Warm-summer humid continental
Fulton, New York
Oswego County, New York · Population 11k · 351 ft elevation
Living in Fulton
Fulton has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 81°F) and cold winters (January lows around 14°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 47″ a year, and it is buried in snow every winter (159″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (50% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (21 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 34 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Fulton at a glance
- Population
- 11k
- Elevation
- 351 ft
- Average daily high
- 57°F7th percentile
- Average daily low
- 38°F12th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 47″63th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 159″100th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,322 hrs5th percentile
- Median AQI
- 349th percentile
- Median home value
- $101k6th percentile
- Median rent
- $856/mo19th percentile
- Median household income
- $52k18th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 3.29%99th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 10.9%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.5%
- Unemployment rate
- 10.3%
- Homes with broadband
- 89%38th percentile
- Walkability index
- 14.695th percentile
- Average commute
- 22 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 22%12th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 32%
- Violent crime rate
- 223 per 100k60th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 875 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 6821th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 5353th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 2%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 4%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 591 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 31°F | 14°F | 3.8″ | 50.2″ | 85 hrs |
| Feb | 33°F | 16°F | 3.6″ | 47.7″ | 100 hrs |
| Mar | 41°F | 24°F | 3.5″ | 17.0″ | 168 hrs |
| Apr | 55°F | 35°F | 3.9″ | 2.5″ | 207 hrs |
| May | 69°F | 46°F | 3.8″ | 0.2″ | 268 hrs |
| Jun | 77°F | 55°F | 3.6″ | — | 288 hrs |
| Jul | 81°F | 60°F | 3.9″ | — | 321 hrs |
| Aug | 80°F | 60°F | 4.0″ | — | 297 hrs |
| Sep | 72°F | 51°F | 3.5″ | — | 246 hrs |
| Oct | 59°F | 41°F | 4.7″ | 0.1″ | 158 hrs |
| Nov | 48°F | 32°F | 4.0″ | 9.8″ | 116 hrs |
| Dec | 37°F | 24°F | 4.4″ | 31.5″ | 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