Albany, NY Snowfall A-

First snow Nov 14 · Last snow Apr 1 · 58.7 in/yr · Station: ALBANY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

Avg First Snow

Nov 14

Median over 30 seasons 4d early

Avg Last Snow

Apr 1

Median over 30 seasons

Snow Season

139 days

SepJun

Avg Annual Snowfall

58.7 in

Rank #55 of 217 tracked

Latest season (2025–26): first measurable snowfall arrived 4 days earlier than the 30-year normal.

Average Monthly Snowfall (inches)

Sep

0.3

Oct

2.6

Nov

13.2

Dec

15.6

Jan

13.4

Feb

11.9

Mar

1.6

Apr

0.1

May

Jun

How Albany Compares

Albany snowfall vs New York and U.S. medians
Measure	Albany	New York median	U.S. median
Avg annual snowfall	58.7 in	95.0 in	39.1 in
Avg first snowfall	Nov 14	Nov 9	Nov 16
Avg last snowfall	Apr 1	Apr 8	Apr 3
Snow season length	139 days	152 days	139 days

Medians are taken across tracked cities with regular snowfall (9 in New York, 201 nationally).

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Data source: NOAA GHCN-Daily records for ALBANY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (USW00014735), 12 km from the city center, accessed via the ACIS web service. Normals window: 1990–91 through 2019–20 snow seasons. Measurable snow = ≥ 0.1 in.