Hot-summer humid continental
Lewiston, New York
Niagara County, New York · Population 2.5k · 374 ft elevation
Living in Lewiston
Lewiston has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 83°F) and cold winters (January lows around 19°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 34″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (55″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (51% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (16 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 34, with about 1 unhealthy-air day in the latest year.
Lewiston at a glance
- Population
- 2.5k
- Elevation
- 374 ft
- Average daily high
- 58°F10th percentile
- Average daily low
- 40°F19th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 34″24th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 55″90th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,378 hrs7th percentile
- Median AQI
- 349th percentile
- Median home value
- $223k40th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,082/mo41th percentile
- Median household income
- $70k43th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.93%88th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 10.9%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.5%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.5%
- Homes with broadband
- 96%82th percentile
- Walkability index
- 9.461th percentile
- Average commute
- 21 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 52%60th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 57%
- Violent crime rate
- 38 per 100k11th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 462 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8336th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 2121th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 0%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 427 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 33°F | 19°F | 2.4″ | 12.8″ | 92 hrs |
| Feb | 35°F | 19°F | 2.2″ | 20.8″ | 113 hrs |
| Mar | 43°F | 25°F | 2.7″ | 8.1″ | 177 hrs |
| Apr | 55°F | 34°F | 4.1″ | 1.7″ | 206 hrs |
| May | 67°F | 46°F | 2.9″ | — | 268 hrs |
| Jun | 77°F | 57°F | 3.2″ | — | 292 hrs |
| Jul | 83°F | 62°F | 3.2″ | — | 318 hrs |
| Aug | 81°F | 61°F | 2.2″ | — | 296 hrs |
| Sep | 74°F | 53°F | 3.2″ | — | 246 hrs |
| Oct | 61°F | 44°F | 2.9″ | — | 162 hrs |
| Nov | 49°F | 33°F | 2.7″ | 2.0″ | 122 hrs |
| Dec | 38°F | 26°F | 2.7″ | 9.8″ | 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