Warm-summer humid continental
Gowanda, New York
Cattaraugus County, New York · Population 2.9k · 771 ft elevation
Living in Gowanda
Gowanda has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 80°F) and cold winters (January lows around 17°F).
Precipitation is very wet at about 54″ a year, and it is buried in snow every winter (208″ a season).
Skies are gray (48% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (17 days a year).
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 44, with about 11 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Gowanda at a glance
- Population
- 2.9k
- Elevation
- 771 ft
- Average daily high
- 58°F10th percentile
- Average daily low
- 39°F15th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 54″87th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 208″100th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,235 hrs1th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4462th percentile
- Median home value
- $85k3th percentile
- Median rent
- $709/mo5th percentile
- Median household income
- $50k15th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 2.87%98th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 10.9%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.5%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.9%
- Homes with broadband
- 85%20th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.329th percentile
- Average commute
- 22 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 37%34th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 27%
- Violent crime rate
- 81 per 100k25th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 568 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8235th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 7272th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 3%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 5%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,476 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 32°F | 17°F | 4.9″ | 66.0″ | 89 hrs |
| Feb | 35°F | 18°F | 4.2″ | 46.3″ | 104 hrs |
| Mar | 44°F | 24°F | 3.8″ | 21.9″ | 160 hrs |
| Apr | 57°F | 34°F | 4.0″ | 6.7″ | 197 hrs |
| May | 69°F | 47°F | 3.6″ | 0.1″ | 253 hrs |
| Jun | 77°F | 57°F | 4.2″ | — | 277 hrs |
| Jul | 80°F | 60°F | 3.7″ | — | 304 hrs |
| Aug | 80°F | 60°F | 4.5″ | — | 283 hrs |
| Sep | 73°F | 52°F | 5.0″ | — | 232 hrs |
| Oct | 60°F | 42°F | 5.3″ | 0.3″ | 152 hrs |
| Nov | 48°F | 32°F | 4.8″ | 15.7″ | 114 hrs |
| Dec | 37°F | 24°F | 5.8″ | 51.3″ | 71 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