Warm-summer humid continental
Herkimer, New York
Herkimer County, New York · Population 7.3k · 400 ft elevation
Living in Herkimer
Herkimer has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 81°F) and cold winters (January lows around 12°F).
Precipitation is very wet at about 51″ a year, and it is buried in snow every winter (128″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (50% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (21 days a year).
Air quality is excellent: a median AQI of 29 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Herkimer at a glance
- Population
- 7.3k
- Elevation
- 400 ft
- Average daily high
- 57°F7th percentile
- Average daily low
- 37°F9th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 51″78th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 128″99th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,271 hrs2th percentile
- Median AQI
- 295th percentile
- Median home value
- $124k12th percentile
- Median rent
- $824/mo16th percentile
- Median household income
- $57k26th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 2.92%98th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 10.9%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.5%
- Unemployment rate
- 6.2%
- Homes with broadband
- 87%27th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.244th percentile
- Average commute
- 19 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 37%34th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 57%
- Violent crime rate
- 1,366 per 100k99th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 5,161 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 6016th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 7473th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 14%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,444 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 31°F | 12°F | 3.6″ | 27.1″ | 114 hrs |
| Feb | 33°F | 14°F | 3.4″ | 24.7″ | 127 hrs |
| Mar | 41°F | 22°F | 3.5″ | 21.9″ | 180 hrs |
| Apr | 55°F | 35°F | 4.0″ | 6.6″ | 202 hrs |
| May | 68°F | 46°F | 4.6″ | 0.1″ | 234 hrs |
| Jun | 76°F | 55°F | 4.8″ | — | 257 hrs |
| Jul | 81°F | 60°F | 5.0″ | — | 290 hrs |
| Aug | 79°F | 59°F | 4.3″ | — | 271 hrs |
| Sep | 72°F | 51°F | 4.2″ | — | 232 hrs |
| Oct | 60°F | 41°F | 5.3″ | 1.3″ | 152 hrs |
| Nov | 48°F | 30°F | 4.4″ | 18.2″ | 126 hrs |
| Dec | 36°F | 20°F | 4.4″ | 28.3″ | 87 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