Hot-summer humid continental
Mechanicville, New York
Saratoga County, New York · Population 5.1k · 92 ft elevation
Living in Mechanicville
Mechanicville has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 85°F) and cold winters (January lows around 17°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 42″ a year, and it is a snowy place (64″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (53% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 26 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 34 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Mechanicville at a glance
- Population
- 5.1k
- Elevation
- 92 ft
- Average daily high
- 61°F24th percentile
- Average daily low
- 41°F25th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 42″44th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 64″93th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,416 hrs10th percentile
- Median AQI
- 349th percentile
- Median home value
- $186k29th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,066/mo39th percentile
- Median household income
- $47k11th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 2.09%91th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 10.9%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.5%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.5%
- Homes with broadband
- 81%10th percentile
- Walkability index
- 9.663th percentile
- Average commute
- 27 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 62%73th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 42%
- Violent crime rate
- 415 per 100k82th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 731 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 7326th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 7171th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 2%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 6%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,542 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 34°F | 17°F | 2.6″ | 16.5″ | 127 hrs |
| Feb | 37°F | 18°F | 2.4″ | 15.7″ | 141 hrs |
| Mar | 46°F | 26°F | 2.9″ | 11.4″ | 189 hrs |
| Apr | 60°F | 37°F | 3.1″ | 1.8″ | 211 hrs |
| May | 72°F | 49°F | 3.8″ | — | 243 hrs |
| Jun | 80°F | 59°F | 4.6″ | — | 265 hrs |
| Jul | 85°F | 64°F | 4.6″ | — | 303 hrs |
| Aug | 84°F | 62°F | 3.9″ | — | 287 hrs |
| Sep | 77°F | 54°F | 3.8″ | — | 242 hrs |
| Oct | 63°F | 43°F | 4.2″ | 0.1″ | 164 hrs |
| Nov | 51°F | 33°F | 2.8″ | 2.9″ | 139 hrs |
| Dec | 39°F | 24°F | 3.1″ | 15.1″ | 104 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