December is one of the warmer months of the year in Albany, with average highs near 20.6°C and lows around 15.2°C (mean 17.9°C). It is one of the drier months, averaging 27 mm of rainfall and 73% relative humidity across the period.
December is one of the warmer months of the year in Albany. Across 45 years of records, the warmest December in Albany was 2019 — when the month averaged 19.8°C — while the coldest was 2001 at 16°C. Typical December days reach 20.6°C with nights near 15.2°C. The long-term December temperature trend is broadly flat.
December is one of the drier months in Albany, averaging 27 mm of rainfall. The wettest December on record was 2001 with 91 mm, while the driest was 2024 at 6 mm.
Relative humidity in Albany during December averages 73%. The most humid December was 2011 at 77%, and the least humid was 1989 at 67%.
December receives about 7.2 kWh/m²/day of solar energy in Albany. The sunniest Decembers were 1989 and 2006 at 7.7 kWh/m²/day, and the cloudiest were 1988 and 1995 at 6.4.
Average wind speed in Albany during December is 5.1 m/s. The windiest December was 1999 at 6.1 m/s, while the calmest were 2008 and 2018 at 4.4 m/s.
Ranked against the other 11 months using 1981–2025 averages.
| Metric | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg Temp | 17.7°C | 17.9°C | 17.7°C | 18.2°C | 18.2°C | +0.5°C |
| Avg High | 20.5°C | 20.6°C | 20.5°C | 20.9°C | 20.8°C | +0.3°C |
| Avg Low | 14.8°C | 15.3°C | 15.0°C | 15.4°C | 15.6°C | +0.8°C |
| Avg Rain | 18 mm | 29 mm | 32 mm | 34 mm | 12 mm | -6 mm |
December temperatures in Albany have risen by about 0.4°C between 1981–1985 and 2021–2025.
December has ranged from a record low of 10.8°C (2002) to a record high of 36.1°C (1997).
Rainfall in December is one of the drier months, averaging 27 mm, with a wettest year of 91 mm.
One of the best times to visit Albany
December is one of the best times to visit Albany. Expect days averaging 20.6°C and nights around 15.2°C (mean 17.9°C) — warmer than Albany's yearly average — with low rainfall (27 mm), so conditions are generally comfortable for sightseeing and outdoor plans.
| Year | Avg High | Avg Temp | Avg Low | Hottest Day | Coldest Day | Rainfall | Humidity | Wind | Solar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 21.8°C | 18.9°C | 16.1°C | 32.0°C | 13.7°C | 6 mm | 71% | 5.1 m/s | — |
| 2024 | 21.2°C | 18.4°C | 15.7°C | 27.9°C | 13.2°C | 6 mm | 72% | 5.5 m/s | 7.3 |
| 2023 | 20.3°C | 18.1°C | 15.9°C | 24.1°C | 13.6°C | 18 mm | 73% | 5.5 m/s | 7.1 |
| 2022 | 19.9°C | 17.6°C | 15.3°C | 24.4°C | 12.8°C | 12 mm | 74% | 5.1 m/s | 7.4 |
| 2021 | 20.9°C | 18.2°C | 15.5°C | 27.0°C | 12.5°C | 10 mm | 72% | 5.5 m/s | 7.4 |
| 2020 | 20.4°C | 17.9°C | 15.3°C | 27.4°C | 13.3°C | 22 mm | 73% | 5.8 m/s | 7.4 |
| 2019 🔥 | 23.2°C | 19.8°C | 16.5°C | 28.9°C | 13.4°C | 9 mm | 73% | 4.7 m/s | 7.6 |
| 2018 | 20.9°C | 18.0°C | 15.0°C | 26.9°C | 12.9°C | 31 mm | 75% | 4.4 m/s | 7.5 |
| 2017 | 21.1°C | 18.3°C | 15.6°C | 27.0°C | 13.2°C | 34 mm | 72% | 4.6 m/s | 7.2 |
| 2016 | 20.2°C | 17.4°C | 14.6°C | 25.6°C | 12.7°C | 37 mm | 72% | 5.2 m/s | 7.2 |
| 2015 | 20.8°C | 18.0°C | 15.2°C | 27.5°C | 13.0°C | 34 mm | 73% | 5.1 m/s | 7.4 |
| 2014 | 19.8°C | 17.2°C | 14.6°C | 24.4°C | 12.0°C | 20 mm | 74% | 4.8 m/s | 7 |
| 2013 | 20.9°C | 18.1°C | 15.3°C | 28.5°C | 13.8°C | 30 mm | 73% | 4.6 m/s | 7.2 |
| 2012 | 22.0°C | 19.0°C | 16.0°C | 27.3°C | 13.8°C | 42 mm | 74% | 5 m/s | 7.5 |
| 2011 | 20.9°C | 18.6°C | 16.3°C | 28.9°C | 14.0°C | 66 mm | 77% | 5.2 m/s | 6.9 |
| 2010 | 19.6°C | 17.5°C | 15.3°C | 26.2°C | 13.0°C | 38 mm | 75% | 5.5 m/s | 6.5 |
| 2009 | 21.0°C | 17.9°C | 14.9°C | 33.4°C | 12.6°C | 10 mm | 72% | 4.5 m/s | 7.4 |
| 2008 | 19.9°C | 17.5°C | 15.2°C | 24.5°C | 13.5°C | 39 mm | 76% | 4.4 m/s | 7.2 |
| 2007 | 19.5°C | 17.1°C | 14.7°C | 34.0°C | 11.6°C | 61 mm | 73% | 5.3 m/s | 6.7 |
| 2006 | 21.8°C | 18.8°C | 15.7°C | 30.5°C | 12.5°C | 11 mm | 71% | 5 m/s | 7.7 |
| 2005 | 19.9°C | 16.9°C | 14.0°C | 24.4°C | 12.4°C | 31 mm | 72% | 5.9 m/s | 7 |
| 2004 | 21.7°C | 18.7°C | 15.6°C | 29.1°C | 13.6°C | 16 mm | 71% | 5.4 m/s | 7.4 |
| 2003 | 20.4°C | 17.5°C | 14.6°C | 32.8°C | 12.0°C | 20 mm | 75% | 5.1 m/s | 7.1 |
| 2002 | 20.7°C | 17.9°C | 15.2°C | 27.5°C | 10.8°C | 19 mm | 75% | 5.5 m/s | 7 |
| 2001 ❄️ 🌧️ | 18.0°C | 16.0°C | 14.0°C | 22.2°C | 12.3°C | 91 mm | 76% | 4.9 m/s | 6.8 |
| 2000 | 21.6°C | 18.6°C | 15.6°C | 32.6°C | 12.8°C | 23 mm | 72% | 4.8 m/s | 7.3 |
| 1999 | 20.3°C | 18.3°C | 16.2°C | 23.2°C | 13.2°C | 28 mm | 75% | 6.1 m/s | 7.1 |
| 1998 | 20.8°C | 18.2°C | 15.5°C | 26.6°C | 12.7°C | 34 mm | 75% | 4.8 m/s | 6.9 |
| 1997 | 21.4°C | 18.5°C | 15.6°C | 36.1°C | 14.0°C | 23 mm | 74% | 5.2 m/s | 7.4 |
| 1996 | 19.6°C | 17.4°C | 15.1°C | 31.4°C | 13.0°C | 45 mm | 71% | 4.9 m/s | 7.2 |
| 1995 | 19.5°C | 17.4°C | 15.3°C | 24.7°C | 13.3°C | 79 mm | 77% | 5.5 m/s | 6.4 |
| 1994 | 21.7°C | 18.6°C | 15.5°C | 31.3°C | 13.4°C | 7 mm | 71% | 4.9 m/s | 7.6 |
| 1993 | 20.8°C | 17.7°C | 14.6°C | 31.8°C | 12.0°C | 12 mm | 70% | 5.2 m/s | 7.3 |
| 1992 | 20.2°C | 17.3°C | 14.4°C | 28.0°C | 12.4°C | 28 mm | 74% | 4.7 m/s | 7.4 |
| 1991 | 21.0°C | 18.2°C | 15.5°C | 26.5°C | 12.4°C | 26 mm | 75% | 4.7 m/s | 7.1 |
| 1990 | 20.2°C | 17.7°C | 15.1°C | 26.4°C | 13.2°C | 12 mm | 73% | 4.7 m/s | 7.3 |
| 1989 | 21.4°C | 18.3°C | 15.1°C | 28.5°C | 13.1°C | 11 mm | 67% | 5.5 m/s | 7.7 |
| 1988 | 19.9°C | 17.4°C | 14.9°C | 24.0°C | 12.5°C | 10 mm | 74% | 5.1 m/s | 6.4 |
| 1987 | 20.6°C | 17.8°C | 14.9°C | 26.3°C | 12.9°C | 22 mm | 75% | 5.3 m/s | 7.1 |
| 1986 | 19.0°C | 16.4°C | 13.9°C | 23.3°C | 11.6°C | 9 mm | 71% | 4.6 m/s | 7.1 |
| 1985 | 19.7°C | 17.0°C | 14.3°C | 27.4°C | 12.9°C | 23 mm | 69% | 5.4 m/s | 7.3 |
| 1984 | 20.5°C | 17.6°C | 14.6°C | 26.1°C | 12.3°C | 21 mm | 69% | 5.2 m/s | 7.1 |
| 1983 | 21.3°C | 18.1°C | 15.0°C | 33.4°C | 11.7°C | 45 mm | 73% | 4.7 m/s | — |
| 1982 | 22.4°C | 19.2°C | 16.1°C | 32.2°C | 11.8°C | 15 mm | 70% | 4.9 m/s | — |
| 1981 | 20.0°C | 17.2°C | 14.3°C | 29.1°C | 12.3°C | 11 mm | 68% | 5.4 m/s | — |
Actual recorded December data for each year, 1981–2025 — sourced from NASA POWER.
The average high in December is around 20.6°C with lows near 15.2°C (mean 17.9°C), based on 45 years of NASA POWER data.
December averages 27 mm of rainfall in Albany, one of the drier months. The wettest on record was 91 mm in 2001.
The hottest December reached 36.1°C in 1997. The coldest dipped to 10.8°C in 2002.
Comparing the earliest years on record (1981–1985) with the most recent (2021–2025), average December temperatures have risen by about 0.4°C. Daytime highs moved from 20.8°C to 20.8°C and overnight lows from 14.9°C to 15.7°C over the same span.
December is one of the warmer months of the year in Albany and one of the drier months, so plan for around 20.6°C daytime highs and 15.2°C at night.
Not quite — December is the 8th coolest month in Albany, averaging 17.9°C.
For December in Albany, pack light layers you can adjust through the day, with typical highs of 20.6°C and lows of 15.2°C.
Relative humidity in December averages 73% — moderately humid.
Average wind speed in December is 5.1 m/s. The windiest December on record averaged 6.1 m/s (1999).
The wettest December on record was 2001 with 91 mm. On average, December sees 27 mm.
All figures are derived from NASA POWER (Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources), based on MERRA-2 satellite reanalysis, covering 1981–2025.
Explore how the weather in Albany behaves each December, based on 45 years of NASA POWER climate data from 1981 to 2025. This page breaks down average temperatures, rainfall, humidity, wind and solar radiation for December specifically, along with year-by-year records and how the month has changed over the decades.
