Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 20 min5:17 am – 8:36 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 2 min7:22 am – 4:24 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 84°F, lows 62°FColdest month January: highs 33°F, lows 16°F41 in of rain a year, on about 81 dayswettest month July59 in of snow a year, on about 35 days10 days above 90°F, 136 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Albany Ap station, 3 mi away
Nearby landmarksSiena Collegecollege · under a mileBryant and Stratton College Albany Campuscollege · 3.0 miLittles Lakelake · 2.2 miPine Bushwoods · 4.9 miMenands Reservoirreservoir · 2.6 miTivoli Lakelake · 3.8 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsWatervliet, City of Landpark · 1.7 miColonie, Town of Landpark · 2.1 mi · 583 acresPeebles Island State Parkstate park · 5.3 mi · 191 acresLock 6 State Canal Parkstate park · 5.9 mi · 102 acresRensselaer Riverfront Parkstate park · 5.9 miLafayette Parkstate historic site · 4.9 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes5 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 17 Jun 199147 mi away, near Worcester, New YorkMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 11 Mar 202040 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateAlbany County, NY, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsLightning Relatively HighIce storm Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality68% of days had good air in 2025250 of 365 days measured110 moderate, 5 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 39, worst day 136main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Albany County monitors, NY
Drinking waterAlbany Cityserves 98,000 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 20211 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation362 ft110 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalAlbany Memorial Hospital3.6 miPost officeNewtonville Post Officeunder a mileTown hallMenands Village Office3.0 miPoliceColonie Police Department1.7 miFire stationShaker Road Loudonville Fire Department Station 2under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi9 schools5 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high, 2 otherElementarySaint Gregory's Schoolunder a mileElementarySouthgate Elementary Schoolunder a mileSchoolLatham Christian Academyunder a mileCollegeSiena Collegeunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportAlbany International Airport ALB2.5 miInterstateI-871.4 miUS highwayUS 9under a mileAmtrakAlbany-Rensselaer, NY ALB5.9 miCoachAlbany International AirportVermont Translines2.7 miTransit16 stops within a mileCapital District Transportation Authority (CDTA)Sources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 12128 ZIP area.
