Warm-summer humid continental
Massena, New York
St. Lawrence County, New York · Population 10k · 223 ft elevation
Living in Massena
Massena has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 81°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around 6°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 34″ a year, and it is a snowy place (75″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (54% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (16 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 31 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Massena at a glance
- Population
- 10k
- Elevation
- 223 ft
- Average daily high
- 55°F3th percentile
- Average daily low
- 34°F4th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 34″24th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 75″95th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,471 hrs12th percentile
- Median AQI
- 317th percentile
- Median home value
- $99k5th percentile
- Median rent
- $680/mo4th percentile
- Median household income
- $49k13th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 3.14%99th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 10.9%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.5%
- Unemployment rate
- 6.6%
- Homes with broadband
- 87%27th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.431th percentile
- Average commute
- 17 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 37%34th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 42%
- Violent crime rate
- 242 per 100k63th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,802 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 7830th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 7574th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 11%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 5%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,083 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 25°F | 6°F | 2.1″ | 16.9″ | 130 hrs |
| Feb | 28°F | 7°F | 1.6″ | 15.6″ | 157 hrs |
| Mar | 38°F | 19°F | 2.0″ | 15.7″ | 212 hrs |
| Apr | 54°F | 32°F | 2.9″ | 4.9″ | 216 hrs |
| May | 68°F | 44°F | 3.1″ | 0.2″ | 257 hrs |
| Jun | 76°F | 53°F | 3.7″ | — | 279 hrs |
| Jul | 81°F | 58°F | 3.5″ | — | 315 hrs |
| Aug | 79°F | 56°F | 3.4″ | — | 291 hrs |
| Sep | 71°F | 48°F | 3.5″ | — | 239 hrs |
| Oct | 58°F | 37°F | 3.4″ | 0.4″ | 158 hrs |
| Nov | 45°F | 27°F | 2.6″ | 5.7″ | 121 hrs |
| Dec | 32°F | 16°F | 2.1″ | 15.8″ | 96 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