Hot-summer humid continental

East Greenbush, New York

Rensselaer County, New York · Population 6.6k · 344 ft elevation

Living in East Greenbush

East Greenbush has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 83°F) and cold winters (January lows around 16°F).

Precipitation is wet at about 42″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (53″ a season).

Skies are partly sunny (54% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (21 days a year).

Air quality is good: a median AQI of 39, with about 5 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.

East Greenbush at a glance

Population
6.6k
Elevation
344 ft
Average daily high
60°F18th percentile
Average daily low
39°F15th percentile
Annual precipitation
42″44th percentile
Annual snowfall
53″90th percentile
Sunshine hours per year
2,458 hrs12th percentile
Median AQI
3930th percentile
Median home value
$288k55th percentile
Median rent
$1,702/mo76th percentile
Median household income
$115k82th percentile
Property tax rate
2.43%95th percentile
Top state income-tax rate
10.9%
Sales tax (state + local)
8.5%
Unemployment rate
1.2%
Homes with broadband
88%32th percentile
Walkability index
12.179th percentile
Average commute
19 min
Math proficiency (8th grade)
67%81th percentile
Reading proficiency (8th grade)
62%
Violent crime rate
30 per 100k8th percentile
Property crime rate
1,488 per 100k
Overall natural-hazard risk
8235th percentile
Outdoor access
7069th percentile
Public land within 10 miles
1%
Public land within 30 miles
6%
Mountain relief within 30 miles
1,640 ft

Climate by month

Average monthly weather in East Greenbush, New York
MonthHighLowPrecipitationSnowSunshine
Jan34°F16°F2.2″15.6″128 hrs
Feb37°F18°F2.2″9.4″143 hrs
Mar45°F27°F2.9″10.9″189 hrs
Apr59°F37°F3.3″2.4″212 hrs
May71°F48°F3.8″—247 hrs
Jun79°F57°F4.5″—269 hrs
Jul83°F61°F3.8″—313 hrs
Aug82°F60°F4.4″—288 hrs
Sep75°F52°F4.6″—246 hrs
Oct62°F41°F4.3″0.3″171 hrs
Nov50°F32°F3.2″3.1″144 hrs
Dec39°F23°F2.9″11.0″109 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