Albany Weather in January
Average highs run from 21°F on January 1 to 22°F on January 31, and lows from 6°F to 4°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.82 in over about 7 wet days.
January day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
January at a glance
- Average high
- 21°F
- Average low
- 4°F
- Precipitation
- 0.82 in
- Snowfall
- 11.2 in
- Record high
- 59°FJan 24, 1981
- Record low
- -41°FJan 31, 2019
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 8 h 46 min to 9 h 42 min
- Cloud cover
- 61%
- Humidity
- 90%
- Dew point
- 8°F
- Wind
- 12.1 mph
Every day of the month
A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation; snow means at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 | 21°F | 6°F | 39°F 1964 | -33°F 1974 | 23% | 26% |
| Jan 2 | 21°F | 6°F | 40°F 2000 | -26°F 2022 | 23% | 26% |
| Jan 3 | 21°F | 5°F | 41°F 1962 | -26°F 2010 | 23% | 26% |
| Jan 4 | 21°F | 5°F | 42°F 2001 | -28°F 1968 | 23% | 26% |
| Jan 5 | 21°F | 5°F | 42°F 1984 | -28°F 2010 | 23% | 26% |
| Jan 6 | 21°F | 5°F | 42°F 1961 | -27°F 2014 | 23% | 26% |
| Jan 7 | 21°F | 5°F | 48°F 2003 | -31°F 2022 | 23% | 26% |
| Jan 8 | 21°F | 4°F | 50°F 2003 | -32°F 2022 | 23% | 26% |
| Jan 9 | 21°F | 4°F | 49°F 2002 | -39°F 1977 | 23% | 25% |
| Jan 10 | 21°F | 4°F | 47°F 1990 | -33°F 1982 | 23% | 25% |
| Jan 11 | 20°F | 4°F | 49°F 1992 | -32°F 1979 | 23% | 25% |
| Jan 12 | 20°F | 4°F | 49°F 1987 | -32°F 1977 | 23% | 25% |
| Jan 13 | 20°F | 4°F | 49°F 1987 | -32°F 2009 | 23% | 25% |
| Jan 14 | 20°F | 4°F | 43°F 2021 | -30°F 1972 | 23% | 25% |
| Jan 15 | 20°F | 3°F | 37°F 1990 | -33°F 1972 | 23% | 25% |
| Jan 16 | 20°F | 3°F | 45°F 1961 | -35°F 1977 | 23% | 24% |
| Jan 17 | 20°F | 3°F | 41°F 1964 | -31°F 1977 | 23% | 24% |
| Jan 18 | 20°F | 3°F | 50°F 1981 | -34°F 1994 | 22% | 24% |
| Jan 19 | 20°F | 3°F | 43°F 1981 | -35°F 1994 | 22% | 24% |
| Jan 20 | 21°F | 3°F | 45°F 2018 | -30°F 1994 | 22% | 24% |
| Jan 21 | 21°F | 3°F | 49°F 1981 | -34°F 1970 | 22% | 24% |
| Jan 22 | 21°F | 3°F | 46°F 1981 | -28°F 1966 | 22% | 23% |
| Jan 23 | 21°F | 3°F | 50°F 1981 | -27°F 1963 | 22% | 23% |
| Jan 24 | 21°F | 3°F | 59°F 1981 | -27°F 1982 | 22% | 23% |
| Jan 25 | 21°F | 3°F | 47°F 2002 | -25°F 1972 | 22% | 23% |
| Jan 26 | 21°F | 3°F | 44°F 2007 | -26°F 1997 | 22% | 23% |
| Jan 27 | 21°F | 3°F | 42°F 1989 | -27°F 2019 | 22% | 23% |
| Jan 28 | 21°F | 3°F | 42°F 1990 | -31°F 1966 | 22% | 23% |
| Jan 29 | 22°F | 3°F | 46°F 2024 | -33°F 1965 | 22% | 23% |
| Jan 30 | 22°F | 4°F | 45°F 2024 | -38°F 2019 | 22% | 23% |
| Jan 31 | 22°F | 4°F | 49°F 2025 | -41°F 2019 | 22% | 22% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (CST).
- January 1
- sunrise 7:59 AM, sunset 4:45 PM
- January 31
- sunrise 7:41 AM, sunset 5:23 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00211691 (Collegeville St John's), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00215325, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.