Colonie, NY Weather & Climate Normals
Colonie's real weather, in one number
Colonie, NY scores 41/100 on this site's reading of NOAA's own 30-year normals: strongly seasonal. Comfortable weather is limited to a shorter window; summers, winters, or precipitation swing wide. 5 of the year's 12 months average between 55 and 75°F, the range this site counts as mild.
Colonie's hottest and coldest months
Colonie's hottest month is Jul, averaging 73°F; its coldest is Jan, averaging 24°F, a 48.9°F swing across the year, one of the widest gaps in this dataset.
Colonie's weather across the year
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Precip | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 33°F | 16°F | 2.6in | 15.6in |
| Feb | 36°F | 18°F | 2.28in | 13.7in |
| Mar | 45°F | 26°F | 3.09in | 12in |
| Apr | 59°F | 37°F | 3.11in | 1.6in |
| May | 71°F | 48°F | 3.41in | 0.1in |
| Jun | 79°F | 57°F | 4.05in | 0in |
| Jul | 84°F | 62°F | 4.55in | 0in |
| Aug | 82°F | 61°F | 3.76in | 0in |
| Sep | 74°F | 53°F | 3.73in | 0in |
| Oct | 62°F | 41°F | 3.85in | 0.3in |
| Nov | 49°F | 32°F | 2.99in | 2.6in |
| Dec | 38°F | 23°F | 3.26in | 13.3in |
May, Jun, Jul, Aug, and Sep are the best time to see Colonie at its mildest; the rest of the year, plan around Jan's cold.
Rain and snow in Colonie
Colonie averages 40.68in of precipitation a year across roughly 139 days with measurable rain or snow, and 59.2in of snow a year.
Where Colonie ranks
Colonie ranks 4450 of 4876 US cities in this dataset for comfort score, and 150 of 170 within NY. About 7,691 people live there.
If you need tomorrow's forecast, not the 30-year average
Everything above is a 30-year average from Albany Ap, NY US, 1.9 miles from Colonie, not a prediction for any specific day.
More on how this is worked out
What a 30-year climate normal actually is · Why this uses the nearest NOAA station