Albany, NY: January

31 January 2026: January 2026 averaged 21.9°F in Albany, NY, the coldest January since 2022, tied 56th coldest of 151 (with 1962 and 1942).

January 2026

Mean temperature: 21.9°F; Coldest since 2022; 56th coldest of 151
Precipitation: 2.27 in; Wettest since 2024; 77th wettest of 153

A normal January in Albany, NY (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 23.9°F, between 18°F and 31.3°F in eight years of ten and 2.25 in of precipitation, between 1.23 in and 4.32 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every January in Albany, NY since 1876: 21.9°F in 2026; the lowest is 9.7°F, in 1970.

Normal range, 18 to 31.3°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every January 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	Days missing
2026	21.9	94	29.1	104	14.8	76	2.27	77	0
2025	23.7	67	30.8	81	16.6	61	1.50	123	0
2024	30.1	17	35.9	26	24.4	8	5.10	4	0
2023	32.9	5	38.8	10	26.9	3	3.31	30	0
2022	19.7	115	29	107	10.5	120	1.28	131	0
2021	23.3	71	29.3	102	17.3	52	1.85	104	0
2020	31.8	7	39.8	7	23.7	13	2.01	96	0
2019	23.3	71	31.9	64	14.7	79	4.29	11	0
2018	23.3	71	31.7	70	14.8	76	2.39	66	0
2017	30.6	14	37.1	19	24	11	3.13	35	0
2016	27.7	27	36	25	19.5	26	1.24	133	0
2015	19.7	115	28.9	108	10.5	120	2.17	84	0
2014	19.7	115	28.9	108	10.6	119	2.31	74	0
2013	25.5	47	34.1	40	16.8	56	1.46	127	0
2012	28.6	25	37	21	20.3	25	2.26	78	0
2011	20.5	110	27.4	121	13.6	98	2.37	69	0
2010	24.4	59	31.1	76	17.7	42	1.75	111	0
2009	18.3	124	26.4	129	10.2	123	2.24	81	0
2008	27.6	28	35.7	28	19.4	29	1.00	141	0
2007	27.4	29	35.3	32	19.5	26	2.14	87	0
2006	31.5	9	40.4	5	22.7	16	4.75	6	0
2005	19.5	120	27.7	117	11.4	116	4.27	12	0
2004	14.6	142	21.8	151	7.5	132	1.16	136	0
2003	15.5	134	23.8	138	7.3	135	3.45	26	0
2002	31.3	10	38.6	11	24	11	2.77	47	0
2001	24.5	55	31.7	70	17.4	49	1.00	141	0
2000	20.7	105	29.8	96	11.5	114	3.43	27	0
1999	21.7	97	30.4	86	13.1	101	4.78	5	0
1998	28.9	21	35.4	31	22.5	17	3.80	19	0
1997	22.6	82	30.2	90	15.1	73	1.67	115	0
1996	20.6	108	29.3	102	11.9	109	4.58	9	0
1995	31.3	10	37.9	15	24.6	7	2.11	93	0
1994	12.7	150	22.4	147	2.9	151	3.20	32	0
1993	26.6	35	34.7	38	18.5	37	2.14	87	0
1992	24.5	55	33.3	51	15.6	69	1.86	103	0
1991	23.1	75	31.9	64	14.4	84	2.15	86	0
1990	32.8	6	40.5	4	25.1	6	3.84	18	0
1989	27.8	26	37.3	17	18.2	39	0.46	152	0
1988	20.6	108	29.7	99	11.5	114	1.95	99	0
1987	21.7	97	30.6	83	12.8	104	4.23	13	0
1986	23	76	31.9	64	14.1	89	3.17	34	0
1985	19.9	114	27.7	117	12.1	107	0.81	146	0
1984	18.1	126	26.7	128	9.4	128	1.28	131	0
1983	24.3	60	32.5	58	16	67	3.73	21	0
1982	14.3	144	23.1	143	5.5	142	3.18	33	0
1981	14	146	23.4	141	4.6	148	0.59	151	0
1980	24.1	63	32.7	56	15.5	70	0.42	153	0
1979	22.1	91	30.4	86	13.8	95	6.37	2	0
1978	21.5	99	29.1	104	13.9	92	6.44	1	0
1977	15.5	134	24.6	137	6.4	138	1.51	122	0
1976	16	133	27.1	124	4.9	144	3.78	20	0
1975	25.7	45	35.2	35	16.2	65	2.75	49	0
1974	23.3	71	32.8	55	13.8	95	2.04	95	0
1973	27	32	37.1	19	16.9	54	2.16	85	0
1972	22.9	78	34.1	40	11.7	110	1.21	135	0
1971	13.9	149	26.2	130	1.5	152	1.78	108	0
1970	9.7	151	22.3	149	-2.9	153	0.81	146	0
1969	20.9	103	30.2	90	11.6	111	2.13	90	0
1968	14.6	142	24.9	134	4.4	150	1.48	125	0
1967	27	32	35.9	26	18.1	40	1.22	134	0
1966	21.5	99	29.9	95	13.1	101	2.29	75	0
1965	18	128	27.2	123	8.9	129	1.95	99	0
1964	23.8	66	33.5	49	14.2	87	3.35	29	0
1963	20.2	112	28.4	112	12.1	107	2.38	67	0
1962	21.9	94	31.1	76	12.7	105	2.05	94	0
1961	15.3	136	26	131	4.6	148	1.47	126	0
1960	22.6	82	30.4	86	14.9	75	2.51	60	0
1959	20.7	105	29.8	96	11.6	111	2.75	49	0
1958	22	92	29.4	100	14.7	79	4.12	15	0
1957	16.1	131	27.4	121	4.7	147	1.16	136	0
1956	23.5	69	29.4	100	17.6	43	2.25	80	0
1955	21.2	101	28.1	115	14.2	87	0.73	148	0
1954	18.5	122	28.1	115	8.8	130	2.71	51	0
1953	29.3	19	36.5	24	22	18	3.39	28	0
1952	26.3	39	33.7	47	18.8	32	2.12	91	0
1951	25.9	42	34.1	40	17.6	43	2.36	70	0
1950	31	12	39.1	9	22.9	15	3.63	23	0
1949	28.9	21	36.7	23	21	23	2.78	46	0
1948	15.3	136	24.8	135	5.9	140	2.40	65	0
1947	25.8	43	34.9	37	16.7	58	2.38	67	0
1946	24.1	63	33.6	48	14.6	81	0.96	145	0
1945	14	146	22.4	147	5.5	142	3.25	31	0
1944	24.5	55	32.4	60	16.6	61	1.12	139	0
1943	17.8	129	25.6	133	10	126	2.45	63	0
1942	21.9	94	30.8	81	12.9	103	1.68	114	1
1941	18.3	124	26	131	10.7	118	1.98	98	0
1940	15	139	22.5	146	7.4	133	1.13	138	0
1939	22	92	29.8	96	14.3	85	2.54	56	0
1938	22.6	82	31.3	74	14	90	3.49	25	0
1937	33	4	40.2	6	25.9	5	2.61	54	0
1936	23.6	68	30.1	94	17	53	4.59	8	0
1935	19.6	118	28.4	112	10.8	117	4.10	16	0
1934	25.2	48	33	53	17.4	49	2.36	70	0
1933	34.5	3	41.9	3	27.2	2	1.49	124	0
1932	36	1	42.5	2	29.4	1	2.83	44	0
1931	24	65	32.1	62	16	67	2.26	78	0
1930	26.1	41	33.5	49	18.7	34	1.77	110	0
1929	24.7	52	32.6	57	16.8	56	2.21	82	0
1928	28.8	23	35.6	30	22	18	1.78	108	0
1927	22.8	81	30.2	90	15.4	71	1.79	107	0
1926	25.8	43	33.3	51	18.4	38	2.35	72	0
1925	18.5	122	26.9	127	10.1	125	2.53	59	0
1924	27	32	35.3	32	18.7	34	2.12	91	0
1923	19.6	118	27.5	119	11.6	111	4.65	7	0
1922	20.5	110	28.8	110	12.3	106	2.00	97	0
1921	27.4	29	35.7	28	19	31	0.66	150	0
1920	14.1	145	23.4	141	4.8	145	1.73	112	0
1919	29.5	18	37.3	17	21.7	21	1.42	128	0
1918	14	146	21.9	150	6.1	139	2.57	55	0
1917	24.7	52	32.5	58	16.9	54	1.67	115	0
1916	29.3	19	37	21	21.5	22	1.80	106	0
1915	27.3	31	34.1	40	20.5	24	2.76	48	0
1914	22.2	90	30.4	86	14	90	1.91	102	0
1913	34.6	2	42.8	1	26.4	4	2.20	83	0
1912	15	139	22.9	145	7.1	136	1.10	140	0
1911	26.5	36	35.3	32	17.8	41	1.56	121	0
1910	25.2	48	32.9	54	17.5	46	4.13	14	0
1909	25.7	45	33.8	44	17.5	46	3.00	39	0
1908	25	50	33.8	44	16.2	65	1.36	129	0
1907	22.4	88	31	80	13.9	92	1.71	113	0
1906	31.8	7	39.3	8	24.3	10	0.97	144	0
1905	20.7	105	27.5	119	13.9	92	2.66	52	0
1904	14.8	141	23.7	139	5.9	140	2.51	60	0
1903	24.2	61	31.7	70	16.7	58	1.83	105	0
1902	22.6	82	30.2	90	15.1	73	0.67	149	0
1901	24.2	61	31.9	64	16.5	63	1.59	119	0
1900	26.3	39	35.1	36	17.4	49	2.33	73	0
1899	22.9	78	31.5	73	14.3	85	2.50	62	0
1898	24.5	55	32.3	61	16.7	58	2.96	41	0
1897	24.7	52	31.9	64	17.5	46	1.62	118	0
1896	20.2	112	27	125	13.5	99	0.98	143	0
1895	22.6	82	30.5	84	14.6	81	1.65	117	0
1894	26.5	36	33.8	44	19.3	30	2.54	56	0
1893	16.8	130	23.6	140	10	126	1.31	130	0
1892	23.5	69	30.5	84	16.5	63	4.08	17	0
1891	24.8	51	32.1	62	17.6	43	6.12	3	0
1890	30.6	14	38.1	13	23.1	14	2.28	76	0
1889	31	12	37.6	16	24.4	8	2.82	45	0
1888	15.1	138	23.1	143	7.1	136	3.04	37	0
1887	21	102	31.8	69	10.2	123	3.02	38	0
1886	20.9	103	28.5	111	13.3	100	3.66	22	0
1885	22.9	78	31.3	74	14.5	83	3.09	36	0
1884	23	76	31.1	76	14.8	76	2.98	40	0
1883	22.3	89	29.1	104	15.4	71	2.43	64	0
1882	26.5	36	34.2	39	18.8	32	2.64	53	0
1881	18.7	121	27	125	10.5	120	2.86	43	0
1880	30.2	16	38.5	12	21.9	20	2.96	41	0
1879	18.1	126	28.2	114	8	131	2.54	56	0
1878	22.5	87	31.1	76	13.8	95	4.45	10	0
1877	16.1	131	24.8	135	7.4	133	1.95	99	0
1876	28.7	24	38	14	19.5	26	1.57	120	0
1875					4.8	145	2.14	87	6
1874					18.6	36	3.61	24	6

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
1932	36
1913	34.6
1933	34.5
1937	33
2023	32.9
1990	32.8
2020	31.8
1906	31.8
2006	31.5
2002	31.3
More years share the last value

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1970	9.7
1994	12.7
1971	13.9
1981	14
1945	14
1918	14
1920	14.1
1982	14.3
2004	14.6
1968	14.6

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1978	6.44
1979	6.37
1891	6.12
2024	5.10
1999	4.78
2006	4.75
1923	4.65
1936	4.59
1996	4.58
1878	4.45

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1980	0.42
1989	0.46
1981	0.59
1921	0.66
1902	0.67
1955	0.73
1985	0.81
1970	0.81
1946	0.96
1906	0.97

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 49°F; 9 January 2026
Coldest night: -5°F; 27 January 2026
Wettest day: 1.08 in; 25 January 2026

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January 2026 brought 2.27 in of precipitation in Albany, NY, the wettest January since 2024, 77th wettest of 153.
The hottest day of January 2026 in Albany, NY: 49°F on Friday 9 January 2026.
The coldest night of January 2026 in Albany, NY: a low of -5°F on Tuesday 27 January 2026.
The wettest day of January 2026 in Albany, NY: 1.08 in on Sunday 25 January 2026.