Humid cities · New York
How humid is Albany in summer?
Albany right now
42°FOvercast skies
- Today41°F / 38°FRain
- Tomorrow43°F / 37°FClouds
- Monday45°F / 36°FClouds
Fifty shades of gray. Boring ones.
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Across June, July and August, the dew point in Albany averages about 59.4°F, which is a little sticky on the usual dew point scale.
July is the muggiest month, with the dew point averaging about 61.4°F. On NOAA’s hour by hour normals, no hour of the year averages a dew point of 65°F or more, though a muggy spell can still turn up. That makes it the joint 47th driest summer air of the 124 US cities we track.
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The highest dew point in the forecast for the next 48 hours is about 35°F, which is dry.
Albany’s summer dew point averages about 59°F. Humid enough to make the capital feel like it’s thinking about it.
Live 48-hour forecast from OpenWeatherMap, refreshed about every half hour. Alerts from the National Weather Service.
Summer humidity at a glance
| Dew point, June to August | 59.4°F |
|---|---|
| Muggiest month | July, 61.4°F |
| Hours a year at a 65°F dew point or more | none |
| How summer feels | a little sticky |
The dew point is the temperature the air would have to cool to for dew to form, so the higher it is, the more water the air holds. Forecasters usually call under 55°F comfortable, 55 to 65°F sticky and 65°F or more muggy; 70°F or more feels tropical.
Cities with about the same summer air
- Milwaukee, Wisconsin: about 59.4°F
- Scranton, Pennsylvania: about 59.4°F
- Grand Rapids, Michigan: about 59.3°F
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Source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, hourly, 1991 to 2020, station USW00014735. Average dew points, not the stickiest days.