Warm-summer humid continental
Auburn, New York
Cayuga County, New York · Population 26k · 699 ft elevation
Living in Auburn
Auburn has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 81°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 (50% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (18 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 36, with about 4 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Auburn at a glance
- Population
- 26k
- Elevation
- 699 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
- 2,320 hrs4th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3616th percentile
- Median home value
- $144k17th percentile
- Median rent
- $867/mo20th percentile
- Median household income
- $49k14th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 2.86%98th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 10.9%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.5%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.2%
- Homes with broadband
- 86%24th percentile
- Walkability index
- 13.286th percentile
- Average commute
- 20 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 37%34th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 27%
- Violent crime rate
- 291 per 100k70th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,255 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 6218th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 6161th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 3%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,148 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 32°F | 16°F | 2.9″ | 29.1″ | 85 hrs |
| Feb | 34°F | 16°F | 2.5″ | 25.9″ | 100 hrs |
| Mar | 42°F | 23°F | 3.2″ | 17.2″ | 168 hrs |
| Apr | 55°F | 34°F | 3.7″ | 3.1″ | 207 hrs |
| May | 69°F | 45°F | 3.8″ | 0.2″ | 268 hrs |
| Jun | 77°F | 56°F | 4.1″ | — | 287 hrs |
| Jul | 81°F | 61°F | 4.3″ | — | 320 hrs |
| Aug | 80°F | 59°F | 4.3″ | — | 297 hrs |
| Sep | 73°F | 52°F | 3.9″ | — | 246 hrs |
| Oct | 60°F | 41°F | 4.5″ | 0.4″ | 158 hrs |
| Nov | 48°F | 32°F | 3.6″ | 8.8″ | 116 hrs |
| Dec | 37°F | 23°F | 3.6″ | 24.7″ | 68 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