Warm-summer humid continental
Alfred, New York
Allegany County, New York · Population 4.6k · 1,778 ft elevation
Living in Alfred
Alfred has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 81°F) and cold winters (January lows around 12°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 38″ a year, and it is a snowy place (82″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (50% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (6 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 38, with about 3 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Alfred at a glance
- Population
- 4.6k
- Elevation
- 1,778 ft
- Average daily high
- 58°F10th percentile
- Average daily low
- 34°F4th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 38″32th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 82″96th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,284 hrs3th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3825th percentile
- Median home value
- $169k25th percentile
- Median rent
- $807/mo14th percentile
- Median household income
- $45k9th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 3.32%100th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 10.9%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.5%
- Unemployment rate
- 15.2%
- Homes with broadband
- 95%76th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.532th percentile
- Average commute
- 12 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 25%16th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 55%
- Violent crime rate
- 0 per 100k0th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 89 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 7023th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 7776th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 14%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 5%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,115 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 32°F | 12°F | 2.4″ | 18.6″ | 94 hrs |
| Feb | 35°F | 13°F | 1.7″ | 18.1″ | 117 hrs |
| Mar | 44°F | 20°F | 2.5″ | 16.9″ | 166 hrs |
| Apr | 57°F | 31°F | 3.2″ | 3.7″ | 201 hrs |
| May | 69°F | 42°F | 3.4″ | 0.1″ | 253 hrs |
| Jun | 77°F | 51°F | 3.9″ | — | 276 hrs |
| Jul | 81°F | 55°F | 3.8″ | — | 302 hrs |
| Aug | 79°F | 53°F | 3.8″ | — | 283 hrs |
| Sep | 72°F | 46°F | 3.7″ | — | 234 hrs |
| Oct | 60°F | 36°F | 3.7″ | 0.3″ | 157 hrs |
| Nov | 47°F | 27°F | 2.8″ | 6.5″ | 121 hrs |
| Dec | 37°F | 20°F | 2.9″ | 18.0″ | 80 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