Hot-summer humid continental
Jefferson Valley-Yorktown, New York
Westchester County, New York · Population 14k · 663 ft elevation
Living in Jefferson Valley-Yorktown
Jefferson Valley-Yorktown has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 83°F) and cold winters (January lows around 16°F).
Precipitation is very wet at about 51″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (40″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (59% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 26 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 38, with about 6 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Jefferson Valley-Yorktown at a glance
- Population
- 14k
- Elevation
- 663 ft
- Average daily high
- 60°F18th percentile
- Average daily low
- 39°F15th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 51″78th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 40″80th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,645 hrs30th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3825th percentile
- Median home value
- $567k85th percentile
- Median rent
- $2,078/mo88th percentile
- Median household income
- $153k93th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.76%83th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 10.9%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.5%
- Unemployment rate
- 8.2%
- Homes with broadband
- 95%76th percentile
- Walkability index
- 9.057th percentile
- Average commute
- 39 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 67%81th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 47%
- Violent crime rate
- 53 per 100k16th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 557 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9668th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 7978th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 10%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 10%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 919 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 36°F | 16°F | 3.6″ | 8.8″ | 159 hrs |
| Feb | 38°F | 19°F | 3.0″ | 12.6″ | 167 hrs |
| Mar | 47°F | 25°F | 4.4″ | 8.2″ | 201 hrs |
| Apr | 60°F | 35°F | 3.9″ | 1.8″ | 224 hrs |
| May | 70°F | 46°F | 4.3″ | — | 252 hrs |
| Jun | 78°F | 55°F | 4.5″ | — | 282 hrs |
| Jul | 83°F | 60°F | 4.7″ | — | 320 hrs |
| Aug | 82°F | 60°F | 4.3″ | — | 291 hrs |
| Sep | 74°F | 52°F | 4.6″ | — | 247 hrs |
| Oct | 63°F | 41°F | 4.6″ | — | 192 hrs |
| Nov | 51°F | 31°F | 3.7″ | 0.5″ | 170 hrs |
| Dec | 40°F | 24°F | 4.8″ | 7.6″ | 142 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