Albany climate

Albany Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Albany, 2.1 km from Albany

Average highs run from 56°F on January 1 to 59°F on January 31, and lows from 31°F to 32°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.22 in over about 4 wet days.

January day by day

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

Normal daily high and low temperature at Albany, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
57°F
Average low
32°F
Precipitation
1.22 in
Snowfall
0.9 in
Record high
90°FJan 22, 1943
Record low
-6°FJan 12, 1973
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
10 h 02 min to 10 h 36 min
Cloud cover
50%
Humidity
64%
Dew point
31°F
Wind
11.0 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
Jan 156°F31°F83°F 20068°F 192813%1%
Jan 256°F31°F83°F 200410°F 197913%1%
Jan 356°F31°F89°F 20068°F 194713%1%
Jan 456°F31°F75°F 1955-2°F 194713%1%
Jan 556°F31°F80°F 20082°F 194712%1%
Jan 656°F31°F80°F 200612°F 201412%1%
Jan 756°F31°F78°F 19786°F 201712%1%
Jan 856°F31°F89°F 19696°F 201712%1%
Jan 956°F31°F83°F 19576°F 201012%1%
Jan 1056°F31°F80°F 19956°F 196212%1%
Jan 1156°F31°F83°F 20233°F 196212%1%
Jan 1256°F31°F86°F 2000-6°F 197312%1%
Jan 1356°F31°F81°F 19538°F 196312%1%
Jan 1457°F31°F78°F 19529°F 196412%1%
Jan 1557°F31°F83°F 19527°F 202412%1%
Jan 1657°F31°F82°F 19387°F 202412%1%
Jan 1757°F31°F80°F 20002°F 193012%1%
Jan 1857°F31°F80°F 2000-2°F 193012%1%
Jan 1957°F31°F87°F 20004°F 194312%1%
Jan 2057°F32°F84°F 19994°F 194312%1%
Jan 2157°F32°F84°F 19434°F 193512%1%
Jan 2257°F32°F90°F 19436°F 193012%1%
Jan 2358°F32°F85°F 19500°F 196612%1%
Jan 2458°F32°F83°F 19507°F 196312%1%
Jan 2558°F32°F85°F 195012°F 194012%1%
Jan 2658°F32°F86°F 195316°F 192513%1%
Jan 2758°F32°F79°F 19539°F 196313%1%
Jan 2858°F32°F81°F 197010°F 194813%1%
Jan 2958°F32°F81°F 20137°F 196113%1%
Jan 3058°F32°F82°F 19675°F 196613%1%
Jan 3159°F32°F84°F 196711°F 198513%1%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Albany, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0510151102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CST).

January 1
sunrise 7:40 AM, sunset 5:42 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:33 AM, sunset 6:09 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00410120 (Albany), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00411042, 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.