Hot-summer humid continental
Niagara Falls, New York
Niagara County, New York · Population 48k · 614 ft elevation
Living in Niagara Falls
Niagara Falls has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 82°F) and cold winters (January lows around 19°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 35″ a year, and it is a snowy place (72″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (51% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (17 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 34, with about 1 unhealthy-air day in the latest year.
Niagara Falls at a glance
- Population
- 48k
- Elevation
- 614 ft
- Average daily high
- 58°F10th percentile
- Average daily low
- 40°F19th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 35″26th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 72″95th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,378 hrs7th percentile
- Median AQI
- 349th percentile
- Median home value
- $104k6th percentile
- Median rent
- $784/mo12th percentile
- Median household income
- $49k13th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 2.55%96th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 10.9%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.5%
- Unemployment rate
- 9.7%
- Homes with broadband
- 85%20th percentile
- Walkability index
- 13.185th percentile
- Average commute
- 18 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 23%15th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 23%
- Violent crime rate
- 478 per 100k87th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 2,514 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8336th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 3029th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 525 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 33°F | 19°F | 2.6″ | 22.3″ | 93 hrs |
| Feb | 34°F | 19°F | 2.1″ | 16.3″ | 113 hrs |
| Mar | 43°F | 26°F | 2.4″ | 11.6″ | 177 hrs |
| Apr | 56°F | 36°F | 3.1″ | 2.2″ | 206 hrs |
| May | 69°F | 48°F | 3.1″ | — | 268 hrs |
| Jun | 78°F | 58°F | 3.0″ | — | 292 hrs |
| Jul | 82°F | 63°F | 3.4″ | — | 318 hrs |
| Aug | 80°F | 61°F | 2.8″ | — | 296 hrs |
| Sep | 74°F | 54°F | 3.3″ | — | 246 hrs |
| Oct | 61°F | 43°F | 3.3″ | 0.2″ | 162 hrs |
| Nov | 49°F | 33°F | 2.9″ | 4.1″ | 122 hrs |
| Dec | 38°F | 25°F | 2.8″ | 15.7″ | 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