Warm-summer humid continental

Brewster, New York

Putnam County, New York · Population 2.5k · 492 ft elevation

Living in Brewster

Brewster has a warm-summer humid continental climate: pleasantly warm summers (July highs around 79°F) and cold winters (January lows around 17°F).

Precipitation is very wet at about 50″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (49″ a season).

Skies are partly sunny (59% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 31 muggy days a year.

Air quality is good: a median AQI of 33 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.

Brewster at a glance

Population
2.5k
Elevation
492 ft
Average daily high
57°F7th percentile
Average daily low
40°F19th percentile
Annual precipitation
50″75th percentile
Annual snowfall
49″87th percentile
Sunshine hours per year
2,645 hrs30th percentile
Median AQI
338th percentile
Median home value
$352k66th percentile
Median rent
$1,667/mo75th percentile
Median household income
$66k38th percentile
Property tax rate
2.81%98th percentile
Top state income-tax rate
10.9%
Sales tax (state + local)
8.5%
Unemployment rate
1.5%
Homes with broadband
87%27th percentile
Walkability index
6.923th percentile
Average commute
23 min
Math proficiency (8th grade)
47%52th percentile
Reading proficiency (8th grade)
47%
Violent crime rate
0 per 100k0th percentile
Property crime rate
240 per 100k
Overall natural-hazard risk
407th percentile
Outdoor access
7272th percentile
Public land within 10 miles
4%
Public land within 30 miles
7%
Mountain relief within 30 miles
1,017 ft

Climate by month

Average monthly weather in Brewster, New York
MonthHighLowPrecipitationSnowSunshine
Jan34°F17°F3.9″15.7″159 hrs
Feb37°F20°F3.0″11.0″166 hrs
Mar44°F27°F4.2″10.4″201 hrs
Apr57°F38°F3.5″1.7″224 hrs
May67°F48°F4.1″—252 hrs
Jun74°F57°F4.6″—282 hrs
Jul79°F62°F4.2″—320 hrs
Aug77°F61°F4.9″—291 hrs
Sep71°F53°F4.9″—247 hrs
Oct60°F42°F4.2″—192 hrs
Nov49°F32°F3.9″1.9″170 hrs
Dec39°F24°F5.0″8.6″142 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