Hot-summer humid continental

Canastota, New York

Madison County, New York · Population 4.5k · 430 ft elevation

Living in Canastota

Canastota has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 82°F) and cold winters (January lows around 16°F).

Precipitation is wet at about 40″ a year, and it is buried in snow every winter (128″ a season).

Skies are partly sunny (50% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (19 days a year).

Air quality is excellent: a median AQI of 27 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.

Canastota at a glance

Population
4.5k
Elevation
430 ft
Average daily high
58°F10th percentile
Average daily low
39°F15th percentile
Annual precipitation
40″38th percentile
Annual snowfall
128″99th percentile
Sunshine hours per year
2,286 hrs3th percentile
Median AQI
273th percentile
Median home value
$132k14th percentile
Median rent
$886/mo23th percentile
Median household income
$71k45th percentile
Property tax rate
3.24%99th percentile
Top state income-tax rate
10.9%
Sales tax (state + local)
8.5%
Unemployment rate
3.9%
Homes with broadband
87%27th percentile
Walkability index
7.532th percentile
Average commute
26 min
Math proficiency (8th grade)
55%64th percentile
Reading proficiency (8th grade)
25%
Violent crime rate
114 per 100k35th percentile
Property crime rate
340 per 100k
Overall natural-hazard risk
5915th percentile
Outdoor access
6968th percentile
Public land within 10 miles
1%
Public land within 30 miles
7%
Mountain relief within 30 miles
1,378 ft

Climate by month

Average monthly weather in Canastota, New York
MonthHighLowPrecipitationSnowSunshine
Jan32°F16°F2.6″34.0″100 hrs
Feb34°F17°F2.5″30.3″121 hrs
Mar42°F25°F3.0″19.8″182 hrs
Apr56°F36°F3.5″3.0″200 hrs
May69°F47°F3.4″0.1″251 hrs
Jun77°F57°F3.6″—270 hrs
Jul82°F62°F3.9″—304 hrs
Aug80°F60°F3.7″—281 hrs
Sep73°F53°F3.4″—236 hrs
Oct60°F42°F3.9″0.2″151 hrs
Nov48°F33°F3.2″9.8″117 hrs
Dec37°F24°F3.3″30.6″74 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