67	100
1978	69.1	103	79.5	100	58.8	104	3.06	83
1977	67.8	134	78.8	125	56.7	133	3.66	65
1976	67.4	139	79.2	110	55.6	144	5.04	27
1975	70	77	81	61	58.9	102	5.98	17
1974	67.9	132	79.9	88	55.9	140	3.53	71
1973	72.9	18	84.5	9	61.3	51	2.89	89
1972	67.1	143	78.8	125	55.5	146	1.48	139
1971	66.8	147	79.3	107	54.3	150	7.04	7
1970	69.6	86	83.6	17	55.6	144	3.35	76
1969	70.6	69	83.4	20	57.8	125	2.18	117
1968	68.6	119	81.1	55	56.1	139	1.77	131
1967	69.2	99	80.2	81	58.3	111	2.17	118
1966	69.1	103	81.8	42	56.5	134	1.44	141
1965	69.4	93	80.5	72	58.3	111	4.32	42
1964	66.2	149	78.3	132	54.1	152	2.55	104
1963	66.4	148	77.5	142	55.3	148	2.49	105
1962	69	109	79.7	94	58.3	111	2.60	102
1961	69.7	84	79.9	88	59.5	82	4.76	29
1960	69.8	79	80.5	72	59.2	94	3.20	79
1959	73.5	11	84.4	10	62.5	22	2.10	120
1958	70.2	75	82.3	31	58	123	1.21	145
1957	67.3	141	79.5	100	55.1	149	1.66	136
1956	69	109	81	61	57	129	2.76	95
1955	73.6	10	84.7	7	62.5	22	5.28	22
1954	67	145	78.2	134	55.7	143	5.20	24
1953	69.5	90	82.4	28	56.5	134	2.88	90
1952	69.9	78	81.3	53	58.6	106	2.00	125
1951	68.2	128	79.4	104	57.1	127	4.40	41
1950	68.5	121	79.9	88	57.1	127	7.33	5
1949	71.6	41	83.9	13	59.3	90	2.92	87
1948	70.9	59	82.7	25	59.1	98	1.96	126
1947	74	5	85.5	3	62.4	26	0.73	151
1946	66	150	77.9	140	54.2	151	2.17	118
1945	69.1	103	80	84	58.2	117	1.24	144
1944	72.2	31	84.1	11	60.4	65	2.80	93
1943	69	109	79.7	94	58.4	110	4.50	38
1942	68.8	114	79.3	107	58.2	117	0.66	152
1941	68.1	130	79.9	88	56.3	137	3.60	69
1940	67.7	136	79.5	100	55.9	140	1.78	130
1939	73.8	7	85.8	2	61.8	40	1.96	126
1938	73.1	14	84.8	6	61.4	49	3.18	80
1937	75.4	2	84.9	5	65.9	2	4.16	48
1936	71.4	45	81.6	46	61.3	51	6.54	13
1935	71.7	39	81.4	51	61.9	38	1.47	140
1934	67.7	136	77.1	145	58.2	117	2.76	95
1933	71	55	79.6	97	62.3	29	5.95	18
1932	72	33	81.8	42	62.1	33	3.30	77
1931	71	55	80.2	81	61.9	38	2.34	108
1930	70.9	59	80.8	68	60.9	58	2.20	116
1929	68.6	119	79.1	117	58.2	117	1.02	147
1928	72.9	18	81.4	51	64.5	6	4.12	50
1927	67.1	143	75.9	151	58.3	111	6.71	8
1926	71.1	53	79.1	117	63	16	3.89	56
1925	70.5	72	81	61	60.1	70	1.77	131
1924	70.8	63	80.7	69	60.9	58	3.74	62
1923	69.1	103	80	84	58.3	111	2.21	114
1922	69.8	79	79	122	60.5	64	4.19	47
1921	69.2	99	79.1	117	59.2	94	2.67	100
1920	72	33	81.1	55	62.9	17	2.71	97
1919	68.3	127	77	147	59.6	79	4.60	34
1918	72.6	24	83.5	19	61.6	43	3.42	74
1917	72.9	18	82.4	28	63.3	14	2.70	98
1916	72.4	26	82.5	26	62.4	26	2.32	110
1915	67.7	136	76.1	150	59.2	94	6.23	15
1914	71.3	47	80.4	75	62.2	31	5.30	21
1913	71.5	43	81.9	39	61.1	54	1.14	146
1912	67.9	132	76.9	148	59	101	3.00	86
1911	71	55	80.6	70	61.4	49	4.53	36
1910	69.6	86	79.2	110	60	71	1.38	142
1909	69.1	103	78.8	125	59.4	87	2.42	107
1908	69.5	90	79.4	104	59.7	76	3.63	67
1907	69.1	103	79.6	97	58.6	106	0.74	150
1906	73.3	12	83.3	22	63.3	14	2.49	105
1905	68.7	116	78.5	129	58.9	102	3.83	59
1904	69.4	93	78.9	123	59.8	74	2.78	94
1903	64.8	153	73.3	153	56.3	137	5.14	25
1902	68.2	128	78	138	58.3	111	3.98	53
1901	73	17	81.5	49	64.5	6	4.51	37
1900	74.7	4	85	4	64.5	6	2.83	92
1899	72.3	28	82.5	26	62.1	33	1.77	131
1898	73.1	14	82.3	31	63.9	10	6.67	10
1897	69.5	90	79.2	110	59.8	74	4.43	39
1896	72.6	24	82.4	28	62.8	18	2.25	112
1895	72.3	28	82.2	34	62.5	22	3.14	82
1894	69.3	96	79.2	110	59.4	87	2.26	111
1893	72	33	82	37	62	36	7.21	6
1892	71.5	43	80.4	75	62.6	20	6.70	9
1891	71.2	51	79.8	92	62.6	20	5.88	19
1890	70.6	69	79.1	117	62	36	5.66	20
1889	69.8	79	80.3	79	59.4	87	3.63	67
1888	71.3	47	81	61	61.6	43	4.74	30
1887	68.7	116	78	138	59.5	82	4.61	33
1886	70.6	69	81.6	46	59.5	82	0.87	149
1885	68.4	126	77.1	145	59.6	79	7.58	3
1884	72.4	26	80.9	67	63.9	10	5.27	23
1883	69.4	93	78.1	137	60.6	62	3.69	63
1882	72.9	18	81.1	55	64.6	5	1.38	142
1881	73.2	13	81	61	65.5	3	2.07	122
1880	70.8	63	79.2	110	62.5	22	2.84	91
1879	68	131	76.4	149	59.6	79	4.25	45
1878	70.4	73	79.2	110	61.6	43	3.76	60
1877	71.8	37	81.1	55	62.4	26	4.57	35
1876	71.4	45	83.1	23	59.7	76	0.53	153
1875	69	109	78.2	134	59.7	76	6.55	12
1874	65.5	151	75.5	152	55.5	146	1.94	128

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2022	75.6
1937	75.4
2018	75.1
1900	74.7
1947	74
2016	73.9
2005	73.8
1939	73.8
2001	73.7
1955	73.6

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1903	64.8
1982	65.5
1874	65.5
1946	66
1964	66.2
1963	66.4
1971	66.8
1994	67
1954	67
1972	67.1
More years share the last value

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
2011	10.41
2024	8.13
1885	7.58
2004	7.34
1950	7.33
1893	7.21
1971	7.04
1927	6.71
1892	6.70
1898	6.67

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1876	0.53
1942	0.66
1947	0.73
1907	0.74
1886	0.87
2025	0.88
1929	1.02
1913	1.14
1958	1.21
1945	1.24

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 89°F; 7 August 2026
Coldest night: 51°F; 29 August 2026
Wettest day: 0.51 in; 3 August 2026

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August 2026 brought 1.93 in of precipitation in Albany, NY, the driest August since 2025, 25th driest of 153.
The hottest day of August 2026 in Albany, NY: 89°F on Friday 7 August 2026.
The coldest night of August 2026 in Albany, NY: a low of 51°F on Saturday 29 August 2026.
The wettest day of August 2026 in Albany, NY: 0.51 in on Monday 3 August 2026.