Hot-summer humid continental
Newfane, New York
Niagara County, New York · Population 3.5k · 341 ft elevation
Living in Newfane
Newfane 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 38″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (55″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (51% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 27 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 34, with about 1 unhealthy-air day in the latest year.
Newfane at a glance
- Population
- 3.5k
- Elevation
- 341 ft
- Average daily high
- 59°F13th percentile
- Average daily low
- 41°F25th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 38″32th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 55″90th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,379 hrs7th percentile
- Median AQI
- 349th percentile
- Median home value
- $144k17th percentile
- Median rent
- $836/mo17th percentile
- Median household income
- $75k50th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 2.36%95th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 10.9%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.5%
- Unemployment rate
- 1.4%
- Homes with broadband
- 86%24th percentile
- Walkability index
- 5.79th percentile
- Average commute
- 25 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 25%16th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 37%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8336th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 3131th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 2%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 525 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 34°F | 19°F | 2.9″ | 12.8″ | 92 hrs |
| Feb | 36°F | 20°F | 2.3″ | 20.8″ | 113 hrs |
| Mar | 45°F | 26°F | 2.6″ | 8.1″ | 177 hrs |
| Apr | 57°F | 37°F | 3.4″ | 1.7″ | 207 hrs |
| May | 70°F | 49°F | 3.0″ | — | 269 hrs |
| Jun | 79°F | 58°F | 3.4″ | — | 292 hrs |
| Jul | 83°F | 62°F | 3.8″ | — | 319 hrs |
| Aug | 81°F | 62°F | 3.2″ | — | 296 hrs |
| Sep | 75°F | 55°F | 3.5″ | — | 246 hrs |
| Oct | 62°F | 44°F | 3.7″ | — | 162 hrs |
| Nov | 50°F | 35°F | 3.0″ | 2.0″ | 122 hrs |
| Dec | 39°F | 25°F | 2.9″ | 9.8″ | 86 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