Warm-summer humid continental
Highland-on-the-Lake, New York
Erie County, New York · Population 3.7k · 620 ft elevation
Living in Highland-on-the-Lake
Highland-on-the-Lake has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 80°F) and cold winters (January lows around 19°F).
Precipitation is very wet at about 53″ a year, and it is buried in snow every winter (168″ a season).
Skies are gray (48% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (20 days a year).
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 44, with about 11 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Highland-on-the-Lake at a glance
- Population
- 3.7k
- Elevation
- 620 ft
- Average daily high
- 57°F7th percentile
- Average daily low
- 41°F25th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 53″85th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 168″100th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,236 hrs1th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4462th percentile
- Median home value
- $168k24th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,012/mo35th percentile
- Median household income
- $86k62th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 2.73%98th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 10.9%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.5%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.7%
- Homes with broadband
- 91%49th percentile
- Walkability index
- 12.783th percentile
- Average commute
- 27 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 32%26th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 27%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9879th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 3535th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,148 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 33°F | 19°F | 4.8″ | 50.5″ | 88 hrs |
| Feb | 34°F | 19°F | 3.9″ | 37.2″ | 104 hrs |
| Mar | 42°F | 26°F | 3.6″ | 18.6″ | 160 hrs |
| Apr | 56°F | 37°F | 4.5″ | 8.2″ | 197 hrs |
| May | 68°F | 49°F | 4.1″ | 0.1″ | 253 hrs |
| Jun | 76°F | 58°F | 4.5″ | — | 278 hrs |
| Jul | 80°F | 62°F | 4.4″ | — | 304 hrs |
| Aug | 79°F | 61°F | 4.0″ | — | 284 hrs |
| Sep | 73°F | 54°F | 4.6″ | — | 232 hrs |
| Oct | 60°F | 44°F | 5.4″ | 0.4″ | 151 hrs |
| Nov | 48°F | 35°F | 4.8″ | 14.0″ | 114 hrs |
| Dec | 38°F | 26°F | 4.5″ | 38.6″ | 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