Warm-summer humid continental
Lake Carmel, New York
Putnam County, New York · Population 8.1k · 797 ft elevation
Living in Lake Carmel
Lake Carmel has a warm-summer humid continental climate: pleasantly warm summers (July highs around 78°F) and cold winters (January lows around 16°F).
Precipitation is very wet at about 50″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (58″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (59% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 27 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 33 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Lake Carmel at a glance
- Population
- 8.1k
- Elevation
- 797 ft
- Average daily high
- 56°F5th percentile
- Average daily low
- 39°F15th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 50″75th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 58″91th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,646 hrs32th percentile
- Median AQI
- 338th percentile
- Median home value
- $358k67th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,479/mo67th percentile
- Median household income
- $121k85th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 2.46%96th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 10.9%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.5%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.8%
- Homes with broadband
- 91%49th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.532th percentile
- Average commute
- 39 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 47%52th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 47%
- Violent crime rate
- 86 per 100k27th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 397 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 407th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 7574th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 8%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 6%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 951 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 33°F | 16°F | 3.9″ | 14.3″ | 159 hrs |
| Feb | 36°F | 19°F | 3.0″ | 12.9″ | 166 hrs |
| Mar | 43°F | 26°F | 4.2″ | 14.3″ | 201 hrs |
| Apr | 56°F | 37°F | 3.5″ | 3.1″ | 224 hrs |
| May | 66°F | 47°F | 4.1″ | — | 252 hrs |
| Jun | 73°F | 56°F | 4.6″ | — | 282 hrs |
| Jul | 78°F | 61°F | 4.2″ | — | 320 hrs |
| Aug | 76°F | 60°F | 4.9″ | — | 291 hrs |
| Sep | 70°F | 52°F | 4.9″ | — | 247 hrs |
| Oct | 59°F | 41°F | 4.2″ | — | 192 hrs |
| Nov | 48°F | 31°F | 3.9″ | 2.1″ | 170 hrs |
| Dec | 38°F | 23°F | 5.0″ | 11.2″ | 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