Climate and average weather in Albany
In Albany, the summers are mild, fairly dry, and partly cloudy and the winters are mild and partly cloudy.
Over the course of the year, the temperature in Albany typically varies from 10°C to 22°C, and is rarely below 8°C or above 25°C. February is the hottest month of the year, while July is the coldest.
Based on the travel score, the best times of year to visit Albany for warm-weather activities are from early January to late May and late October to late December.
- Hottest
- Feb
- 22°
- Coldest
- Jul
- 10°
- Wettest
- Aug
- 58 mm
- Driest
- Feb
- 17 mm
- Rain / yr
- 441 mm
- 85 wet days
- Daylight
- 9.6–14.4 h
- shortest–longest
- Elevation
- 14 m
- 35.0°S
- Clearest
- Jan
- 59% cloud
Albany is port city in Western Australia, Australia.
- Air quality
- Good
- PM10 17.5 µg/m³ · 2016
- Density
- 397/km²
- people per km²
- Founded
- 1826
Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.
Albany weather by month, at a glance
The whole year in one picture — sky, rain, humidity, temperature and travel score. Click any band to jump to its full chart.
Each stripe is one measure across the whole year, stacked so a single day reads top to bottom. The sky band runs overcast grey on top down to clear blue at the base — more blue means sunnier — followed by the rainfall curve, the humidity band, a temperature strip that tints each stretch of the year by how warm its average high is, and the travel-score line at the foot. Scan straight down any date to read that day across every measure at once; the score climbs highest around early January to late May.
Temperature through the year
Daily average highs and lows in Albany, from 1991–2020 of climate data. The shaded bands show the range most days fall in — 10th to 90th percentile.
Temperatures in Albany stay fairly even through the year, without a distinct hot or cool season. The warmest month is February, with an average high of 22°C and low of 17°C; the coolest is July, with an average low of 10°C and high of 15°C.
Days typically run about 5°C warmer than nights year-round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 20 |
| Avg low (°C) | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 15 |
| Avg high (°C) | Avg low (°C) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 21 | 16 |
| Feb | 22 | 17 |
| Mar | 21 | 16 |
| Apr | 20 | 15 |
| May | 18 | 13 |
| Jun | 16 | 11 |
| Jul | 15 | 10 |
| Aug | 15 | 10 |
| Sep | 16 | 10 |
| Oct | 17 | 12 |
| Nov | 19 | 13 |
| Dec | 20 | 15 |
Average hourly temperature in Albany
A compact picture of the whole year, hour by hour: each column is a day, each row an hour, and the color is the modeled average temperature. Darker overlays mark night, lighter ones the civil-twilight hours around sunrise and sunset.
Read left to right for the day of the year and top to bottom for the hour of the day; the color is the modeled temperature, cool blues through to hot reds on the same scale as the other charts. A vertical slice is a single day's swing — coolest just before dawn, warmest in the mid-afternoon — while a horizontal slice follows one hour across the seasons. The darker overlay marks night and the lighter one the twilight around sunrise and sunset. Colors run warmest on February afternoons, near 22°C, and coldest before dawn in July, near 10°C.
Albany weather by month
Every month at a glance. Click a month for its detailed page.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 21° / 16° | 21 | 3.4 | 14.1 | 7.5 |
| Feb | 22° / 17° | 17 | 3.5 | 13.3 | 7.4 |
| Mar | 21° / 16° | 30 | 5 | 12.3 | 7.0 |
| Apr | 20° / 15° | 32 | 5.6 | 11.1 | 6.8 |
| May | 18° / 13° | 43 | 7.7 | 10.2 | 6.1 |
| Jun | 16° / 11° | 48 | 10.3 | 9.7 | 5.1 |
| Jul | 15° / 10° | 53 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 4.5 |
| Aug | 15° / 10° | 58 | 11.3 | 10.7 | 4.6 |
| Sep | 16° / 10° | 49 | 9.3 | 11.8 | 5.0 |
| Oct | 17° / 12° | 35 | 6.7 | 12.9 | 5.8 |
| Nov | 19° / 13° | 32 | 6.5 | 13.8 | 6.4 |
| Dec | 20° / 15° | 22 | 4.1 | 14.3 | 7.0 |
Chance of rain
How likely it is to rain on a typical day, and how that shifts across the wetter and drier seasons.
Albany gets about 441 mm of precipitation a year. On a typical day the chance of rain is some rain, but that rises and falls sharply with the seasons.
