Warm-summer humid continental

Big Flats, New York

Chemung County, New York · Population 5.8k · 909 ft elevation

Living in Big Flats

Big Flats has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 83°F) and cold winters (January lows around 17°F).

Precipitation is moderate at about 32″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (42″ a season).

Skies are gray (49% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (14 days a year).

Air quality is good: a median AQI of 38, with about 3 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.

Big Flats at a glance

Population
5.8k
Elevation
909 ft
Average daily high
59°F13th percentile
Average daily low
37°F9th percentile
Annual precipitation
32″20th percentile
Annual snowfall
42″82th percentile
Sunshine hours per year
2,272 hrs2th percentile
Median AQI
3825th percentile
Median home value
$224k40th percentile
Median rent
$1,394/mo62th percentile
Median household income
$102k75th percentile
Property tax rate
2.20%93th percentile
Top state income-tax rate
10.9%
Sales tax (state + local)
8.5%
Unemployment rate
2.5%
Homes with broadband
95%76th percentile
Walkability index
6.315th percentile
Average commute
18 min
Math proficiency (8th grade)
57%66th percentile
Reading proficiency (8th grade)
42%
Overall natural-hazard risk
5513th percentile
Outdoor access
6867th percentile
Public land within 10 miles
2%
Public land within 30 miles
6%
Mountain relief within 30 miles
1,017 ft

Climate by month

Average monthly weather in Big Flats, New York
MonthHighLowPrecipitationSnowSunshine
Jan34°F17°F1.7″8.4″95 hrs
Feb37°F17°F1.3″9.5″116 hrs
Mar45°F24°F2.4″11.2″165 hrs
Apr59°F34°F2.8″1.5″199 hrs
May71°F45°F3.0″—253 hrs
Jun78°F54°F3.5″—273 hrs
Jul83°F58°F3.4″—304 hrs
Aug81°F57°F3.6″—280 hrs
Sep73°F50°F3.5″—231 hrs
Oct62°F39°F3.0″0.1″157 hrs
Nov49°F30°F2.2″2.7″123 hrs
Dec39°F23°F2.0″8.4″79 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