Historical weather data, all-time temperature records, and monthly climate averages for Cohoes, NY. Explore typical weather conditions by week for trip planning, and see how today compares to the historical record.
April 5th in Cohoes splits the difference between winter and spring — expect a high near 52° and a low that still dips to freezing at 32°. The date has seen everything from a balmy 80° back in 1985 to a brutal 14° in 2016, so don't put away the layers just yet. There's a 41% chance of rain and a lingering 7% shot at snow.
Cohoes has seen the full extremes of upstate New York weather, from a scorching 100° on July 18, 1953 to a bone-cracking -28° on January 19, 1971 — a swing of 128 degrees. A single day in September 1999 dropped 5.6 inches of rain, and the Blizzard of '93 buried the city under 22 inches in one storm.
Summer is the sweet spot here, with mid-July highs averaging 84° and late July bringing the year's heaviest rainfall at just under an inch per week. Winter is genuinely cold — January highs only reach 31° on average, making it a tough stretch for the unprepared. Spring and fall are short but pleasant transitions, with April climbing to 58° and October holding at a comfortable 61°.