Warm-summer humid continental
Carmel, New York
Putnam County, New York · Population 7.2k · 522 ft elevation
Living in Carmel
Carmel has a warm-summer humid continental climate: pleasantly warm summers (July highs around 78°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 (58″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (59% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 30 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 33 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Carmel at a glance
- Population
- 7.2k
- Elevation
- 522 ft
- Average daily high
- 57°F7th percentile
- Average daily low
- 40°F19th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 50″75th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 58″91th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,645 hrs30th percentile
- Median AQI
- 338th percentile
- Median home value
- $491k81th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,160/mo47th percentile
- Median household income
- $126k87th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 2.04%90th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 10.9%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.5%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.7%
- Homes with broadband
- 87%27th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.041th percentile
- Average commute
- 42 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 62%73th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 52%
- Violent crime rate
- 41 per 100k12th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 305 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 407th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 7675th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 8%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 8%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 951 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 34°F | 17°F | 3.9″ | 14.3″ | 159 hrs |
| Feb | 37°F | 20°F | 3.0″ | 12.9″ | 166 hrs |
| Mar | 44°F | 27°F | 4.2″ | 14.3″ | 201 hrs |
| Apr | 57°F | 38°F | 3.5″ | 3.1″ | 224 hrs |
| May | 67°F | 48°F | 4.1″ | — | 252 hrs |
| Jun | 74°F | 56°F | 4.6″ | — | 282 hrs |
| Jul | 78°F | 62°F | 4.2″ | — | 320 hrs |
| Aug | 77°F | 61°F | 4.9″ | — | 291 hrs |
| Sep | 71°F | 53°F | 4.9″ | — | 247 hrs |
| Oct | 60°F | 41°F | 4.2″ | — | 192 hrs |
| Nov | 49°F | 32°F | 3.9″ | 2.1″ | 170 hrs |
| Dec | 39°F | 24°F | 5.0″ | 11.2″ | 142 hrs |
Near Carmel
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology