Hot-summer humid continental
Lancaster, New York
Erie County, New York · Population 10k · 676 ft elevation
Living in Lancaster
Lancaster has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 80°F) and cold winters (January lows around 19°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 41″ a year, and it is a snowy place (95″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (51% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (17 days a year).
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 44, with about 11 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Lancaster at a glance
- Population
- 10k
- Elevation
- 676 ft
- Average daily high
- 57°F7th percentile
- Average daily low
- 41°F25th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 41″40th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 95″98th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,377 hrs7th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4462th percentile
- Median home value
- $186k30th percentile
- Median rent
- $839/mo18th percentile
- Median household income
- $64k36th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 2.60%97th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 10.9%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.5%
- Unemployment rate
- 1.1%
- Homes with broadband
- 87%27th percentile
- Walkability index
- 12.179th percentile
- Average commute
- 18 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 77%90th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 42%
- Violent crime rate
- 45 per 100k13th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,082 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9879th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 5049th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 2%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,345 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 32°F | 19°F | 3.4″ | 26.7″ | 93 hrs |
| Feb | 33°F | 20°F | 2.5″ | 18.1″ | 113 hrs |
| Mar | 42°F | 27°F | 2.9″ | 14.1″ | 177 hrs |
| Apr | 55°F | 37°F | 3.4″ | 2.5″ | 206 hrs |
| May | 68°F | 48°F | 3.4″ | — | 268 hrs |
| Jun | 76°F | 58°F | 3.4″ | — | 292 hrs |
| Jul | 80°F | 63°F | 3.2″ | — | 318 hrs |
| Aug | 79°F | 62°F | 3.2″ | — | 295 hrs |
| Sep | 72°F | 55°F | 4.1″ | — | 246 hrs |
| Oct | 60°F | 44°F | 4.0″ | 0.9″ | 163 hrs |
| Nov | 48°F | 34°F | 3.5″ | 7.8″ | 122 hrs |
| Dec | 37°F | 26°F | 3.8″ | 25.3″ | 86 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