Warm-summer humid continental

Newark, New York

Wayne County, New York · Population 9k · 446 ft elevation

Living in Newark

Newark has a warm-summer humid continental climate: pleasantly warm summers (July highs around 79°F) and cold winters (January lows around 16°F).

Precipitation is wet at about 40″ a year, and it is buried in snow every winter (105″ a season).

Skies are partly sunny (50% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (17 days a year).

Air quality is good: a median AQI of 33 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.

Newark at a glance

Population
9k
Elevation
446 ft
Average daily high
56°F5th percentile
Average daily low
38°F12th percentile
Annual precipitation
40″38th percentile
Annual snowfall
105″98th percentile
Sunshine hours per year
2,321 hrs4th percentile
Median AQI
338th percentile
Median home value
$123k12th percentile
Median rent
$1,012/mo35th percentile
Median household income
$58k27th percentile
Property tax rate
3.38%100th percentile
Top state income-tax rate
10.9%
Sales tax (state + local)
8.5%
Unemployment rate
3.9%
Homes with broadband
83%14th percentile
Walkability index
9.259th percentile
Average commute
19 min
Math proficiency (8th grade)
12%3th percentile
Reading proficiency (8th grade)
22%
Violent crime rate
393 per 100k81th percentile
Property crime rate
1,754 per 100k
Overall natural-hazard risk
5614th percentile
Outdoor access
4242th percentile
Public land within 10 miles
0%
Public land within 30 miles
2%
Mountain relief within 30 miles
886 ft

Climate by month

Average monthly weather in Newark, New York
MonthHighLowPrecipitationSnowSunshine
Jan31°F16°F3.0″34.8″85 hrs
Feb33°F17°F2.5″21.5″100 hrs
Mar41°F24°F2.7″13.6″168 hrs
Apr54°F34°F3.2″2.1″207 hrs
May67°F45°F3.4″0.1″268 hrs
Jun75°F54°F3.5″—287 hrs
Jul79°F59°F3.6″—321 hrs
Aug78°F58°F3.8″—297 hrs
Sep72°F51°F3.4″—246 hrs
Oct59°F41°F4.3″0.1″158 hrs
Nov47°F31°F3.4″7.3″116 hrs
Dec36°F23°F3.2″25.4″68 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