Albany, Missouri climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Albany's normal year runs from 14°F January nights to 88°F July afternoons, with 37.5 inches of precipitation a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 11.3°C, January lows of −10°C, July highs of 31°C, 952 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationAlbany
- Station IDUSC00230051
- Location40.25°N 94.33°W
- Elevation875 ft (267 m)
- From the centerunder 1 mile
- Population1,710
On October 23, the normal high in Albany is 64°F and the normal low 39°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 23%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Albany.
- Jan 35° 14°
- Feb 40° 19°
- Mar 53° 29°
- Apr 63° 40°
- May 74° 52°
- Jun 84° 62°
- Jul 88° 67°
- Aug 87° 64°
- Sep 79° 55°
- Oct 67° 42°
- Nov 52° 30°
- Dec 39° 20°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
What is the weather like in Albany each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 88°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 14°F. The most precipitation falls in June (5.71 in), the least in January (1.07 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 35°F | 14°F | 24.5°F | 1.07 | 6 | <1 | 30 | 9 h 40 min |
| February | 40°F | 19°F | 29.3°F | 1.15 | 6 | <1 | 26 | 10 h 40 min |
| March | 53°F | 29°F | 40.9°F | 2.10 | 8 | <1 | 18 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 63°F | 40°F | 51.5°F | 3.64 | 10 | <1 | 8 | 13 h 10 min |
| May | 74°F | 52°F | 62.9°F | 5.68 | 12 | 2 | <1 | 14 h 20 min |
| June | 84°F | 62°F | 73.0°F | 5.71 | 10 | 8 | <1 | 15 h |
| July | 88°F | 67°F | 77.4°F | 4.06 | 8 | 14 | <1 | 14 h 50 min |
| August | 87°F | 64°F | 75.4°F | 3.95 | 8 | 11 | <1 | 13 h 50 min |
| September | 79°F | 55°F | 67.1°F | 4.07 | 7 | 4 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 67°F | 42°F | 54.6°F | 2.72 | 9 | <1 | 5 | 11 h 10 min |
| November | 52°F | 30°F | 40.9°F | 1.83 | 5 | <1 | 19 | 10 h |
| December | 39°F | 20°F | 29.7°F | 1.50 | 6 | <1 | 29 | 9 h 20 min |
| Year (annual) | 63°F | 41°F | 52.3°F | 37.48 | 94 | 39 | 133 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 2°C | −10°C | −4.2°C | 27 mm |
| February | 4°C | −7°C | −1.5°C | 29 mm |
| March | 11°C | −1°C | 4.9°C | 53 mm |
| April | 17°C | 4°C | 10.8°C | 92 mm |
| May | 23°C | 11°C | 17.2°C | 144 mm |
| June | 29°C | 17°C | 22.8°C | 145 mm |
| July | 31°C | 19°C | 25.2°C | 103 mm |
| August | 31°C | 18°C | 24.1°C | 100 mm |
| September | 26°C | 13°C | 19.5°C | 103 mm |
| October | 19°C | 6°C | 12.6°C | 69 mm |
| November | 11°C | −1°C | 4.9°C | 46 mm |
| December | 4°C | −7°C | −1.3°C | 38 mm |
NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for this station. The nearest record that keeps one, Bethany (16 miles away), gets 21 inches of snow in a normal year; elevation and distance can change that.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00230051; annual normals. Wet days: 0.01 inch or more; 90°F days and freezing nights: NOAA's day counts. Daylight: sunrise to sunset on the 15th, computed from the latitude.
When is the best weather to visit Albany?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in May, June, September and October. Of those, September has the fewest days with rain (7).
That is a measurement, not a recommendation: it counts the months whose normal afternoon high sits between 65°F and 85°F, where a light layer is enough by day.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00230051.
When is the last frost in Albany?
In Albany, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after April 17 in half of years and after April 30 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 21 in half of years and before October 6 in one year in ten.
Frost-free in half of yearsFrost in 1 to 9 years out of 10Frost most years
- Last spring frost, half of years after
- April 171 year in 10 after April 30; 9 in 10 after April 5
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 211 year in 10 before October 6; 9 in 10 before October 31
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 185 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 204 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after April 9 in half of springs and before October 29 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Albany in zone 6a in ZIP code 64402, the nearest ZIP area.
