Albany, NY: Winter

28 February 2026: Winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026) averaged 23.5°F in Albany, NY, the coldest winter since 2015, tied 48th coldest of 152 (with 1941).

Winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026)

Mean temperature: 23.5°F; Coldest since 2015; 48th coldest of 152
Precipitation: 6.46 in; Driest since 2007; 43rd driest of 152

A normal winter in Albany, NY (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 27°F, between 22.7°F and 31.3°F in eight years of ten and 8.05 in of precipitation, between 6.61 in and 9.58 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every winter in Albany, NY since 1875: 23.5°F in 2026; the lowest is 17.6°F, in 1918.

Normal range, 22.7 to 31.3°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every winter 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	23.5	104	31.3	110	15.7	101	6.46	108	0
2025	26.2	58	33.4	72	19	48	7.21	84	0
2024	33.8	1	41	2	26.7	1	11.23	5	0
2023	32.1	7	39.9	5	24.3	7	9.15	33	0
2022	27.8	33	36.5	25	19.1	47	6.70	103	0
2021	25.7	65	32.4	87	19	48	7.33	80	0
2020	31	12	38.6	12	23.4	11	9.26	29	0
2019	27.8	33	35.8	34	19.7	39	10.01	15	0
2018	26.7	49	34.9	48	18.4	56	7.40	76	0
2017	31.3	11	39	11	23.6	10	7.73	64	0
2016	33.4	2	42	1	24.9	3	8.98	36	0
2015	21.9	127	30.1	126	13.7	125	9.69	20	0
2014	23.1	114	31.7	104	14.6	115	9.17	31	0
2013	28.6	26	36.2	28	21	22	7.18	85	0
2012	31.5	10	40	4	23.1	13	7.02	91	0
2011	23.4	106	31.3	110	15.6	103	9.19	30	0
2010	26.6	53	32.7	85	20.4	28	9.33	26	0
2009	24.6	86	32.8	82	16.4	88	7.42	74	0
2008	27.2	44	34.5	53	19.9	38	10.78	11	0
2007	27.6	37	35.5	37	19.7	39	5.69	126	0
2006	28.7	24	36.7	24	20.8	23	8.72	40	0
2005	24.7	81	32.9	78	16.5	87	8.58	41	0
2004	22.8	117	30.7	119	14.9	112	7.97	60	0
2003	21.2	134	29.1	139	13.4	130	9.57	21	0
2002	32.4	4	40.9	3	23.9	9	6.33	113	0
2001	24.4	92	32.2	93	16.7	80	7.23	83	0
2000	26.4	55	34.6	51	18.2	57	7.68	67	0
1999	27.9	32	36.9	21	18.9	51	7.41	75	0
1998	30.1	15	37.1	19	23.1	13	8.48	44	0
1997	28.9	20	36	30	21.8	16	8.17	53	0
1996	23.2	112	30.5	123	15.9	98	8.37	49	0
1995	28.8	23	37.1	19	20.4	28	6.64	105	0
1994	19.8	145	28.8	142	10.7	144	8.08	56	0
1993	25.1	73	34.1	60	16.2	93	8.02	58	0
1992	26.7	49	35.6	36	17.9	64	6.08	119	0
1991	28.9	20	37.4	15	20.3	32	7.32	81	0
1990	24.8	78	33.9	64	15.7	101	8.53	43	0
1989	26.3	56	35.3	41	17.2	69	3.08	150	0
1988	25.2	70	33.7	68	16.6	83	6.59	106	0
1987	24.8	78	33.6	69	16	96	8.39	46	0
1986	23.4	106	31.4	108	15.4	104	8.22	51	0
1985	26.8	45	35.1	43	18.6	53	4.47	145	0
1984	24.6	86	32.9	78	16.4	88	9.36	25	0
1983	28.3	29	36.9	21	19.6	43	7.09	89	0
1982	21	136	29.4	137	12.7	134	8.86	39	0
1981	22	125	32.3	90	11.6	140	6.84	95	0
1980	25.2	70	34.1	60	16.4	88	2.25	152	0
1979	22	125	30.1	126	13.9	123	11.16	6	0
1978	22.3	121	30.1	126	14.4	116	11.53	2	0
1977	20.3	141	29.7	133	11	142	5.53	128	0
1976	24.4	92	34.7	50	14	121	9.16	32	0
1975	26.5	54	35.1	43	18	61	8.90	38	0
1974	24.3	95	33.8	67	14.9	112	10.89	9	0
1973	26.1	60	35.4	39	16.8	77	7.69	65	0
1972	24.7	81	35	46	14.4	116	7.34	79	0
1971	20.1	143	30.6	121	9.6	148	9.77	19	0
1970	17.9	151	28.7	143	7.1	152	9.30	27	0
1969	23	115	31.5	106	14.4	116	8.39	46	0
1968	21.5	128	30.9	116	12.1	138	5.74	125	0
1967	24.3	95	33.6	69	15	111	6.02	120	0
1966	25.3	68	34.1	60	16.4	88	5.97	121	0
1965	22.7	118	31	115	14.4	116	7.15	87	0
1964	21.4	132	30.5	123	12.3	137	6.84	95	0
1963	20.2	142	29.5	135	11	142	6.46	108	0
1962	23.4	106	31.5	106	15.4	104	7.66	70	0
1961	20.7	139	30.7	119	10.6	145	5.29	131	0
1960	26.8	45	33.9	64	19.7	39	8.22	51	0
1959	20	144	29.6	134	10.5	146	4.98	138	0
1958	24.9	77	32.3	90	17.4	67	10.95	7	0
1957	25	74	34.2	57	15.8	99	5.77	124	0
1956	23.3	111	30.4	125	16.2	93	6.43	112	0
1955	24.5	90	32	95	17	73	7.17	86	0
1954	27.6	37	36.5	25	18.8	52	8.09	55	0
1953	29.4	16	37.2	18	21.6	18	10.06	14	0
1952	26.8	45	35.1	43	18.5	55	7.89	63	0
1951	26.1	60	33.9	64	18.2	57	9.83	17	0
1950	27.3	41	36	30	18.6	53	9.42	23	0
1949	29.1	17	37.3	17	20.8	23	10.35	13	0
1948	18.7	149	28.4	145	9	150	6.84	95	0
1947	25.3	68	34	63	16.6	83	5.95	122	0
1946	22.5	119	31.8	101	13.2	131	6.12	118	0
1945	20.8	138	28.5	144	13.1	133	6.71	102	0
1944	23.8	100	32.3	90	15.2	108	2.88	151	0
1943	21.4	132	29.1	139	13.7	125	7.65	71	0
1942	24.3	95	31.9	98	16.7	80	4.69	142	1
1941	23.5	104	31.1	113	15.8	99	6.95	92	0
1940	21.2	134	28.9	141	13.6	128	5.49	129	0
1939	25	74	33.3	75	16.7	80	8.94	37	0
1938	26.8	45	34.5	53	19.2	46	7.14	88	0
1937	31.9	8	39.4	9	24.3	7	7.59	73	0
1936	22.5	119	30	129	15.1	110	7.36	78	0
1935	23.4	106	31.7	104	15.2	108	8.29	50	0
1934	20.9	137	29.4	137	12.5	135	8.43	45	0
1933	31.9	8	39.4	9	24.4	6	5.02	136	0
1932	32.8	3	39.9	5	25.7	2	7.25	82	0
1931	26.7	49	34.2	57	19.3	45	5.02	136	0
1930	27.7	35	35	46	20.4	28	4.97	139	0
1929	28.1	31	35.5	37	20.6	25	6.29	115	0
1928	28.7	24	35.9	33	21.6	18	7.94	61	0
1927	24.7	81	32	95	17.5	66	6.22	117	0
1926	26	63	32.9	78	19	48	8.11	54	0
1925	25.2	70	33.4	72	17	73	5.58	127	0
1924	27.7	35	35.2	42	20.1	37	6.88	94	0
1923	22.1	124	30	129	14.3	120	7.99	59	0
1922	24.7	81	32.7	85	16.6	83	4.65	143	0
1921	29.1	17	36.5	25	21.6	18	7.06	90	0
1920	19.6	146	28	148	11.2	141	6.32	114	0
1919	30.4	13	37.4	15	23.4	11	5.26	133	0
1918	17.6	152	26.3	152	8.9	151	5.83	123	0
1917	24.7	81	32	95	17.4	67	6.78	98	0
1916	26.1	60	32.8	82	19.4	44	11.38	4	0
1915	27.3	41	34.4	56	20.2	36	8.39	46	0
1914	23.6	103	31.8	101	15.3	107	5.36	130	0
1913	30.4	13	38.4	13	22.5	15	6.23	116	0
1912	23.4	106	30.8	117	16	96	5.04	135	0
1911	23.7	101	31.9	98	15.4	104	3.59	149	0
1910	24.5	90	31.9	98	17	73	9.78	18	0
1909	27.6	37	35.4	39	19.7	39	8.58	41	0
