Warm-summer humid continental
Ithaca, New York
Tompkins County, New York · Population 32k · 417 ft elevation
Living in Ithaca
Ithaca has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 82°F) and cold winters (January lows around 16°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 38″ a year, and it is a snowy place (63″ a season).
Skies are gray (49% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (18 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 35 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Ithaca at a glance
- Population
- 32k
- Elevation
- 417 ft
- Average daily high
- 58°F10th percentile
- Average daily low
- 38°F12th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 38″32th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 63″93th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,273 hrs2th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3513th percentile
- Median home value
- $330k62th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,441/mo65th percentile
- Median household income
- $49k13th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 2.63%97th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 10.9%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.5%
- Unemployment rate
- 7.1%
- Homes with broadband
- 88%32th percentile
- Walkability index
- 10.167th percentile
- Average commute
- 19 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 57%66th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 57%
- Violent crime rate
- 170 per 100k49th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 2,872 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 7426th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 7574th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 5%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 6%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,247 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 33°F | 16°F | 2.2″ | 16.6″ | 95 hrs |
| Feb | 35°F | 17°F | 2.0″ | 14.5″ | 115 hrs |
| Mar | 43°F | 24°F | 2.8″ | 12.0″ | 165 hrs |
| Apr | 56°F | 35°F | 3.4″ | 2.8″ | 199 hrs |
| May | 69°F | 46°F | 3.2″ | — | 253 hrs |
| Jun | 78°F | 55°F | 4.0″ | — | 273 hrs |
| Jul | 82°F | 60°F | 3.9″ | — | 305 hrs |
| Aug | 80°F | 58°F | 3.8″ | — | 280 hrs |
| Sep | 73°F | 51°F | 3.8″ | — | 231 hrs |
| Oct | 61°F | 41°F | 3.7″ | 0.2″ | 156 hrs |
| Nov | 49°F | 32°F | 2.9″ | 4.6″ | 122 hrs |
| Dec | 38°F | 24°F | 2.6″ | 12.2″ | 79 hrs |
Near Ithaca
- Cayuga Heights, NY · 4k
- South Hill, NY · 6.8k
- Northeast Ithaca, NY · 2.6k
- Lansing, NY · 3.8k
- Munsons Corners, NY · 2.5k
- Cortland, NY · 17k
- Homer, NY · 3.1k
- Horseheads North, NY · 2.6k
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology