Warm-summer humid continental
Binghamton University, New York
Broome County, New York · Population 6.9k · 876 ft elevation
Living in Binghamton University
Binghamton University 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 gray (49% 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 University at a glance
- Population
- 6.9k
- 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
- 2,271 hrs2th percentile
- Median AQI
- 222th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 10.9%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.5%
- Unemployment rate
- 26.2%
- Walkability index
- 7.634th percentile
- Average commute
- 13 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 32%26th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 37%
- Violent crime rate
- 418 per 100k83th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 4,975 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8742th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 5555th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 5%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 820 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 32°F | 18°F | 2.6″ | 20.6″ | 95 hrs |
| Feb | 35°F | 19°F | 2.4″ | 19.7″ | 116 hrs |
| Mar | 43°F | 26°F | 3.0″ | 16.4″ | 165 hrs |
| Apr | 57°F | 37°F | 3.6″ | 3.8″ | 199 hrs |
| May | 69°F | 49°F | 3.8″ | 0.1″ | 252 hrs |
| Jun | 76°F | 57°F | 4.7″ | — | 273 hrs |
| Jul | 81°F | 62°F | 3.8″ | — | 304 hrs |
| Aug | 79°F | 60°F | 4.1″ | — | 279 hrs |
| Sep | 72°F | 53°F | 4.0″ | — | 231 hrs |
| Oct | 60°F | 43°F | 3.8″ | 1.0″ | 157 hrs |
| Nov | 48°F | 33°F | 3.1″ | 6.8″ | 123 hrs |
| Dec | 37°F | 24°F | 3.1″ | 18.1″ | 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