Hot-summer humid continental
Huntington, New York
Suffolk County, New York · Population 20k · 59 ft elevation
Living in Huntington
Huntington has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 83°F) and cold winters (January lows around 24°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 49″ a year, and it gets light snow (19″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (59% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 48 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 41, with about 5 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Huntington at a glance
- Population
- 20k
- Elevation
- 59 ft
- Average daily high
- 61°F24th percentile
- Average daily low
- 45°F47th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 49″71th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 19″56th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,645 hrs30th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4144th percentile
- Median home value
- $733k92th percentile
- Median rent
- $2,347/mo93th percentile
- Median household income
- $162k95th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.36%68th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 10.9%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.5%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.1%
- Homes with broadband
- 96%82th percentile
- Walkability index
- 9.461th percentile
- Average commute
- 37 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 82%93th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 77%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9773th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 6363th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 5%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 4%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 525 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 38°F | 24°F | 3.7″ | 2.9″ | 160 hrs |
| Feb | 40°F | 25°F | 3.1″ | 6.2″ | 167 hrs |
| Mar | 47°F | 31°F | 4.2″ | 3.1″ | 201 hrs |
| Apr | 60°F | 41°F | 4.1″ | 0.4″ | 224 hrs |
| May | 70°F | 50°F | 3.9″ | — | 251 hrs |
| Jun | 78°F | 60°F | 4.3″ | — | 281 hrs |
| Jul | 83°F | 66°F | 3.8″ | — | 319 hrs |
| Aug | 81°F | 65°F | 4.3″ | — | 290 hrs |
| Sep | 74°F | 59°F | 4.7″ | — | 247 hrs |
| Oct | 63°F | 49°F | 4.3″ | — | 193 hrs |
| Nov | 52°F | 39°F | 3.5″ | 0.2″ | 170 hrs |
| Dec | 43°F | 30°F | 4.6″ | 5.7″ | 143 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