Warm-summer humid continental
Alden, New York
Erie County, New York · Population 2.6k · 876 ft elevation
Living in Alden
Alden has a warm-summer humid continental climate: pleasantly warm summers (July highs around 80°F) and cold winters (January lows around 16°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 44″ a year, and it is buried in snow every winter (109″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (51% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (18 days a year).
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 44, with about 11 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Alden at a glance
- Population
- 2.6k
- Elevation
- 876 ft
- Average daily high
- 57°F7th percentile
- Average daily low
- 38°F12th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 44″52th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 109″99th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,377 hrs7th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4462th percentile
- Median home value
- $207k36th percentile
- Median rent
- $804/mo14th percentile
- Median household income
- $74k49th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 2.18%92th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 10.9%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.5%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.8%
- Homes with broadband
- 92%55th percentile
- Walkability index
- 12.883th percentile
- Average commute
- 28 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 47%52th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 52%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9879th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 5555th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 2%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,378 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 32°F | 16°F | 3.6″ | 32.9″ | 93 hrs |
| Feb | 34°F | 16°F | 2.6″ | 19.9″ | 113 hrs |
| Mar | 43°F | 23°F | 3.2″ | 17.0″ | 177 hrs |
| Apr | 56°F | 34°F | 3.6″ | 3.6″ | 206 hrs |
| May | 68°F | 45°F | 3.5″ | — | 268 hrs |
| Jun | 76°F | 55°F | 4.2″ | — | 291 hrs |
| Jul | 80°F | 59°F | 3.9″ | — | 318 hrs |
| Aug | 79°F | 57°F | 3.5″ | — | 295 hrs |
| Sep | 73°F | 51°F | 3.9″ | — | 246 hrs |
| Oct | 60°F | 41°F | 4.2″ | 0.2″ | 163 hrs |
| Nov | 48°F | 32°F | 4.0″ | 9.1″ | 122 hrs |
| Dec | 38°F | 23°F | 3.9″ | 26.6″ | 86 hrs |
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology