January: the best month of the year in Albany
Best window · 9.7/10Temperatures hover around 19°C (66°F) — the kind of month where neither heat nor cold forces the schedule.
At just 15 mm for the month, rain will not shape your plans; you get about 31 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 14.1 hours of daylight.
On our climate-comfort scale this is the top-ranked month of the year for Albany at 9.7/10 — the reference point every other month on this page is measured against.
Budget for peak pricing, and this is one of the busiest months here. You are paying the year's highest rates for the year's best conditions — book early or shift a few weeks either side.
Pack layers you can shed by midday plus one warm layer for the evening, footwear you can get muddy.
February ranks 2nd of 12 for Albany — one of the best windows
Best window · 9.7/10Trail conditions at 20°C (68°F) favour early starts and shaded routes in February; midday is for water breaks, not for exposed climbs.
At just 10 mm for the month, rain will not shape your plans; you get about 27 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 13.3 hours of daylight.
On our climate-comfort scale this is one of the strongest months of the year for Albany at 9.7/10 (2nd of 12), just behind January at 9.7/10.
Expect peak pricing, and this is one of the busiest months here. You are paying the year's highest rates for the year's best conditions — book early or shift a few weeks either side.
Pack light clothing, a hat and real sun protection, footwear you can get muddy.
March ranks 6th of 12 for Albany — one of the best windows
Best window · 9.2/10March averages 19°C (67°F) — warm for the outdoors: start trails early, use shaded routes at midday, and carry more water than you think you need.
Expect 33 mm of rain — occasional showers rather than washed-out days — alongside about 20 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 12.3 daylight hours.
A 9.2/10 puts this among the year's best months in Albany (6th of 12); only January scores higher, at 9.7/10.
Plan for peak pricing, with crowds are moderate.
Pack light clothing, a hat and real sun protection, footwear you can get muddy.
April in Albany — reliably good (8th best month)
Good · 7.7/10Temperatures hover around 18°C (64°F) — the kind of month where neither heat nor cold forces the schedule.
Budget for roughly 46 mm of rain this month — a flexible day or two helps — with about 10 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 11.1 hours of daylight to work around it.
That is 7.7/10 on the same scale — 8th of 12 months, versus 9.7/10 for the best month here.
Expect mid-season pricing, and crowds are moderate.
Pack layers you can shed by midday plus one warm layer for the evening, a packable rain layer, footwear you can get muddy.
If your dates are flexible, January is materially better in Albany — 2 points higher on the same scale.
May in Albany — middling scores, decent value
Trade-offs · 6.6/10May averages 17°C (62°F), the range most people find easiest for walking a city all day without either overheating or losing daylight to weather.
Rainfall runs 52 mm, so plan one flexible day in three; you still get about 3 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 10.2 hours of daylight.
It scores 6.6/10 here, 9th of 12 months, against 9.7/10 in the destination's best month.
Figure on low-season pricing, with crowds are light for this destination.
Pack layers you can shed by midday plus one warm layer for the evening, a packable rain layer, footwear you can get muddy.
Flexible dates? January scores 3.1 points higher here — enough to change the trip.
June in Albany — middling scores, decent value
Trade-offs · 5.6/10Temperatures hover around 15°C (58°F) — the kind of month where neither heat nor cold forces the schedule.
Budget for roughly 88 mm of rain this month — a flexible day or two helps — with almost no days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 9.7 hours of daylight to work around it.
That is 5.6/10 on the same scale — 12th of 12 months, versus 9.7/10 for the best month here.
Budget for low-season pricing, and crowds are light for this destination.
Pack layers you can shed by midday plus one warm layer for the evening, a packable rain layer, footwear you can get muddy.
If your dates are flexible, January is materially better in Albany — 4.1 points higher on the same scale.
July in Albany — workable with trade-offs
Trade-offs · 5.9/10Temperatures hover around 14°C (57°F) — the kind of month where neither heat nor cold forces the schedule.
Budget for roughly 76 mm of rain this month — a flexible day or two helps — with about 1 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 9.9 hours of daylight to work around it.
That is 5.9/10 on the same scale — 11th of 12 months, versus 9.7/10 for the best month here.
Expect low-season pricing, and crowds are moderate.
Pack layers you can shed by midday plus one warm layer for the evening, a packable rain layer, footwear you can get muddy.
If your dates are flexible, January is materially better in Albany — 3.8 points higher on the same scale.
August in Albany — workable with trade-offs
Trade-offs · 6.6/10August averages 14°C (57°F), the range most people find easiest for walking a city all day without either overheating or losing daylight to weather.
Rainfall runs 76 mm, so plan one flexible day in three; you still get about 6 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 10.7 hours of daylight.
It scores 6.6/10 here, 10th of 12 months, against 9.7/10 in the destination's best month.
Plan for mid-season pricing, with crowds are moderate.
Pack layers you can shed by midday plus one warm layer for the evening, a packable rain layer, footwear you can get muddy.
Flexible dates? January scores 3.1 points higher here — enough to change the trip.
September ranks 7th of 12 for Albany — one of the best windows
Best window · 8.5/10September averages 15°C (59°F), the range most people find easiest for walking a city all day without either overheating or losing daylight to weather.
Expect 39 mm of rain — occasional showers rather than washed-out days — alongside about 16 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 11.8 daylight hours.
A 8.5/10 puts this among the year's best months in Albany (7th of 12); only January scores higher, at 9.7/10.
Plan for mid-season pricing, with crowds are moderate.
Pack layers you can shed by midday plus one warm layer for the evening, footwear you can get muddy.
October is one of the strongest months in Albany (4th)
Best window · 9.6/10Temperatures hover around 16°C (60°F) — the kind of month where neither heat nor cold forces the schedule.
With around 35 mm of rain, any showers tend to pass through rather than settle in; about 25 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 12.9 hours of daylight fill the rest.
On our climate-comfort scale this is one of the strongest months of the year for Albany at 9.6/10 (4th of 12), just behind January at 9.7/10.
Expect peak pricing, and crowds are moderate.
Pack layers you can shed by midday plus one warm layer for the evening, footwear you can get muddy.
November is one of the strongest months in Albany (5th)
Best window · 9.6/10Temperatures hover around 16°C (61°F) — the kind of month where neither heat nor cold forces the schedule.
With around 33 mm of rain, any showers tend to pass through rather than settle in; about 29 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 13.9 hours of daylight fill the rest.
On our climate-comfort scale this is one of the strongest months of the year for Albany at 9.6/10 (5th of 12), just behind January at 9.7/10.
Expect peak pricing, and this is one of the busiest months here.
Pack layers you can shed by midday plus one warm layer for the evening, footwear you can get muddy.
December in Albany — one of the year's strongest windows (3rd)
Best window · 9.7/10December averages 18°C (64°F), the range most people find easiest for walking a city all day without either overheating or losing daylight to weather.
Rain is a non-issue at 12 mm for the month, with about 31 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 14.3 hours of daylight to work with.
A 9.7/10 puts this among the year's best months in Albany (3rd of 12); only January scores higher, at 9.7/10.
Figure on peak pricing, with this is one of the busiest months here. You are paying the year's highest rates for the year's best conditions — book early or shift a few weeks either side.
Pack layers you can shed by midday plus one warm layer for the evening, footwear you can get muddy.
