Hot-summer humid continental

Gates, New York

Monroe County, New York · Population 4.6k · 558 ft elevation

Living in Gates

Gates has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 82°F) and cold winters (January lows around 19°F).

Precipitation is moderate at about 35″ a year, and it is buried in snow every winter (102″ a season).

Skies are partly sunny (50% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (15 days a year).

Air quality is good: a median AQI of 39, with about 7 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.

Gates at a glance

Population
4.6k
Elevation
558 ft
Average daily high
58°F10th percentile
Average daily low
41°F25th percentile
Annual precipitation
35″26th percentile
Annual snowfall
102″98th percentile
Sunshine hours per year
2,332 hrs6th percentile
Median AQI
3930th percentile
Median home value
$160k22th percentile
Median rent
$1,525/mo69th percentile
Median household income
$54k21th percentile
Property tax rate
2.86%98th percentile
Top state income-tax rate
10.9%
Sales tax (state + local)
8.5%
Unemployment rate
4.9%
Homes with broadband
90%43th percentile
Walkability index
13.689th percentile
Average commute
17 min
Math proficiency (8th grade)
52%60th percentile
Reading proficiency (8th grade)
37%
Violent crime rate
160 per 100k46th percentile
Property crime rate
2,457 per 100k
Overall natural-hazard risk
9461th percentile
Outdoor access
3535th percentile
Public land within 10 miles
1%
Public land within 30 miles
1%
Mountain relief within 30 miles
820 ft

Climate by month

Average monthly weather in Gates, New York
MonthHighLowPrecipitationSnowSunshine
Jan33°F19°F2.5″27.4″90 hrs
Feb35°F20°F2.1″23.1″106 hrs
Mar44°F27°F2.5″17.9″177 hrs
Apr57°F37°F3.0″3.0″206 hrs
May69°F48°F2.9″0.1″265 hrs
Jun78°F57°F3.4″—286 hrs
Jul82°F62°F3.6″—314 hrs
Aug80°F61°F3.3″—292 hrs
Sep74°F54°F3.2″—243 hrs
Oct61°F43°F3.2″0.1″159 hrs
Nov49°F34°F2.8″8.1″118 hrs
Dec38°F25°F2.7″22.3″76 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