Albany County climate

Albany County Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Alcove Dam, 15 km from Albany County

Average highs run from 63°F on May 1 to 71°F on May 31, and lows from 40°F to 50°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.34 in over about 12 wet days.

May day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Albany County, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
68°F
Average low
45°F
Precipitation
3.34 in
Record high
94°FMay 18, 1962
Record low
26°FMay 8, 1968
Chance of a freeze
60%
Daylight
14 h 05 min to 15 h 05 min
Cloud cover
67%
Humidity
79%
Dew point
49°F
Wind
4.5 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.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
May 163°F40°F86°F 200128°F 196139%
May 264°F40°F90°F 201829°F 197439%
May 364°F41°F89°F 200129°F 196639%
May 464°F41°F91°F 194428°F 197840%
May 565°F41°F91°F 194429°F 195240%
May 665°F42°F86°F 200029°F 196940%
May 765°F42°F89°F 200030°F 198140%
May 866°F42°F89°F 201526°F 196840%
May 966°F43°F93°F 197927°F 195640%
May 1066°F43°F92°F 197028°F 195840%
May 1167°F44°F89°F 195329°F 196640%
May 1267°F44°F87°F 202229°F 196940%
May 1367°F44°F86°F 194429°F 202040%0%
May 1467°F45°F87°F 196130°F 199640%0%
May 1568°F45°F85°F 194031°F 196940%0%
May 1668°F45°F89°F 199133°F 198040%0%
May 1768°F46°F92°F 201730°F 195940%0%
May 1868°F46°F94°F 196229°F 198140%0%
May 1969°F46°F91°F 196229°F 198140%0%
May 2069°F47°F91°F 196229°F 200240%0%
May 2169°F47°F92°F 194132°F 194940%0%
May 2269°F47°F90°F 199233°F 200240%0%
May 2370°F48°F93°F 196436°F 196740%0%
May 2470°F48°F92°F 196429°F 196340%0%
May 2570°F48°F94°F 198130°F 195640%0%
May 2670°F48°F94°F 201038°F 196940%0%
May 2771°F49°F91°F 196530°F 196940%0%
May 2871°F49°F93°F 201633°F 199440%0%
May 2971°F49°F92°F 198734°F 195640%0%
May 3071°F50°F92°F 198733°F 196740%0%
May 3171°F50°F92°F 201334°F 194740%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Albany County, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EDT).

May 1
sunrise 5:51 AM, sunset 7:56 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:21 AM, sunset 8:26 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00300063 (Alcove Dam), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00014735, 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.