Hot-summer humid continental
Gordon Heights, New York
Suffolk County, New York · Population 4.1k · 157 ft elevation
Living in Gordon Heights
Gordon Heights has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 81°F) and cold winters (January lows around 21°F).
Precipitation is very wet at about 50″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (32″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (59% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 45 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 41, with about 5 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Gordon Heights at a glance
- Population
- 4.1k
- Elevation
- 157 ft
- Average daily high
- 60°F18th percentile
- Average daily low
- 42°F30th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 50″75th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 32″72th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,645 hrs30th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4144th percentile
- Median home value
- $364k68th percentile
- Median rent
- $2,356/mo94th percentile
- Median household income
- $107k78th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 2.53%96th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 10.9%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.5%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.8%
- Homes with broadband
- 84%16th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.126th percentile
- Average commute
- 40 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 72%86th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 42%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9773th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 4746th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 7%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 6%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 230 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 38°F | 21°F | 4.0″ | 10.3″ | 160 hrs |
| Feb | 40°F | 22°F | 3.9″ | 9.4″ | 167 hrs |
| Mar | 47°F | 29°F | 4.9″ | 6.5″ | 201 hrs |
| Apr | 57°F | 38°F | 4.2″ | 0.6″ | 224 hrs |
| May | 68°F | 48°F | 3.6″ | — | 251 hrs |
| Jun | 76°F | 58°F | 3.9″ | — | 281 hrs |
| Jul | 81°F | 64°F | 3.7″ | — | 319 hrs |
| Aug | 80°F | 63°F | 4.5″ | — | 290 hrs |
| Sep | 74°F | 55°F | 4.2″ | — | 247 hrs |
| Oct | 63°F | 44°F | 4.3″ | — | 193 hrs |
| Nov | 53°F | 34°F | 3.8″ | 0.5″ | 170 hrs |
| Dec | 44°F | 27°F | 4.9″ | 4.5″ | 143 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