Warm-summer humid continental
Binghamton, New York
Broome County, New York · Population 47k · 876 ft elevation
Living in Binghamton
Binghamton has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 81°F) and cold winters (January lows around 18°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 42″ a year, and it is a snowy place (87″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (51% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (22 days a year).
Air quality is excellent: a median AQI of 22, with about 2 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Binghamton at a glance
- Population
- 47k
- Elevation
- 876 ft
- Average daily high
- 57°F7th percentile
- Average daily low
- 40°F19th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 42″44th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 87″97th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,321 hrs4th percentile
- Median AQI
- 222th percentile
- Median home value
- $117k10th percentile
- Median rent
- $867/mo20th percentile
- Median household income
- $44k8th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 3.00%99th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 10.9%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.5%
- Unemployment rate
- 9.8%
- Homes with broadband
- 85%20th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.651th percentile
- Average commute
- 20 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 15%5th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 21%
- Violent crime rate
- 559 per 100k90th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 3,209 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8742th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 6363th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 6%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 853 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 32°F | 18°F | 2.6″ | 20.6″ | 112 hrs |
| Feb | 35°F | 19°F | 2.4″ | 19.7″ | 133 hrs |
| Mar | 43°F | 26°F | 3.0″ | 16.4″ | 190 hrs |
| Apr | 57°F | 37°F | 3.6″ | 3.8″ | 199 hrs |
| May | 69°F | 49°F | 3.8″ | 0.1″ | 244 hrs |
| Jun | 76°F | 57°F | 4.7″ | — | 263 hrs |
| Jul | 81°F | 62°F | 3.8″ | — | 302 hrs |
| Aug | 79°F | 60°F | 4.1″ | — | 277 hrs |
| Sep | 72°F | 53°F | 4.0″ | — | 230 hrs |
| Oct | 60°F | 43°F | 3.8″ | 1.0″ | 158 hrs |
| Nov | 48°F | 33°F | 3.1″ | 6.8″ | 125 hrs |
| Dec | 37°F | 24°F | 3.1″ | 18.1″ | 88 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