Albany, NY: February

28 February 2026: February 2026 averaged 22.8°F in Albany, NY, the coldest February since 2015, tied 59th coldest of 153 (with 1995).

February 2026

Mean temperature: 22.8°F; Coldest since 2015; 59th coldest of 153
Precipitation: 0.92 in; Driest since 2024; 11th driest of 153

A normal February in Albany, NY (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 27.2°F, between 19.4°F and 31.8°F in eight years of ten and 1.98 in of precipitation, between 1.27 in and 3.88 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every February in Albany, NY since 1874: 22.8°F in 2026; the lowest is 12.1°F, in 1934.

Normal range, 19.4 to 31.8°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every February 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	22.8	94	31.4	101	14.1	91	0.92	143
2025	25.6	65	32.9	77	18.4	55	2.57	62
2024	33.8	1	43.3	2	24.3	2	0.45	150
2023	31.5	10	42	5	21	26	1.89	94
2022	27.5	45	37.6	24	17.3	67	2.77	49
2021	23.7	86	30.5	111	16.9	70	1.78	101
2020	31.5	10	39.2	16	23.9	4	2.71	51
2019	27.6	43	35.4	45	19.8	38	2.68	54
2018	32.4	4	41.6	7	23.3	9	3.08	29
2017	33.3	2	42.7	3	23.9	4	2.85	42
2016	30.6	17	40.6	10	20.6	28	4.07	10
2015	12.7	152	23	151	2.4	152	2.15	75
2014	21.9	104	30.6	109	13.3	102	3.48	22
2013	26.8	54	34.3	61	19.4	39	1.67	105
2012	32.1	7	40.9	8	23.2	10	1.00	140
2011	23.9	85	34	64	13.8	97	3.87	15
2010	28	36	33.2	75	22.9	12	3.99	13
2009	27.4	46	36	38	18.9	46	0.64	148
2008	26.2	58	33.7	70	18.8	47	5.04	1
2007	19.4	132	27.5	137	11.4	122	1.54	119
2006	27.9	40	36.9	30	18.8	47	1.02	137
2005	26.9	50	35.8	41	18.1	58	1.38	125
2004	24.8	72	34.4	60	15.1	86	1.33	129
2003	21.1	118	29.3	121	12.9	110	2.15	75
2002	31.6	9	41.7	6	21.6	20	1.61	112
2001	26.9	50	34.9	54	18.8	47	1.85	95
2000	27.6	43	35.8	41	19.4	39	2.83	45
1999	28.2	34	37.4	27	19	45	1.59	115
1998	31.8	8	39.9	12	23.6	7	2.58	61
1997	30.4	18	38.5	19	22.2	18	2.00	89
1996	25.2	69	32.3	92	18.2	56	1.49	121
1995	22.8	94	32.5	89	13.1	106	1.95	91
1994	19.2	133	29.2	123	9.2	137	1.80	99
1993	18.3	139	30	117	6.6	145	2.86	40
1992	26.9	50	35.6	44	18.2	56	1.30	130
1991	30	21	39.4	15	20.6	28	1.67	105
1990	28.1	35	38.5	19	17.8	61	3.94	14
1989	24.2	82	33.1	76	15.3	84	1.60	113
1988	24.1	83	33.6	71	14.6	88	3.00	34
1987	21.7	108	32.4	90	11	131	0.24	153
1986	22.7	96	30.2	113	15.3	84	3.00	34
1985	26.8	54	36	38	17.5	64	1.18	133
1984	32.4	4	40.7	9	24	3	2.98	37
1983	26.8	54	35.9	40	17.7	62	2.03	88
1982	23.3	90	32.9	77	13.8	97	2.14	77
1981	33.1	3	43.5	1	22.7	15	5.02	2
1980	19.8	130	29.4	120	10.2	135	0.89	144
1979	14.4	151	22.4	152	6.4	147	1.71	103
1978	18.2	141	27.4	138	9	138	0.88	146
1977	24.5	78	32.7	84	16.3	74	2.63	57
1976	31.5	10	42.3	4	20.6	28	2.60	60
1975	24.8	72	34	64	15.7	80	3.58	20
1974	21.3	115	31.8	97	10.8	132	2.12	79
1973	22	102	32.6	86	11.3	126	1.34	128
1972	21	120	32	94	10.1	136	3.04	32
1971	25.3	67	35.1	51	15.6	81	4.10	8
1970	23	93	34.8	57	11.3	126	1.98	90
1969	24.6	76	32.8	81	16.5	73	1.66	107
1968	21.1	118	30.7	108	11.4	122	0.36	151
1967	18	143	28.7	130	7.3	144	1.76	102
1966	23.3	90	33.8	68	12.7	112	2.71	51
1965	22.3	98	31.3	103	13.2	105	1.92	92
1964	22.3	98	31.5	100	13	108	1.63	110
1963	17.2	145	27.9	134	6.5	146	1.84	97
1962	20.5	123	28.8	128	12.2	115	3.65	19
1961	25.5	66	35	52	16	76	2.47	67
1960	28	36	35.3	47	20.6	28	2.85	42
1959	20.2	128	31.4	101	9	138	1.59	115
1958	18.8	137	26.6	142	11.1	130	2.71	51
1957	28.8	27	37.6	24	20	35	1.02	137
1956	26.1	59	34.2	63	17.9	60	3.30	26
1955	24.4	79	32.9	77	15.9	77	3.08	29
1954	31.3	13	39.9	12	22.8	14	2.62	58
1953	28.8	27	37.7	23	20	35	2.17	74
1952	27	48	35.3	47	18.8	47	2.19	73
1951	27	48	34.9	54	19.1	43	3.32	24
1950	20.5	123	29.7	118	11.3	126	4.14	5
1949	29.3	24	38.3	21	20.2	34	1.52	120
1948	18.2	141	30.1	115	6.3	149	2.08	81
1947	21.3	115	28.7	130	14	93	0.89	144
1946	21.9	104	31.7	98	12.2	115	2.83	45
1945	24.9	70	32.2	93	17.6	63	1.47	122
1944	23.6	87	32.6	86	14.7	87	1.24	131
1943	24	84	32.6	86	15.4	82	0.96	141
1942	20.8	121	27.6	136	14.1	91	0.95	142
1941	23.4	89	30.8	106	16.1	75	2.33	70
1940	21.8	106	30.2	113	13.3	102	2.83	45
1939	24.6	76	35.4	45	13.8	97	3.07	31
1938	29.4	22	37.1	29	21.6	20	1.60	113
1937	30.4	18	38	22	22.9	12	2.08	81
1936	18.3	139	28.1	132	8.5	141	1.92	92
1935	24.7	75	33.6	71	15.9	77	2.26	72
1934	12.1	153	21.9	153	2.3	153	2.68	54
1933	29.1	25	36.4	34	21.8	19	2.52	64
1932	29.1	25	36.6	32	21.6	20	1.80	99
1931	25.9	61	34.3	61	17.4	65	2.07	83
1930	28.8	27	37.6	24	20	35	1.04	136
1929	24.9	70	32.8	81	17	68	3.68	18
1928	26.6	57	34.7	59	18.5	54	2.55	63
1927	30.3	20	36.9	30	23.8	6	2.46	68
1926	21.4	114	29	125	13.9	95	4.24	4
1925	31.3	13	40	11	22.6	17	2.06	85
1924	19	135	27.3	140	10.7	133	1.59	115
1923	18.7	138	27	141	10.5	134	1.24	131
1922	27.1	47	34.9	54	19.2	42	1.46	123
1921	27.8	42	36.1	36	19.4	39	2.28	71
1920	21.6	109	30.1	115	13.1	106	3.36	23
1919	29.4	22	36.1	36	22.7	15	1.68	104
1918	22	102	32.4	90	11.7	118	1.35	127
1917	20.3	127	29	125	11.6	120	2.41	69
1916	20.6	122	27.8	135	13.4	101	3.23	28
1915	28.6	31	35.8	41	21.5	23	3.79	17
1914	15.7	148	25	149	6.4	147	1.85	95
1913	21.6	109	30.5	111	12.8	111	1.64	109
1912	20.4	126	29.3	121	11.6	120	1.56	118
1911	22.4	97	31	105	13.9	95	1.02	137
1910	21.6	109	30.8	106	12.4	114	3.29	27
1909	28.5	32	36.6	32	20.3	33	4.00	12
1908	19.7	131	28	133	11.3	126	2.77	49
1907	17.1	146	26.1	145	8.1	142	1.15	135
1906	21.6	109	31.6	99	11.7	118	2.09	80
1905	17.6	144	26.4	144	8.7	140	0.80	147
1904	16.9	147	26.1	145	7.8	143	1.17	134
1903	26.9	50	34.8	57	19.1	43	2.05	86
1902	23.6	87	30.6	109	16.6	71	3.04	32
1901	19.1	134	26.1	145	12.2	115	0.56	149
1900	25.7	63	33.9	66	17.4	65	2.84	44
1899	21.8	106	28.9	127	14.6	88	2.92	38
1898	28	36	35.3	47	20.6	28	3.57	21
1897	25.9	61	33.8	68	18.1	58	2.05	86
1896	24.8	72	32.7	84	17	68	4.03	11
1895	19	135	26.6	142	11.4	122	1.63	110
1894	21.2	117	29.5	119	13	108	2.61	59
1893	21.6	109	29.2	123	14	93	4.63	3
1892	26.1	59	33.3	73	18.8	47	2.13	78
1891	28.3	33	35.3	47	21.3	24	4.14	5
1890	31.1	16	38.6	18	23.5	8	2.52	64
1889	20.5	123	27.4	138	13.5	100	1.81	98
1888	22.2	100	32	94	12.5	113	2.07	83
1887	25.3	67	33.9	66	16.6	71	2.86	40
1886	23.2	92	32	94	14.4	90	1.40	124
1885	15.2	149	25.3	148	5.1	151	1.38	125
1884	32.3	6	39	17	25.7	1	3.85	16
1883	27.9	40	35	52	20.8	27	3.00	34
1882	31.3	13	39.5	14	23.1	11	3.31	25
1881	25.7	63	32.8	81	18.7	52	2.50	66
1880	28	36	37.2	28	18.7	52	2.67	56
1879	20.1	129	28.8	128	11.4	122	2.80	48
1878	24.3	81	33.3	73	15.4	82	4.12	7
1877	28.8	27	36.4	34	21.3	24	0.36	151
1876	24.4	79	32.9	77	15.8	79	4.09	9
1875	15	150	24.8	150	5.3	150	1.65	108
1874	22.2	100	31.1	104	13.3	102	2.90	39

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2024	33.8
2017	33.3
1981	33.1
2018	32.4
1984	32.4
1884	32.3
2012	32.1
1998	31.8
2002	31.6
2023	31.5
More years share the last value

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1934	12.1
2015	12.7
1979	14.4
1875	15
1885	15.2
1914	15.7
1904	16.9
1907	17.1
1963	17.2
1905	17.6

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
2008	5.04
1981	5.02
1893	4.63
1926	4.24
1950	4.14
1891	4.14
1878	4.12
1971	4.10
1876	4.09
2016	4.07

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1987	0.24
1968	0.36
1877	0.36
2024	0.45
1901	0.56
2009	0.64
1905	0.80
1978	0.88
1980	0.89
1947	0.89

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 50°F; 28 February 2026
Coldest night: -9°F; 9 February 2026
Wettest day: 0.60 in; 20 February 2026

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February 2026 brought 0.92 in of precipitation in Albany, NY, the driest February since 2024, 11th driest of 153.
The hottest day of February 2026 in Albany, NY: 50°F on Saturday 28 February 2026.
The coldest night of February 2026 in Albany, NY: a low of -9°F on Monday 9 February 2026.
The wettest day of February 2026 in Albany, NY: 0.60 in on Friday 20 February 2026.