The wetter season lasts 5.1 months, from around May 7 to Oct 7, peaking in June at about 37% chance on a given day. The drier stretch runs the rest of the year, bottoming out around Jan 6.
August is the wettest month by volume, with 58 mm over about 11 wet days; February is the driest, with 17 mm.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rain on a day (%) | 11 | 12 | 17 | 19 | 25 | 34 | 36 | 36 | 30 | 23 | 21 | 14 |
| Rain days | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 4 |
| Rain on a day (%) | Rain days | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 11 | 3 |
| Feb | 12 | 4 |
| Mar | 17 | 5 |
| Apr | 19 | 6 |
| May | 25 | 8 |
| Jun | 34 | 10 |
| Jul | 36 | 11 |
| Aug | 36 | 11 |
| Sep | 30 | 9 |
| Oct | 23 | 7 |
| Nov | 21 | 7 |
| Dec | 14 | 4 |
Monthly rainfall
Over a full year, Albany collects about 441 mm of rain across 85 wet days — roughly 37 mm in an average month.
It doesn’t fall evenly. August is the wettest month with 58 mm, while February is the driest at just 17 mm. The three wettest months alone bring about 36% of the year’s total.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rainfall (mm) | 21 | 17 | 30 | 32 | 43 | 48 | 53 | 58 | 49 | 35 | 32 | 22 |
| Rain days | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 4 |
| Rainfall (mm) | Rain days | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 21 | 3 |
| Feb | 17 | 4 |
| Mar | 30 | 5 |
| Apr | 32 | 6 |
| May | 43 | 8 |
| Jun | 48 | 10 |
| Jul | 53 | 11 |
| Aug | 58 | 11 |
| Sep | 49 | 9 |
| Oct | 35 | 7 |
| Nov | 32 | 7 |
| Dec | 22 | 4 |
Clouds and sunshine
How often the daytime sky is clear, partly cloudy or overcast.
In Albany, the average share of the sky covered by clouds shows moderate seasonal variation over the course of the year.
The clearer part of the year begins around May 13 and lasts for 3.6 months, ending around August 31. The clearest month is July, when the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 48% of the time on average.
The cloudier part of the year begins around September 1 and lasts for 3.5 months, ending around December 15. The cloudiest month is October, when it is overcast or mostly cloudy 65% of the time.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clearer (%) | 45 | 43 | 37 | 38 | 42 | 48 | 48 | 47 | 39 | 35 | 37 | 42 |
| Cloudier (%) | 55 | 57 | 63 | 62 | 58 | 52 | 52 | 53 | 61 | 65 | 63 | 58 |
| Clearer (%) | Cloudier (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 45 | 55 |
| Feb | 43 | 57 |
| Mar | 37 | 63 |
| Apr | 38 | 62 |
| May | 42 | 58 |
| Jun | 48 | 52 |
| Jul | 48 | 52 |
| Aug | 47 | 53 |
| Sep | 39 | 61 |
| Oct | 35 | 65 |
| Nov | 37 | 63 |
| Dec | 42 | 58 |
Daylight, sunrise and sunset
Hours of daylight through the year, with sunrise and sunset times.
The gold band is daylight — sunrise runs along its lower edge, sunset along the upper — so it widens toward summer and pinches toward winter, with night the dark area above and below. The longest day, around December 18, brings about 14 h 24 min of light; the shortest, around June 18, only 9 h 36 min — a swing of roughly 4 h 48 min.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 14.1 | 13.3 | 12.3 | 11.1 | 10.2 | 9.7 | 9.9 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 12.9 | 13.8 | 14.3 |
| Sunrise (AM) | 5:14 | 5:44 | 6:10 | 6:35 | 7:00 | 7:19 | 7:18 | 6:52 | 6:09 | 5:27 | 4:58 | 4:54 |
| Sunset (PM) | 7:21 | 7:02 | 6:26 | 5:42 | 5:10 | 4:58 | 5:10 | 5:33 | 5:56 | 6:20 | 6:50 | 7:15 |
| Daylight (h) | Sunrise (AM) | Sunset (PM) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 14.1 | 5:14 | 7:21 |
| Feb | 13.3 | 5:44 | 7:02 |
| Mar | 12.3 | 6:10 | 6:26 |
| Apr | 11.1 | 6:35 | 5:42 |
| May | 10.2 | 7:00 | 5:10 |
| Jun | 9.7 | 7:19 | 4:58 |
| Jul | 9.9 | 7:18 | 5:10 |
| Aug | 10.7 | 6:52 | 5:33 |
| Sep | 11.8 | 6:09 | 5:56 |
| Oct | 12.9 | 5:27 | 6:20 |
| Nov | 13.8 | 4:58 | 6:50 |
| Dec | 14.3 | 4:54 | 7:15 |
Sunny days
How many genuinely sunny days each month brings — days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — banded into plain-language zones.
