Hot-summer humid continental
Centereach, New York
Suffolk County, New York · Population 32k · 105 ft elevation
Living in Centereach
Centereach has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 83°F) and cold winters (January lows around 25°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 46″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (32″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (59% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 48 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 41, with about 5 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Centereach at a glance
- Population
- 32k
- Elevation
- 105 ft
- Average daily high
- 61°F24th percentile
- Average daily low
- 45°F47th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 46″60th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 32″72th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,645 hrs30th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4144th percentile
- Median home value
- $471k79th percentile
- Median rent
- $2,398/mo94th percentile
- Median household income
- $127k87th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 2.12%91th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 10.9%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.5%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.6%
- Homes with broadband
- 94%69th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.041th percentile
- Average commute
- 32 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 65%79th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 52%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9773th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 5353th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 7%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 5%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 295 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 39°F | 25°F | 3.7″ | 10.3″ | 160 hrs |
| Feb | 41°F | 25°F | 3.3″ | 9.4″ | 167 hrs |
| Mar | 48°F | 32°F | 4.5″ | 6.5″ | 201 hrs |
| Apr | 58°F | 41°F | 4.1″ | 0.6″ | 224 hrs |
| May | 68°F | 51°F | 3.3″ | — | 251 hrs |
| Jun | 77°F | 61°F | 4.0″ | — | 281 hrs |
| Jul | 83°F | 67°F | 3.3″ | — | 319 hrs |
| Aug | 81°F | 66°F | 4.2″ | — | 290 hrs |
| Sep | 75°F | 59°F | 3.6″ | — | 247 hrs |
| Oct | 64°F | 47°F | 4.0″ | — | 193 hrs |
| Nov | 54°F | 38°F | 3.4″ | 0.5″ | 170 hrs |
| Dec | 44°F | 30°F | 4.7″ | 4.5″ | 143 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