Warm-summer humid continental
Batavia, New York
Genesee County, New York · Population 15k · 892 ft elevation
Living in Batavia
Batavia has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 80°F) and cold winters (January lows around 16°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 37″ a year, and it is a snowy place (74″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (51% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (14 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 39, with about 7 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Batavia at a glance
- Population
- 15k
- Elevation
- 892 ft
- Average daily high
- 57°F7th percentile
- Average daily low
- 39°F15th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 37″30th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 74″95th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,378 hrs7th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3930th percentile
- Median home value
- $140k16th percentile
- Median rent
- $897/mo24th percentile
- Median household income
- $57k26th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 2.35%95th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 10.9%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.5%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.5%
- Homes with broadband
- 87%27th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.939th percentile
- Average commute
- 22 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 37%34th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 42%
- Violent crime rate
- 372 per 100k79th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 2,021 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 5614th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 5353th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 3%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,345 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 31°F | 16°F | 2.5″ | 23.0″ | 93 hrs |
| Feb | 33°F | 17°F | 1.9″ | 18.6″ | 113 hrs |
| Mar | 43°F | 24°F | 2.4″ | 11.4″ | 177 hrs |
| Apr | 56°F | 35°F | 3.2″ | 1.7″ | 206 hrs |
| May | 68°F | 47°F | 3.2″ | — | 268 hrs |
| Jun | 77°F | 56°F | 3.7″ | — | 292 hrs |
| Jul | 80°F | 61°F | 3.5″ | — | 318 hrs |
| Aug | 79°F | 59°F | 3.3″ | — | 296 hrs |
| Sep | 73°F | 53°F | 3.6″ | — | 246 hrs |
| Oct | 60°F | 42°F | 3.6″ | 0.4″ | 163 hrs |
| Nov | 48°F | 32°F | 2.9″ | 5.8″ | 122 hrs |
| Dec | 36°F | 22°F | 2.8″ | 13.0″ | 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