Albany averages about 6 sunny days a month — counting the days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — with a clear seasonal swing between 4 and 10 days.
The sunnier stretch runs 3.3 months, from around Dec 9 to Mar 17. The sunniest month is January, with roughly 9 sunny days (mixed).
The greyest month is September, down near 4 sunny days — about 54% fewer than the January peak.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunny days | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 8 |
| Sky | Mixed | Mixed | Gloomy | Gloomy | Gloomy | Gloomy | Gloomy | Gloomy | Gloomy | Gloomy | Gloomy | Gloomy |
| Sunny days | Sky | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 10 | Mixed |
| Feb | 8 | Mixed |
| Mar | 7 | Gloomy |
| Apr | 6 | Gloomy |
| May | 6 | Gloomy |
| Jun | 6 | Gloomy |
| Jul | 6 | Gloomy |
| Aug | 6 | Gloomy |
| Sep | 4 | Gloomy |
| Oct | 5 | Gloomy |
| Nov | 5 | Gloomy |
| Dec | 8 | Gloomy |
Humidity comfort
Share of days at each humidity comfort level, based on the dew point — the measure that tracks how muggy it actually feels.
Humidity comfort is graded by the dew point — the temperature at which the air would be fully saturated — because it tracks how muggy it actually feels far better than relative humidity does. A low dew point feels dry and crisp; a high one feels sticky and oppressive no matter the reading on a humidity gauge.
In Albany, how humid it feels changes dramatically over the year.
The more humid part of the year lasts 4.3 months, from around December 14 to April 23. The muggiest month is February, when the air feels humid, muggy or worse about 33% of the time.
The most comfortable stretch runs from around April 24 to December 13, and June is the most comfortable month — the air is dry or comfortable 100% of the time.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dry (%) | 32 | 26 | 30 | 43 | 78 | 97 | 100 | 100 | 98 | 89 | 69 | 50 |
| Comfortable (%) | 43 | 40 | 42 | 44 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 28 | 40 |
| Humid (%) | 23 | 31 | 26 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| Muggy (%) | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dry (%) | Comfortable (%) | Humid (%) | Muggy (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 32 | 43 | 23 | 2 |
| Feb | 26 | 40 | 31 | 3 |
| Mar | 30 | 42 | 26 | 2 |
| Apr | 43 | 44 | 13 | 0 |
| May | 78 | 21 | 1 | 0 |
| Jun | 97 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Jul | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aug | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep | 98 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct | 89 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov | 69 | 28 | 3 | 0 |
| Dec | 50 | 40 | 10 | 0 |
Wind
Average wind speed through the year, banded into plain-language speed zones so a number reads as 'breezy' or 'calm' without knowing the scale.
This is the average sustained wind speed at the standard 10 metres above open ground — the steady flow a weather station reports, not the sharper gusts that come and go, which can run half again as fast. It's the number that says whether a place is generally breezy or calm.
Across the year, average wind speed in Albany is typically light breeze, near 18 km/h, and varies little with the seasons.
The windier part of the year lasts 4.2 months, from around Nov 7 to Mar 15. The windiest month is February, averaging about 19 km/h (light breeze).
The calmer part of the year runs from around Mar 16 to Jun 11, with April the calmest month at about 16 km/h.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind speed (km/h) | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
| Feels | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze |
| Wind speed (km/h) | Feels | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 19 | light breeze |
| Feb | 19 | light breeze |
| Mar | 18 | light breeze |
| Apr | 16 | light breeze |
| May | 16 | light breeze |
| Jun | 18 | light breeze |
| Jul | 19 | light breeze |
| Aug | 18 | light breeze |
| Sep | 18 | light breeze |
| Oct | 18 | light breeze |
| Nov | 18 | light breeze |
| Dec | 18 | light breeze |
Hazard calendar for Albany
When the seasonal hazards worth planning around — the rainy season, tropical-cyclone risk and dust haze — are active through the year.
Albany sits in the South Indian Ocean cyclone belt; the season peaks January–March.
Best time to visit Albany
To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Albany throughout the year, we compute two travel scores — one for general sightseeing, one for beach and pool weather.
Around mid May, Albany is still near the tail of its best-weather window — great conditions with the peak-season crowds already thinning.
Inferred from the travel-score curve; month-by-month visitor numbers are a planned addition.
The travel score favors clear, rainless days with daytime highs between 18°C and 28°C. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Albany for general outdoor tourist activities is from late October to late May, with a peak score in the second week of January.
The travel score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travel score (0–10) | 7.5 | 7.4 | 7.1 | 6.7 | 6.1 | 5.1 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 5.0 | 5.8 | 6.4 | 7.0 |
| Rating | good | good | good | good | good | fair | fair | fair | fair | good | good | good |
| Travel score (0–10) | Rating | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 7.5 | good |
| Feb | 7.4 | good |
| Mar | 7.1 | good |
| Apr | 6.7 | good |
| May | 6.1 | good |
| Jun | 5.1 | fair |
| Jul | 4.5 | fair |
| Aug | 4.6 | fair |
| Sep | 5.0 | fair |
| Oct | 5.8 | good |
| Nov | 6.4 | good |
| Dec | 7.0 | good |
The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with daytime highs between 24°C and 34°C. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Albany for hot-weather activities is from late December to early April, with a peak score in the last week of February.
The beach/pool score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).
What to pack for Albany, by month
Month by month, what's worth putting in the bag — from the temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind. Tap a month for a quick packing note.
For a warm-season trip around February (highs near 22°C), the essentials are sun protection. In the cold season around July (highs near 15°C), pack a warm layer and rain gear.
In February, Albany sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 17°C. Worth packing: sun protection. About 4 days see rain.
Sea temperature near Albany
Average ocean temperature at the nearest coast, month by month, banded into swim-comfort zones — the other half of the beach question.
The sea offshore is warmest in April at about 21°C and coldest in September near 17°C.
It's comfortable for a long swim from Jan 26 to May 31 — about 4.1 months when the water holds above 20°C.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sea temperature (°C) | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 |
| Comfort | Cool | Refreshing | Refreshing | Refreshing | Refreshing | Cool | Cool | Cool | Cool | Cool | Cool | Cool |
| Sea temperature (°C) | Comfort | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 20 | Cool |
| Feb | 20 | Refreshing |
| Mar | 20 | Refreshing |
| Apr | 21 | Refreshing |
| May | 20 | Refreshing |
| Jun | 20 | Cool |
| Jul | 19 | Cool |
| Aug | 18 | Cool |
| Sep | 17 | Cool |
| Oct | 18 | Cool |
| Nov | 18 | Cool |
| Dec | 19 | Cool |
UV index (midday) in Albany by month
Clear-sky midday UV index through the year, shaded by the WHO exposure levels — how much sun protection each month calls for.
Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Albany peaks around January 14 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 at about 2 (moderate).
The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 13 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 12 |
| Level | Extreme | Extreme | Very high | High | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | High | Very high | Very high | Extreme |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 13 | Extreme |
| Feb | 11 | Extreme |
| Mar | 10 | Very high |
| Apr | 6 | High |
| May | 3 | Moderate |
| Jun | 2 | Moderate |
| Jul | 3 | Moderate |
| Aug | 4 | Moderate |
| Sep | 7 | High |
| Oct | 8 | Very high |
| Nov | 10 | Very high |
| Dec | 12 | Extreme |
Average hourly UV index in Albany
Modeled clear-sky UV for every hour of every day — when in the day sun protection actually matters.
The whole year hour by hour: each column is a day, each row an hour, and the color is the modeled clear-sky UV index — the midday peak scaled down as the sun sits lower in the sky. Darker overlays mark night, lighter ones the civil-twilight hours around sunrise and sunset.
