Hot-summer humid continental
Amsterdam, New York
Montgomery County, New York · Population 18k · 361 ft elevation
Living in Amsterdam
Amsterdam has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 84°F) and cold winters (January lows around 14°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 43″ a year, and it is a snowy place (64″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (50% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 25 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 34 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Amsterdam at a glance
- Population
- 18k
- Elevation
- 361 ft
- Average daily high
- 59°F13th percentile
- Average daily low
- 37°F9th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 43″49th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 64″93th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,270 hrs2th percentile
- Median AQI
- 349th percentile
- Median home value
- $120k11th percentile
- Median rent
- $955/mo29th percentile
- Median household income
- $50k15th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 3.28%99th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 10.9%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.5%
- Unemployment rate
- 6.7%
- Homes with broadband
- 83%14th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.939th percentile
- Average commute
- 20 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 17%7th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 17%
- Violent crime rate
- 297 per 100k71th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 611 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 6519th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 7776th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 2%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 13%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,673 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 33°F | 14°F | 2.6″ | 16.5″ | 115 hrs |
| Feb | 36°F | 15°F | 2.4″ | 15.7″ | 127 hrs |
| Mar | 44°F | 23°F | 3.3″ | 11.4″ | 180 hrs |
| Apr | 59°F | 35°F | 3.4″ | 1.8″ | 202 hrs |
| May | 72°F | 46°F | 3.5″ | — | 234 hrs |
| Jun | 79°F | 56°F | 5.0″ | — | 256 hrs |
| Jul | 84°F | 61°F | 4.5″ | — | 290 hrs |
| Aug | 82°F | 58°F | 4.1″ | — | 271 hrs |
| Sep | 76°F | 51°F | 3.6″ | — | 232 hrs |
| Oct | 61°F | 40°F | 4.5″ | 0.1″ | 152 hrs |
| Nov | 50°F | 30°F | 2.8″ | 2.9″ | 126 hrs |
| Dec | 38°F | 21°F | 3.0″ | 15.1″ | 87 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