Warm-summer humid continental
Hamilton, New York
Madison County, New York · Population 4k · 1,129 ft elevation
Living in Hamilton
Hamilton has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 80°F) and cold winters (January lows around 12°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 42″ a year, and it is a snowy place (77″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (50% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (13 days a year).
Air quality is excellent: a median AQI of 27 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Hamilton at a glance
- Population
- 4k
- Elevation
- 1,129 ft
- Average daily high
- 56°F5th percentile
- Average daily low
- 35°F5th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 42″44th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 77″96th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,286 hrs3th percentile
- Median AQI
- 273th percentile
- Median home value
- $257k49th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,123/mo44th percentile
- Median household income
- $62k33th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 3.11%99th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 10.9%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.5%
- Unemployment rate
- 1.8%
- Homes with broadband
- 83%14th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.837th percentile
- Average commute
- 12 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 75%89th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 75%
- Violent crime rate
- 0 per 100k0th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 50 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 5915th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 7877th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 5%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 8%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,411 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 31°F | 12°F | 2.5″ | 18.7″ | 100 hrs |
| Feb | 33°F | 13°F | 2.3″ | 18.8″ | 122 hrs |
| Mar | 41°F | 20°F | 3.1″ | 14.6″ | 182 hrs |
| Apr | 55°F | 32°F | 3.5″ | 2.5″ | 199 hrs |
| May | 68°F | 43°F | 3.6″ | 0.1″ | 250 hrs |
| Jun | 76°F | 53°F | 4.8″ | — | 270 hrs |
| Jul | 80°F | 57°F | 4.4″ | — | 303 hrs |
| Aug | 79°F | 56°F | 4.1″ | — | 281 hrs |
| Sep | 72°F | 48°F | 3.7″ | — | 236 hrs |
| Oct | 59°F | 38°F | 4.1″ | 0.4″ | 152 hrs |
| Nov | 47°F | 29°F | 3.1″ | 6.1″ | 118 hrs |
| Dec | 36°F | 20°F | 3.0″ | 15.9″ | 74 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