Warm-summer humid continental
Clarkson, New York
Monroe County, New York · Population 5k · 427 ft elevation
Living in Clarkson
Clarkson has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 80°F) and cold winters (January lows around 18°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 36″ a year, and it is a snowy place (67″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (51% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (14 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 39, with about 7 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Clarkson at a glance
- Population
- 5k
- Elevation
- 427 ft
- Average daily high
- 57°F7th percentile
- Average daily low
- 40°F19th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 36″28th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 67″94th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,379 hrs7th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3930th percentile
- Median home value
- $192k31th percentile
- Median rent
- $995/mo34th percentile
- Median household income
- $74k49th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 2.53%96th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 10.9%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.5%
- Unemployment rate
- 1.2%
- Homes with broadband
- 95%76th percentile
- Walkability index
- 6.315th percentile
- Average commute
- 25 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 52%60th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 42%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9461th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 3837th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 689 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 33°F | 18°F | 2.4″ | 19.5″ | 92 hrs |
| Feb | 35°F | 17°F | 1.9″ | 17.3″ | 113 hrs |
| Mar | 42°F | 26°F | 2.6″ | 12.8″ | 177 hrs |
| Apr | 56°F | 36°F | 3.0″ | 1.9″ | 206 hrs |
| May | 68°F | 48°F | 3.1″ | — | 268 hrs |
| Jun | 76°F | 58°F | 3.3″ | — | 292 hrs |
| Jul | 80°F | 62°F | 3.5″ | — | 318 hrs |
| Aug | 79°F | 62°F | 3.4″ | — | 296 hrs |
| Sep | 73°F | 54°F | 3.1″ | — | 246 hrs |
| Oct | 60°F | 43°F | 3.4″ | 0.2″ | 162 hrs |
| Nov | 48°F | 33°F | 2.8″ | 4.0″ | 122 hrs |
| Dec | 38°F | 25°F | 2.8″ | 11.3″ | 86 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