Hot-summer humid continental
Ballston Spa, New York
Saratoga County, New York · Population 5.1k · 318 ft elevation
Living in Ballston Spa
Ballston Spa 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 46″ a year, and it is a snowy place (64″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (53% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 27 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 34 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Ballston Spa at a glance
- Population
- 5.1k
- Elevation
- 318 ft
- Average daily high
- 60°F18th percentile
- Average daily low
- 38°F12th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 46″60th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 64″93th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,416 hrs10th percentile
- Median AQI
- 349th percentile
- Median home value
- $282k54th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,075/mo40th percentile
- Median household income
- $82k58th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 2.09%91th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 10.9%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.5%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.7%
- Homes with broadband
- 92%55th percentile
- Walkability index
- 14.996th percentile
- Average commute
- 24 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 57%66th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 52%
- Violent crime rate
- 41 per 100k12th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 532 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 7326th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 7373th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 2%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 7%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,444 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 32°F | 14°F | 3.4″ | 16.5″ | 127 hrs |
| Feb | 35°F | 16°F | 2.6″ | 15.7″ | 141 hrs |
| Mar | 45°F | 25°F | 3.4″ | 11.4″ | 189 hrs |
| Apr | 60°F | 36°F | 3.8″ | 1.8″ | 212 hrs |
| May | 73°F | 47°F | 3.9″ | — | 243 hrs |
| Jun | 80°F | 56°F | 4.8″ | — | 265 hrs |
| Jul | 84°F | 61°F | 5.0″ | — | 303 hrs |
| Aug | 82°F | 59°F | 4.1″ | — | 287 hrs |
| Sep | 75°F | 52°F | 3.8″ | — | 242 hrs |
| Oct | 62°F | 41°F | 4.1″ | 0.1″ | 164 hrs |
| Nov | 49°F | 31°F | 3.5″ | 2.9″ | 139 hrs |
| Dec | 37°F | 22°F | 3.9″ | 15.1″ | 104 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