Warm-summer humid continental

Cayuga Heights, New York

Tompkins County, New York · Population 4k · 817 ft elevation

Living in Cayuga Heights

Cayuga Heights has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 80°F) and cold winters (January lows around 15°F).

Precipitation is wet at about 38″ a year, and it is a snowy place (63″ a season).

Skies are gray (49% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (15 days a year).

Air quality is good: a median AQI of 35 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.

Cayuga Heights at a glance

Population
4k
Elevation
817 ft
Average daily high
57°F7th percentile
Average daily low
37°F9th percentile
Annual precipitation
38″32th percentile
Annual snowfall
63″93th percentile
Sunshine hours per year
2,273 hrs2th percentile
Median AQI
3513th percentile
Median home value
$524k83th percentile
Median rent
$1,347/mo60th percentile
Median household income
$137k90th percentile
Property tax rate
1.91%87th percentile
Top state income-tax rate
10.9%
Sales tax (state + local)
8.5%
Unemployment rate
3.7%
Homes with broadband
85%20th percentile
Walkability index
8.550th percentile
Average commute
12 min
Math proficiency (8th grade)
57%66th percentile
Reading proficiency (8th grade)
57%
Violent crime rate
26 per 100k7th percentile
Property crime rate
204 per 100k
Overall natural-hazard risk
7426th percentile
Outdoor access
7272th percentile
Public land within 10 miles
3%
Public land within 30 miles
6%
Mountain relief within 30 miles
1,247 ft

Climate by month

Average monthly weather in Cayuga Heights, New York
MonthHighLowPrecipitationSnowSunshine
Jan32°F15°F2.2″16.6″95 hrs
Feb34°F16°F2.0″14.5″115 hrs
Mar41°F22°F2.8″12.0″165 hrs
Apr55°F33°F3.4″2.8″199 hrs
May68°F45°F3.2″—253 hrs
Jun76°F54°F4.0″—273 hrs
Jul80°F58°F3.9″—305 hrs
Aug79°F57°F3.8″—280 hrs
Sep72°F49°F3.8″—231 hrs
Oct60°F39°F3.7″0.2″156 hrs
Nov47°F31°F2.9″4.6″122 hrs
Dec37°F23°F2.6″12.2″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