Warm-summer humid continental
Dunkirk, New York
Chautauqua County, New York · Population 13k · 630 ft elevation
Living in Dunkirk
Dunkirk has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 80°F) and cold winters (January lows around 17°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 47″ a year, and it is a snowy place (76″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (50% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (22 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 36, with about 1 unhealthy-air day in the latest year.
Dunkirk at a glance
- Population
- 13k
- Elevation
- 630 ft
- Average daily high
- 57°F7th percentile
- Average daily low
- 40°F19th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 47″63th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 76″96th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,329 hrs5th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3616th percentile
- Median home value
- $91k4th percentile
- Median rent
- $905/mo25th percentile
- Median household income
- $49k14th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 2.48%96th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 10.9%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.5%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.6%
- Homes with broadband
- 88%32th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.753th percentile
- Average commute
- 17 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 12%3th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 22%
- Violent crime rate
- 252 per 100k64th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,537 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8539th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 4645th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,148 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 33°F | 17°F | 3.4″ | 26.7″ | 93 hrs |
| Feb | 34°F | 17°F | 2.6″ | 13.0″ | 110 hrs |
| Mar | 42°F | 24°F | 3.0″ | 11.6″ | 159 hrs |
| Apr | 54°F | 34°F | 3.8″ | 1.4″ | 201 hrs |
| May | 67°F | 46°F | 4.0″ | — | 262 hrs |
| Jun | 77°F | 57°F | 4.2″ | — | 295 hrs |
| Jul | 80°F | 61°F | 4.6″ | — | 321 hrs |
| Aug | 79°F | 60°F | 3.9″ | — | 300 hrs |
| Sep | 73°F | 53°F | 4.4″ | — | 243 hrs |
| Oct | 61°F | 44°F | 4.8″ | 0.2″ | 161 hrs |
| Nov | 49°F | 34°F | 4.1″ | 5.4″ | 117 hrs |
| Dec | 38°F | 26°F | 4.2″ | 17.3″ | 68 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