Rensselaer, NY Weather & Climate Normals
What a normal year in Rensselaer actually looks like
On the 30-year record NOAA keeps for Rensselaer, NY, the comfort score comes out to 49/100, strongly seasonal: Comfortable weather is limited to a shorter window; summers, winters, or precipitation swing wide. Only 5 months a year land in the 55–75°F range this site treats as mild.
How much Rensselaer's weather actually swings
Average temperatures in Rensselaer run from 26°F in Jan up to 75°F in Jul, a 49.3°F seasonal swing, one of the widest gaps in this dataset.
Rensselaer, month by month
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Precip |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 34°F | 17°F | 2.65in |
| Feb | 37°F | 18°F | 2.43in |
| Mar | 46°F | 26°F | 2.91in |
| Apr | 60°F | 38°F | 3.09in |
| May | 73°F | 49°F | 3.79in |
| Jun | 81°F | 59°F | 4.61in |
| Jul | 86°F | 64°F | 4.64in |
| Aug | 84°F | 62°F | 3.92in |
| Sep | 77°F | 54°F | 3.83in |
| Oct | 64°F | 43°F | 4.23in |
| Nov | 51°F | 33°F | 2.84in |
| Dec | 40°F | 25°F | 3.15in |
If you're timing a visit, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, and Sep are Rensselaer's mildest stretch; if you're moving there, you should plan around Jan's cold instead.
How wet Rensselaer actually gets
Rensselaer averages 42.09in of precipitation a year across roughly 126 days with measurable rain or snow; the nearest NOAA station does not record snowfall, so no snow figure is shown rather than guessed.
Rensselaer against the rest of the country
Out of 4876 cities scored here, Rensselaer comes in at 2197; within NY alone it ranks 83 of 170. Population is about 9,453.
Checking the actual forecast
These figures come from Troy L&D, NY US, the NOAA station 7.7 miles from Rensselaer, averaged over 30 years, not tomorrow's forecast.
More on how this is worked out
Why some cities show no snow or rain figure · Why this uses the nearest NOAA station