Frost dates for every NOAA station in Missouri · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00230051; USDA 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map, ZIP listings: PRISM Group, Oregon State University, https://prism.oregonstate.edu, accessed October 8, 2026. A 10% date means one year in ten has a frost after it in spring or before it in autumn.
How hot and how cold does it get in Albany?
In a normal year in Albany, 39 days a year reach 90°F (3 of them 100°F or more), 133 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 94 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 39a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 3a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 133a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 38high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 94a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1941) is 109°F, on July 13, 1954; the lowest is −27°F, on January 4, 1947.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 1961, with 50.48 in; the snowiest season is 1961–62, with 46.5 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00230051; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00230051. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is Albany?
Over a year 76% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Albany, 4.2 kWh per square metre a day. July is the sunniest month (82%) and March the cloudiest (70%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 71% | 2.1 |
| February | 73% | 3.0 |
| March | 70% | 3.9 |
| April | 71% | 5.0 |
| May | 73% | 5.8 |
| June | 79% | 6.4 |
| July | 82% | 6.5 |
| August | 81% | 5.7 |
| September | 81% | 4.7 |
| October | 75% | 3.3 |
| November | 74% | 2.3 |
| December | 70% | 1.8 |
Source: NASA POWER solar climatology, 2001-2020 (CERES SYN1deg). Satellite-based, for the 1-degree cell (about 100 km across) around the station, so it describes the area rather than the airport.
How much heating and cooling does Albany need?
A normal year in Albany brings 5,804 heating degree days, 8% more than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 1,205 cooling degree days, 33% more than the median (908). Seven months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 3,681 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,254 | 0 |
| February | 998 | 0 |
| March | 751 | 4 |
| April | 414 | 9 |
| May | 146 | 81 |
| June | 8 | 246 |
| July | 2 | 384 |
| August | 2 | 325 |
| September | 73 | 135 |
| October | 343 | 20 |
| November | 722 | 0 |
| December | 1,093 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 5,804 | 1,205 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00230051. A degree day is one degree of a day's mean temperature below 65°F (heating) or above it (cooling); utilities use them to estimate energy use.
Has Albany been warmer than normal lately?
2022 averaged 50.9°F, 1.4°F below the 1991-2020 normal of 52.3°F. 1 of the 2 complete years since 2021 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 53.9°F | +1.6°F | 29.93 |
| 2022 | 50.9°F | −1.4°F | 34.64 |
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00230051. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Albany's climate compare?
Albany is warmer than 16 of the other 133 places with their own NOAA record in Missouri, and wetter than 4. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 52.3°F is warmer than 51%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Albany is Dfa: continental, no dry season, hot summer. What the classes mean.
Places with the most similar year elsewhere
Measured month by month on the normal high, low and precipitation, among places of 20,000 or more people in other states:
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals for every station PlainClimate covers. Similarity: the root-mean-square difference of the 36 monthly figures, precipitation weighted so an inch counts like 6°F.
Which places near Albany share this climate record?
4 places have no NOAA station with 1991-2020 normals of their own, and this station is the nearest full record. A place's own climate can differ from these figures, by several degrees where it sits much higher or lower than the station, nearer the coast, or inside a large city's heat; for the larger places the next nearest records are named with their yearly mean, so the spread around them is visible, and places of 50,000 or more have their own page with NOAA's gridded normals.
- New Hampton, MO227 people · 7 mi E
- McFall, MO118 people · 11 mi SE
- Darlington, MO66 people · 5 mi SW
- Gentry, MO54 people · 8 mi NW
Source: Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer (place centers) and Vintage 2024 population estimates. Distance and direction from the station to each place's center.
Questions about Albany's climate
What is the coldest month in Albany?
January, with a normal high of 35°F and a normal low of 14°F. The warmest is July (88°F by day, 67°F at night).
Does it snow in Albany?
Yes. NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for Albany's NOAA station; the nearest record that keeps one, Bethany (16 miles away), records 21 inches of snow in a normal year.
What is the rainiest month in Albany?
June, with 5.71 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is January with 1.07 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Albany in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Albany in zone 6a in ZIP code 64402, the nearest ZIP area.
How late can frost come in Albany?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after April 17; in one year in ten it comes after April 30. Waiting until April 30 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Missouri climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Bethany, MO16 miles from this station, 51.8°F a year
- Grant City, MO17 miles from this station, 50.4°F a year
- Conception, MO19 miles from this station, 51.7°F a year
- Amity, MO25 miles from this station, 51.6°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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