Albany weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Albany, Kentucky: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at Byrdstown, 12 km from Albany; records cover 1998–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 54.6 in1386 mm
- Snow a year
- Rare
- Last spring freeze
- Apr 10
- First fall freeze
- Oct 25
- Heating degree days
- 4,126
- Cooling degree days
- 1,151
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are 9°−13° (heating, 99%) and 93°34° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Albany in January
Highs average 46°8° and lows 27°−3°, with 4.5 in115 mm of precipitation in a typical January.
- Record high
- 77°25° (2002)
- Record low
- −9°−23° (2014)
- Heating degree days
- 893
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Albany in February
Highs average 50°10° and lows 29°−2°, with 5 in126 mm of precipitation in a typical February.
- Record high
- 79°26° (2017)
- Record low
- −6°−21° (2015)
- Heating degree days
- 709
- Cooling degree days
- 1
Albany in March
Highs average 59°15° and lows 36°2°, with 5 in127 mm of precipitation in a typical March.
- Record high
- 87°31° (2012)
- Record low
- 8°−13° (2015)
- Heating degree days
- 542
- Cooling degree days
- 5
Albany in April
Highs average 70°21° and lows 44°7°, with 5.2 in132 mm of precipitation in a typical April.
- Record high
- 90°32° (2001)
- Record low
- 19°−7° (2007)
- Heating degree days
- 269
- Cooling degree days
- 26
Albany in May
Highs average 76°24° and lows 54°12°, with 4.9 in124 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 91°33° (2006)
- Record low
- 32°0° (2005)
- Heating degree days
- 95
- Cooling degree days
- 93
Albany in June
Highs average 82°28° and lows 63°17°, with 4.7 in120 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 100°38° (2012)
- Record low
- 43°6° (2000)
- Heating degree days
- 8
- Cooling degree days
- 228
Albany in July
Highs average 85°29° and lows 67°19°, with 5.3 in134 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 101°38° (2012)
- Record low
- 51°11° (2001)
- Heating degree days
- 1
- Cooling degree days
- 328
Albany in August
Highs average 84°29° and lows 64°18°, with 4.1 in104 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 100°38° (2007)
- Record low
- 48°9° (2025)
- Heating degree days
- 2
- Cooling degree days
- 293
Albany in September
Highs average 80°27° and lows 57°14°, with 3.6 in92 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 96°36° (2011)
- Record low
- 35°2° (2001)
- Heating degree days
- 43
- Cooling degree days
- 148
Albany in OctoberThis month
Highs average 70°21° and lows 45°7°, with 3.3 in83 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 96°36° (2019)
- Record low
- 24°−4° (2001)
- Heating degree days
- 249
- Cooling degree days
- 28
Albany in November
Highs average 59°15° and lows 36°2°, with 3.7 in93 mm of precipitation in a typical November.
- Record high
- 84°29° (2003)
- Record low
- 13°−11° (2000)
- Heating degree days
- 532
- Cooling degree days
- 1
Albany in December
Highs average 49°10° and lows 30°−1°, with 5.3 in135 mm of precipitation in a typical December.
- Record high
- 81°27° (2015)
- Record low
- −3°−19° (2022)
- Heating degree days
- 783
- Cooling degree days
- 0