Warm-summer humid continental
Homer, New York
Cortland County, New York · Population 3.1k · 1,132 ft elevation
Living in Homer
Homer has a warm-summer humid continental climate: pleasantly warm summers (July highs around 79°F) and cold winters (January lows around 11°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 39″ a year, and it is a snowy place (64″ a season).
Skies are gray (49% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (12 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 35 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Homer at a glance
- Population
- 3.1k
- Elevation
- 1,132 ft
- Average daily high
- 55°F3th percentile
- Average daily low
- 35°F5th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 39″35th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 64″93th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,273 hrs2th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3513th percentile
- Median home value
- $161k22th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,050/mo38th percentile
- Median household income
- $72k46th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 3.05%99th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 10.9%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.5%
- Unemployment rate
- 1.7%
- Homes with broadband
- 91%49th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.041th percentile
- Average commute
- 22 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 62%73th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 52%
- Violent crime rate
- 98 per 100k30th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 262 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 5112th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 7978th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 7%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 9%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,247 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30°F | 11°F | 2.2″ | 16.1″ | 95 hrs |
| Feb | 32°F | 12°F | 2.0″ | 14.5″ | 115 hrs |
| Mar | 40°F | 20°F | 2.7″ | 13.0″ | 165 hrs |
| Apr | 53°F | 32°F | 3.2″ | 2.4″ | 199 hrs |
| May | 66°F | 43°F | 3.5″ | — | 253 hrs |
| Jun | 74°F | 53°F | 4.2″ | — | 274 hrs |
| Jul | 79°F | 57°F | 4.1″ | — | 305 hrs |
| Aug | 77°F | 55°F | 4.1″ | — | 280 hrs |
| Sep | 70°F | 48°F | 4.1″ | — | 231 hrs |
| Oct | 58°F | 38°F | 3.9″ | 0.1″ | 156 hrs |
| Nov | 46°F | 29°F | 2.8″ | 5.6″ | 122 hrs |
| Dec | 35°F | 21°F | 2.7″ | 12.7″ | 78 hrs |
Near Homer
- Cortland, NY · 17k
- Munsons Corners, NY · 2.5k
- Northeast Ithaca, NY · 2.6k
- Lansing, NY · 3.8k
- Cayuga Heights, NY · 4k
- Ithaca, NY · 32k
- South Hill, NY · 6.8k
- Skaneateles, NY · 2.5k
Largest places in New York
- New York, NY · 8.5M
- Buffalo, NY · 276k
- Rochester, NY · 210k
- Yonkers, NY · 210k
- Syracuse, NY · 146k
- Albany, NY · 100k
- New Rochelle, NY · 82k
- Cheektowaga, NY · 76k
Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology