Hot-summer humid continental
Green Island, New York
Albany County, New York · Population 3k · 30 ft elevation
Living in Green Island
Green Island has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 86°F) and cold winters (January lows around 17°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 42″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (59″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (54% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (21 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 39, with about 5 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Green Island at a glance
- Population
- 3k
- Elevation
- 30 ft
- Average daily high
- 61°F24th percentile
- Average daily low
- 41°F25th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 42″44th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 59″91th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,459 hrs12th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3930th percentile
- Median home value
- $137k15th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,081/mo41th percentile
- Median household income
- $70k44th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 2.65%97th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 10.9%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.5%
- Unemployment rate
- 11.5%
- Homes with broadband
- 81%10th percentile
- Walkability index
- 14.996th percentile
- Average commute
- 23 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 10%2th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 30%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8641th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 6766th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 6%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,542 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 34°F | 17°F | 2.6″ | 15.6″ | 127 hrs |
| Feb | 37°F | 18°F | 2.4″ | 13.7″ | 143 hrs |
| Mar | 46°F | 26°F | 2.9″ | 12.0″ | 189 hrs |
| Apr | 60°F | 38°F | 3.1″ | 1.6″ | 212 hrs |
| May | 73°F | 49°F | 3.8″ | 0.1″ | 247 hrs |
| Jun | 81°F | 59°F | 4.6″ | — | 270 hrs |
| Jul | 86°F | 64°F | 4.6″ | — | 313 hrs |
| Aug | 84°F | 62°F | 3.9″ | — | 288 hrs |
| Sep | 77°F | 54°F | 3.8″ | — | 246 hrs |
| Oct | 64°F | 43°F | 4.2″ | 0.3″ | 171 hrs |
| Nov | 51°F | 33°F | 2.8″ | 2.6″ | 144 hrs |
| Dec | 40°F | 25°F | 3.1″ | 13.3″ | 109 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