Warm-summer humid continental

Johnson City, New York

Broome County, New York · Population 15k · 876 ft elevation

Living in Johnson City

Johnson City has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 81°F) and cold winters (January lows around 18°F).

Precipitation is wet at about 42″ a year, and it is a snowy place (87″ a season).

Skies are gray (49% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (22 days a year).

Air quality is excellent: a median AQI of 22, with about 2 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.

Johnson City at a glance

Population
15k
Elevation
876 ft
Average daily high
57°F7th percentile
Average daily low
40°F19th percentile
Annual precipitation
42″44th percentile
Annual snowfall
87″97th percentile
Sunshine hours per year
2,271 hrs2th percentile
Median AQI
222th percentile
Median home value
$111k8th percentile
Median rent
$993/mo33th percentile
Median household income
$52k18th percentile
Property tax rate
3.47%100th percentile
Top state income-tax rate
10.9%
Sales tax (state + local)
8.5%
Unemployment rate
10.2%
Homes with broadband
87%27th percentile
Walkability index
8.346th percentile
Average commute
16 min
Math proficiency (8th grade)
32%26th percentile
Reading proficiency (8th grade)
37%
Violent crime rate
418 per 100k83th percentile
Property crime rate
4,975 per 100k
Overall natural-hazard risk
8742th percentile
Outdoor access
6161th percentile
Public land within 10 miles
1%
Public land within 30 miles
6%
Mountain relief within 30 miles
820 ft

Climate by month

Average monthly weather in Johnson City, New York
MonthHighLowPrecipitationSnowSunshine
Jan32°F18°F2.6″20.6″95 hrs
Feb35°F19°F2.4″19.7″116 hrs
Mar43°F26°F3.0″16.4″165 hrs
Apr57°F37°F3.6″3.8″199 hrs
May69°F49°F3.8″0.1″253 hrs
Jun76°F57°F4.7″—273 hrs
Jul81°F62°F3.8″—304 hrs
Aug79°F60°F4.1″—280 hrs
Sep72°F53°F4.0″—231 hrs
Oct60°F43°F3.8″1.0″157 hrs
Nov48°F33°F3.1″6.8″123 hrs
Dec37°F24°F3.1″18.1″79 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