Hot-summer humid continental
New Paltz, New York
Ulster County, New York · Population 8k · 249 ft elevation
Living in New Paltz
New Paltz has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 83°F) and cold winters (January lows around 19°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 47″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (59″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (56% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 25 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 34, with about 3 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
There is plenty to explore outdoors around New Paltz: about 14% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 2,100 ft around town.
New Paltz at a glance
- Population
- 8k
- Elevation
- 249 ft
- Average daily high
- 60°F18th percentile
- Average daily low
- 41°F25th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 47″63th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 59″91th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,536 hrs17th percentile
- Median AQI
- 349th percentile
- Median home value
- $398k72th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,630/mo73th percentile
- Median household income
- $59k29th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 2.38%95th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 10.9%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.5%
- Unemployment rate
- 10.9%
- Homes with broadband
- 93%62th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.837th percentile
- Average commute
- 25 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 72%86th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 25%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8844th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 8786th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 9%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 14%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 2,067 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 35°F | 19°F | 3.5″ | 14.6″ | 146 hrs |
| Feb | 39°F | 20°F | 2.8″ | 14.6″ | 156 hrs |
| Mar | 47°F | 27°F | 3.5″ | 12.4″ | 196 hrs |
| Apr | 60°F | 38°F | 3.9″ | 1.8″ | 216 hrs |
| May | 71°F | 49°F | 3.5″ | — | 247 hrs |
| Jun | 78°F | 58°F | 4.6″ | — | 274 hrs |
| Jul | 83°F | 63°F | 4.5″ | — | 314 hrs |
| Aug | 82°F | 62°F | 4.3″ | — | 282 hrs |
| Sep | 74°F | 54°F | 4.6″ | — | 239 hrs |
| Oct | 62°F | 42°F | 4.6″ | 0.1″ | 183 hrs |
| Nov | 51°F | 33°F | 3.5″ | 2.8″ | 158 hrs |
| Dec | 40°F | 25°F | 3.8″ | 12.9″ | 126 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