Warm-summer humid continental

Ilion, New York

Herkimer County, New York · Population 7.6k · 404 ft elevation

Living in Ilion

Ilion has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 82°F) and cold winters (January lows around 15°F).

Precipitation is wet at about 44″ a year, and it is a snowy place (95″ a season).

Skies are partly sunny (50% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (20 days a year).

Air quality is excellent: a median AQI of 29 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.

Ilion at a glance

Population
7.6k
Elevation
404 ft
Average daily high
57°F7th percentile
Average daily low
39°F15th percentile
Annual precipitation
44″52th percentile
Annual snowfall
95″98th percentile
Sunshine hours per year
2,271 hrs2th percentile
Median AQI
295th percentile
Median home value
$101k6th percentile
Median rent
$718/mo6th percentile
Median household income
$62k33th percentile
Property tax rate
2.99%99th percentile
Top state income-tax rate
10.9%
Sales tax (state + local)
8.5%
Unemployment rate
2.4%
Homes with broadband
87%27th percentile
Walkability index
6.923th percentile
Average commute
22 min
Math proficiency (8th grade)
27%19th percentile
Reading proficiency (8th grade)
27%
Violent crime rate
239 per 100k63th percentile
Property crime rate
1,646 per 100k
Overall natural-hazard risk
6016th percentile
Outdoor access
7272th percentile
Public land within 10 miles
1%
Public land within 30 miles
11%
Mountain relief within 30 miles
1,411 ft

Climate by month

Average monthly weather in Ilion, New York
MonthHighLowPrecipitationSnowSunshine
Jan31°F15°F2.6″19.2″114 hrs
Feb33°F16°F2.3″15.7″127 hrs
Mar42°F24°F3.0″18.4″180 hrs
Apr56°F36°F3.9″6.0″202 hrs
May69°F47°F3.9″—234 hrs
Jun77°F56°F4.5″—256 hrs
Jul82°F61°F4.2″—290 hrs
Aug80°F59°F4.7″—271 hrs
Sep73°F52°F3.5″—232 hrs
Oct60°F42°F4.3″0.8″152 hrs
Nov47°F32°F3.6″13.0″126 hrs
Dec36°F22°F3.6″22.4″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