1908	25.8	64	33.5	71	18.1	60	6.65	104	0
1907	21.5	128	29.8	132	13.2	131	4.82	140	0
1906	28.6	26	36.8	23	20.5	26	4.42	146	0
1905	19.6	146	27.4	150	11.8	139	5.24	134	0
1904	18.4	150	27	151	9.7	147	5.27	132	0
1903	24.8	78	32.9	78	16.6	83	9.01	35	0
1902	24.4	92	31.8	101	16.9	76	9.13	34	0
1901	24.1	99	31.4	108	16.8	77	3.95	148	0
1900	28.2	30	36	30	20.3	32	6.72	101	0
1899	24.6	86	32.4	87	16.8	77	6.44	111	0
1898	27.5	40	34.6	51	20.4	28	10.91	8	0
1897	25.6	67	33	77	18.2	57	4.40	147	0
1896	25.7	65	33.4	72	18	61	7.60	72	0
1895	23.7	101	31.1	113	16.3	92	6.46	108	0
1894	24.6	86	32.1	94	17.1	70	7.69	65	0
1893	21.5	128	28.1	147	14.9	112	6.76	100	0
1892	28.9	20	36.1	29	21.7	17	9.44	22	0
1891	24.2	98	31.3	110	17.1	70	13.20	1	0
1890	32.3	5	39.8	7	24.8	4	6.94	93	0
1889	27.3	41	34.2	57	20.5	26	7.93	62	0
1888	21.5	128	29.5	135	13.6	128	10.54	12	0
1887	23.2	112	32.4	87	13.9	123	8.07	57	0
1886	25	74	32.8	82	17.1	70	6.57	107	0
1885	22.2	123	30.8	117	13.7	125	7.67	68	0
1884	28.5	28	35.7	35	21.3	21	9.38	24	0
1883	26.7	49	33.2	76	20.3	32	7.67	68	0
1882	32.2	6	39.5	8	24.8	4	10.83	10	0
1881	23	115	29.9	131	16.1	95	7.37	77	0
1880	29	19	37.8	14	20.3	32	9.86	16	0
1879	22.3	121	30.6	121	14	121	11.50	3	0
1878	26.2	58	34.5	53	18	61	9.28	28	0
1877	20.5	140	28.4	145	12.5	135	4.73	141	0
1876	26.3	56	34.8	49	17.8	65	6.77	99	0
1875	18.8	148	27.7	149	9.5	149	4.55	144	6
1874									37

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2024	33.8
2016	33.4
1932	32.8
2002	32.4
1890	32.3
1882	32.2
2023	32.1
1937	31.9
1933	31.9
2012	31.5

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1918	17.6
1970	17.9
1904	18.4
1948	18.7
1875	18.8
1920	19.6
1905	19.6
1994	19.8
1959	20
1971	20.1

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1891	13.20
1978	11.53
1879	11.50
1916	11.38
2024	11.23
1979	11.16
1958	10.95
1898	10.91
1974	10.89
1882	10.83

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1980	2.25
1944	2.88
1989	3.08
1911	3.59
1901	3.95
1897	4.40
1906	4.42
1985	4.47
1875	4.55
1922	4.65

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 57°F; 19 December 2025
Coldest night: -9°F; 9 February 2026
Wettest day: 1.08 in; 25 January 2026

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Winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026) brought 6.46 in of precipitation in Albany, NY, the driest winter since 2007, tied 43rd driest of 152 (with 1963 and 1895).
The hottest day of winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026) in Albany, NY: 57°F on Friday 19 December 2025.
The coldest night of winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026) in Albany, NY: a low of -9°F on Monday 9 February 2026.
The wettest day of winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026) in Albany, NY: 1.08 in on Sunday 25 January 2026.