Hot-summer humid continental

Mastic, New York

Suffolk County, New York · Population 15k · 33 ft elevation

Living in Mastic

Mastic has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 83°F) and cold winters (January lows around 24°F).

Precipitation is wet at about 44″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (48″ a season).

Skies are partly sunny (59% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 49 muggy days a year.

Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 41, with about 5 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.

Mastic at a glance

Population
15k
Elevation
33 ft
Average daily high
61°F24th percentile
Average daily low
44°F41th percentile
Annual precipitation
44″52th percentile
Annual snowfall
48″87th percentile
Sunshine hours per year
2,644 hrs29th percentile
Median AQI
4144th percentile
Median home value
$371k69th percentile
Median rent
$2,055/mo88th percentile
Median household income
$106k78th percentile
Property tax rate
2.38%95th percentile
Top state income-tax rate
10.9%
Sales tax (state + local)
8.5%
Unemployment rate
7.3%
Homes with broadband
95%76th percentile
Walkability index
7.634th percentile
Average commute
34 min
Math proficiency (8th grade)
29%23th percentile
Reading proficiency (8th grade)
32%
Overall natural-hazard risk
9773th percentile
Outdoor access
5151th percentile
Public land within 10 miles
10%
Public land within 30 miles
7%
Mountain relief within 30 miles
197 ft

Climate by month

Average monthly weather in Mastic, New York
MonthHighLowPrecipitationSnowSunshine
Jan39°F24°F3.0″10.9″160 hrs
Feb41°F25°F3.1″11.4″167 hrs
Mar48°F31°F4.6″10.9″201 hrs
Apr58°F40°F4.1″0.1″224 hrs
May68°F50°F3.5″—251 hrs
Jun77°F60°F3.7″—281 hrs
Jul83°F66°F3.2″—319 hrs
Aug81°F65°F3.0″—290 hrs
Sep75°F57°F3.9″—247 hrs
Oct64°F46°F4.0″—193 hrs
Nov54°F37°F3.6″0.9″171 hrs
Dec45°F30°F4.5″13.9″143 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