Hot-summer humid continental
Brighton, New York
Monroe County, New York · Population 37k · 449 ft elevation
Living in Brighton
Brighton has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 83°F) and cold winters (January lows around 19°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 35″ a year, and it is buried in snow every winter (102″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (50% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (16 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 39, with about 7 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Brighton at a glance
- Population
- 37k
- Elevation
- 449 ft
- Average daily high
- 59°F13th percentile
- Average daily low
- 41°F25th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 35″26th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 102″98th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,332 hrs6th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3930th percentile
- Median home value
- $259k49th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,272/mo55th percentile
- Median household income
- $84k60th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 2.78%98th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 10.9%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.5%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.3%
- Homes with broadband
- 91%49th percentile
- Walkability index
- 13.387th percentile
- Average commute
- 17 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 57%66th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 72%
- Violent crime rate
- 74 per 100k23th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,977 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9461th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 3333th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 886 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 34°F | 19°F | 2.5″ | 27.4″ | 90 hrs |
| Feb | 36°F | 20°F | 2.1″ | 23.1″ | 106 hrs |
| Mar | 44°F | 27°F | 2.5″ | 17.9″ | 177 hrs |
| Apr | 57°F | 37°F | 3.0″ | 3.0″ | 206 hrs |
| May | 70°F | 49°F | 2.9″ | 0.1″ | 265 hrs |
| Jun | 78°F | 58°F | 3.4″ | — | 286 hrs |
| Jul | 83°F | 63°F | 3.6″ | — | 314 hrs |
| Aug | 81°F | 61°F | 3.3″ | — | 291 hrs |
| Sep | 74°F | 54°F | 3.2″ | — | 243 hrs |
| Oct | 62°F | 44°F | 3.2″ | 0.1″ | 159 hrs |
| Nov | 49°F | 34°F | 2.8″ | 8.1″ | 118 hrs |
| Dec | 39°F | 26°F | 2.7″ | 22.3″ | 76 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