Warm-summer humid continental
Corning, New York
Steuben County, New York · Population 11k · 948 ft elevation
Living in Corning
Corning has a warm-summer humid continental climate: pleasantly warm summers (July highs around 80°F) and cold winters (January lows around 13°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 39″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (53″ a season).
Skies are gray (49% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (9 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 38, with about 3 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Corning at a glance
- Population
- 11k
- Elevation
- 948 ft
- Average daily high
- 56°F5th percentile
- Average daily low
- 35°F5th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 39″35th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 53″90th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,272 hrs2th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3825th percentile
- Median home value
- $148k18th percentile
- Median rent
- $976/mo32th percentile
- Median household income
- $61k31th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 2.67%97th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 10.9%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.5%
- Unemployment rate
- 6.4%
- Homes with broadband
- 91%49th percentile
- Walkability index
- 12.582th percentile
- Average commute
- 17 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 32%26th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 32%
- Violent crime rate
- 320 per 100k74th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 2,479 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 7729th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 7373th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 6%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 6%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,050 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30°F | 13°F | 2.3″ | 11.8″ | 95 hrs |
| Feb | 33°F | 14°F | 1.9″ | 11.3″ | 116 hrs |
| Mar | 42°F | 20°F | 3.0″ | 13.6″ | 165 hrs |
| Apr | 56°F | 31°F | 3.4″ | 2.2″ | 199 hrs |
| May | 68°F | 42°F | 3.0″ | — | 253 hrs |
| Jun | 76°F | 51°F | 4.2″ | — | 273 hrs |
| Jul | 80°F | 56°F | 3.7″ | — | 304 hrs |
| Aug | 78°F | 55°F | 3.9″ | — | 280 hrs |
| Sep | 71°F | 47°F | 4.2″ | — | 231 hrs |
| Oct | 58°F | 37°F | 3.6″ | 0.2″ | 157 hrs |
| Nov | 46°F | 27°F | 2.9″ | 4.1″ | 123 hrs |
| Dec | 35°F | 20°F | 2.7″ | 10.0″ | 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