Hot-summer humid continental
Hampton Bays, New York
Suffolk County, New York · Population 17k · 49 ft elevation
Living in Hampton Bays
Hampton Bays has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 81°F) and cold winters (January lows around 20°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 43″ a year, and it gets light snow (27″ a season).
Skies are sunny (60% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 38 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 41, with about 5 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Hampton Bays at a glance
- Population
- 17k
- Elevation
- 49 ft
- Average daily high
- 60°F18th percentile
- Average daily low
- 41°F25th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 43″49th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 27″67th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,708 hrs41th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4144th percentile
- Median home value
- $689k91th percentile
- Median rent
- $2,291/mo93th percentile
- Median household income
- $129k88th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.22%62th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 10.9%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.5%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.9%
- Homes with broadband
- 93%62th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.736th percentile
- Average commute
- 34 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 57%66th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 22%
- Violent crime rate
- 39 per 100k11th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 556 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9773th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 4343th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 5%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 7%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 164 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 39°F | 20°F | 3.2″ | 7.2″ | 168 hrs |
| Feb | 41°F | 21°F | 2.7″ | 8.6″ | 171 hrs |
| Mar | 47°F | 28°F | 4.3″ | 6.0″ | 205 hrs |
| Apr | 57°F | 36°F | 3.8″ | 0.8″ | 232 hrs |
| May | 66°F | 46°F | 3.3″ | — | 258 hrs |
| Jun | 76°F | 56°F | 3.5″ | — | 282 hrs |
| Jul | 81°F | 63°F | 2.9″ | — | 319 hrs |
| Aug | 80°F | 62°F | 3.7″ | — | 296 hrs |
| Sep | 74°F | 54°F | 3.8″ | — | 254 hrs |
| Oct | 64°F | 43°F | 4.7″ | — | 197 hrs |
| Nov | 53°F | 34°F | 3.5″ | 0.1″ | 175 hrs |
| Dec | 45°F | 26°F | 4.2″ | 4.1″ | 152 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