 Summers in the Albany can contain stretches of excessive heat and humidity, with temperatures above  and dew points near 70.Severe thunderstorms are common but tornadoes are rare.Albany receives on average per year 69 sunny days, 111 partly cloudy days, and 185 cloudy days; and an average, over the course of a year, of less than four hours of sunshine per day, with just over an average of 2.5 hours per day over the course of the winter.