Warm-summer humid continental

Fayetteville, New York

Onondaga County, New York · Population 4.2k · 528 ft elevation

Living in Fayetteville

Fayetteville has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 81°F) and cold winters (January lows around 16°F).

Precipitation is wet at about 40″ a year, and it is buried in snow every winter (128″ a season).

Skies are partly sunny (50% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (17 days a year).

Air quality is good: a median AQI of 36, with about 4 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.

Fayetteville at a glance

Population
4.2k
Elevation
528 ft
Average daily high
57°F7th percentile
Average daily low
39°F15th percentile
Annual precipitation
40″38th percentile
Annual snowfall
128″99th percentile
Sunshine hours per year
2,321 hrs4th percentile
Median AQI
3616th percentile
Median home value
$238k44th percentile
Median rent
$1,203/mo51th percentile
Median household income
$125k87th percentile
Property tax rate
3.11%99th percentile
Top state income-tax rate
10.9%
Sales tax (state + local)
8.5%
Unemployment rate
1.5%
Homes with broadband
93%62th percentile
Walkability index
11.777th percentile
Average commute
23 min
Math proficiency (8th grade)
82%93th percentile
Reading proficiency (8th grade)
77%
Overall natural-hazard risk
9151th percentile
Outdoor access
7473th percentile
Public land within 10 miles
4%
Public land within 30 miles
6%
Mountain relief within 30 miles
1,378 ft

Climate by month

Average monthly weather in Fayetteville, New York
MonthHighLowPrecipitationSnowSunshine
Jan31°F16°F2.6″34.0″85 hrs
Feb33°F17°F2.5″30.3″100 hrs
Mar42°F25°F3.0″19.8″168 hrs
Apr56°F36°F3.5″3.0″207 hrs
May69°F47°F3.4″0.1″268 hrs
Jun77°F56°F3.6″—287 hrs
Jul81°F62°F3.9″—321 hrs
Aug80°F60°F3.7″—297 hrs
Sep73°F52°F3.4″—246 hrs
Oct60°F42°F3.9″0.2″158 hrs
Nov48°F32°F3.2″9.8″116 hrs
Dec37°F23°F3.3″30.6″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