Hot-summer humid continental
Chappaqua, New York
Westchester County, New York · Population 3k · 492 ft elevation
Living in Chappaqua
Chappaqua has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 83°F) and cold winters (January lows around 22°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 48″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (40″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (59% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 39 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 38, with about 6 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Chappaqua at a glance
- Population
- 3k
- Elevation
- 492 ft
- Average daily high
- 60°F18th percentile
- Average daily low
- 43°F36th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 48″67th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 40″80th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,645 hrs30th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3825th percentile
- Median home value
- $740k93th percentile
- Median rent
- $2,500/mo95th percentile
- Median household income
- $220k99th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.35%67th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 10.9%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.5%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.3%
- Homes with broadband
- 97%89th percentile
- Walkability index
- 10.972th percentile
- Average commute
- 41 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 87%97th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 87%
- Violent crime rate
- 0 per 100k0th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 140 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9668th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 7675th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 5%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 10%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 984 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 37°F | 22°F | 3.2″ | 8.8″ | 159 hrs |
| Feb | 40°F | 23°F | 2.5″ | 12.6″ | 167 hrs |
| Mar | 47°F | 30°F | 4.1″ | 8.2″ | 201 hrs |
| Apr | 59°F | 40°F | 4.2″ | 1.8″ | 224 hrs |
| May | 69°F | 49°F | 3.9″ | — | 252 hrs |
| Jun | 78°F | 59°F | 4.3″ | — | 281 hrs |
| Jul | 83°F | 65°F | 4.1″ | — | 319 hrs |
| Aug | 81°F | 63°F | 4.4″ | — | 291 hrs |
| Sep | 74°F | 56°F | 4.9″ | — | 247 hrs |
| Oct | 63°F | 45°F | 4.3″ | — | 192 hrs |
| Nov | 52°F | 36°F | 3.6″ | 0.5″ | 170 hrs |
| Dec | 42°F | 28°F | 4.2″ | 7.6″ | 142 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