Warm-summer humid continental
Liberty, New York
Sullivan County, New York · Population 5.1k · 1,509 ft elevation
Living in Liberty
Liberty has a warm-summer humid continental climate: pleasantly warm summers (July highs around 79°F) and cold winters (January lows around 13°F).
Precipitation is very wet at about 53″ a year, and it is a snowy place (70″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (53% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (13 days a year).
Air quality is excellent: a median AQI of 27, with about 1 unhealthy-air day in the latest year.
Liberty at a glance
- Population
- 5.1k
- Elevation
- 1,509 ft
- Average daily high
- 56°F5th percentile
- Average daily low
- 35°F5th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 53″85th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 70″95th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,408 hrs10th percentile
- Median AQI
- 273th percentile
- Median home value
- $151k19th percentile
- Median rent
- $882/mo22th percentile
- Median household income
- $49k14th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 3.56%100th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 10.9%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.5%
- Unemployment rate
- 9.8%
- Homes with broadband
- 88%32th percentile
- Walkability index
- 10.469th percentile
- Average commute
- 20 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 22%12th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 17%
- Violent crime rate
- 813 per 100k96th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 2,014 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 7830th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 7877th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 15%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 2,001 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 31°F | 13°F | 3.7″ | 16.6″ | 125 hrs |
| Feb | 33°F | 14°F | 2.8″ | 17.4″ | 145 hrs |
| Mar | 42°F | 22°F | 3.9″ | 12.8″ | 201 hrs |
| Apr | 55°F | 33°F | 4.2″ | 3.3″ | 206 hrs |
| May | 66°F | 43°F | 4.7″ | — | 243 hrs |
| Jun | 74°F | 52°F | 5.2″ | — | 262 hrs |
| Jul | 79°F | 57°F | 4.7″ | — | 304 hrs |
| Aug | 77°F | 55°F | 5.3″ | — | 279 hrs |
| Sep | 70°F | 49°F | 5.2″ | — | 239 hrs |
| Oct | 59°F | 38°F | 4.8″ | 0.3″ | 168 hrs |
| Nov | 47°F | 28°F | 3.9″ | 4.2″ | 136 hrs |
| Dec | 35°F | 20°F | 4.7″ | 15.3″ | 101 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