UV falls off far faster than brightness as the sun drops, so even in January the burn window is concentrated in the middle of the day: about 9 hours a day reach index 3 (protection recommended), and 7 hours reach 6 or more. Mornings and late afternoons stay comparatively gentle year round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV ≥ 3 (h/day) | 9 | 8 | 7.5 | 5.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| UV ≥ 6 (h/day) | 7 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.5 | 4 | 5.5 | 6.5 |
| UV ≥ 3 (h/day) | UV ≥ 6 (h/day) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 9 | 7 |
| Feb | 8 | 6 |
| Mar | 7.5 | 5 |
| Apr | 5.5 | 0 |
| May | 2 | 0 |
| Jun | 0 | 0 |
| Jul | 0 | 0 |
| Aug | 3.5 | 0 |
| Sep | 6 | 2.5 |
| Oct | 7 | 4 |
| Nov | 8 | 5.5 |
| Dec | 9 | 6.5 |
Growing season
Albany is frost-free year round — even the coldest nights rarely reach freezing, so there is no start or end to the growing season.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frost-free chance (%) | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Frost nights | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frost-free chance (%) | Frost nights | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 100 | 0 |
| Feb | 100 | 0 |
| Mar | 100 | 0 |
| Apr | 100 | 0 |
| May | 100 | 0 |
| Jun | 100 | 0 |
| Jul | 100 | 0 |
| Aug | 100 | 0 |
| Sep | 100 | 0 |
| Oct | 100 | 0 |
| Nov | 100 | 0 |
| Dec | 100 | 0 |
Growing degree days
Growing degree days tally heat above 10°C: each day adds however many degrees its average temperature runs over that threshold, and cold days add nothing. Albany banks about 2,076 degree days a year, and the running total — which growers use to time plantings and predict maturity — climbs fastest around February.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Growing degree days (°C·days) | 267 | 253 | 265 | 218 | 167 | 109 | 80 | 81 | 96 | 136 | 177 | 228 |
| Growing degree days (°C·days) | |
|---|---|
| Jan | 267 |
| Feb | 253 |
| Mar | 265 |
| Apr | 218 |
| May | 167 |
| Jun | 109 |
| Jul | 80 |
| Aug | 81 |
| Sep | 96 |
| Oct | 136 |
| Nov | 177 |
| Dec | 228 |
Solar energy
Average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground, banded into brightness zones so the number means something at a glance.
Solar energy is how much sunlight actually reaches the ground each day, measured in kilowatt-hours per square metre (kWh/m²) — the combined effect of how long the sun is up, how high it climbs, and how much cloud gets in the way. It's the raw fuel a solar panel has to work with: for scale, 1 kWh/m² a day is dim and wintry, while 7+ is desert-bright.
Albany receives about 4.4 kWh/m² a day of solar energy on average — bright — with a clear seasonal swing between 2.1 and 7.2 kWh/m².
The brighter stretch of the year lasts 5.7 months, from around Sep 27 to Mar 19. The brightest month is December, averaging about 7.0 kWh/m² (intense).
The dimmest month is June, down near 2.1 kWh/m² — roughly 69% less than the December peak.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | 6.9 | 5.9 | 4.6 | 3.4 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 5.1 | 6.3 | 7.0 |
| Level | Intense | Bright | Bright | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Bright | Intense | Intense |
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 6.9 | Intense |
| Feb | 5.9 | Bright |
| Mar | 4.6 | Bright |
| Apr | 3.4 | Moderate |
| May | 2.5 | Moderate |
| Jun | 2.1 | Moderate |
| Jul | 2.2 | Moderate |
| Aug | 3.0 | Moderate |
| Sep | 4.0 | Moderate |
| Oct | 5.1 | Bright |
| Nov | 6.3 | Intense |
| Dec | 7.0 | Intense |
Where is Albany?
Albany sits at 35.0°S, 117.9°E, 14 m above sea level, in Australia. The nearest listed city is Australind, 279 km away.
Topography around Albany
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Albany.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Albany has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 180 m around an average of 23 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 232 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,027 m.
The land around Albany is covered by water (40%), artificial surfaces (26%) and trees (25%) within 3 km, water (42%), trees (33%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and water (41%) and trees (32%) within 80 km.
Australia travel facts
- Travel advisory
- Level 1
- Exercise Normal Precautions
- Power plugs
- Type I
- 230 V · 50 Hz
- Prices
- ≈ 90% of US
- price level, 2025
- GDP per capita
- $65,130
- 2025
- Happiness
- 6.9 / 10
- World Happiness, 2025
- Homicide rate
- 0.9
- per 100k, 2023
- Road deaths
- 4.9
- per 100k/yr, 2019
- Income group
- High
- World Bank
- Religion
Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.
Data sources
Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Albany (-35.0269°, 117.8837°, elevation 14 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).