Warm-summer humid continental

Geneva, New York

Ontario County, New York · Population 13k · 446 ft elevation

Living in Geneva

Geneva has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 80°F) and cold winters (January lows around 17°F).

Precipitation is moderate at about 35″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (57″ a season).

Skies are partly sunny (50% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (19 days a year).

Air quality is good: a median AQI of 33 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.

Geneva at a glance

Population
13k
Elevation
446 ft
Average daily high
57°F7th percentile
Average daily low
39°F15th percentile
Annual precipitation
35″26th percentile
Annual snowfall
57″91th percentile
Sunshine hours per year
2,320 hrs4th percentile
Median AQI
338th percentile
Median home value
$140k16th percentile
Median rent
$959/mo30th percentile
Median household income
$68k42th percentile
Property tax rate
2.86%98th percentile
Top state income-tax rate
10.9%
Sales tax (state + local)
8.5%
Unemployment rate
3.4%
Homes with broadband
93%62th percentile
Walkability index
8.244th percentile
Average commute
16 min
Math proficiency (8th grade)
27%19th percentile
Reading proficiency (8th grade)
32%
Violent crime rate
503 per 100k88th percentile
Property crime rate
2,540 per 100k
Overall natural-hazard risk
6419th percentile
Outdoor access
5454th percentile
Public land within 10 miles
0%
Public land within 30 miles
3%
Mountain relief within 30 miles
1,181 ft

Climate by month

Average monthly weather in Geneva, New York
MonthHighLowPrecipitationSnowSunshine
Jan31°F17°F1.8″13.5″86 hrs
Feb33°F18°F1.6″13.3″100 hrs
Mar41°F25°F2.4″12.8″168 hrs
Apr55°F36°F2.8″1.8″207 hrs
May68°F47°F3.3″—268 hrs
Jun76°F57°F3.6″—287 hrs
Jul80°F62°F3.7″—320 hrs
Aug79°F60°F3.5″—297 hrs
Sep72°F52°F3.3″—246 hrs
Oct59°F42°F3.8″0.1″158 hrs
Nov47°F32°F2.5″4.7″116 hrs
Dec37°F24°F2.3″10.4″69 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