Hot-summer humid continental
North Sea, New York
Suffolk County, New York · Population 6.5k · 16 ft elevation
Living in North Sea
North Sea has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 81°F) and cold winters (January lows around 23°F).
Precipitation is very wet at about 50″ a year, and it gets light snow (27″ a season).
Skies are sunny (60% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 46 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 41, with about 5 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
North Sea at a glance
- Population
- 6.5k
- Elevation
- 16 ft
- Average daily high
- 59°F13th percentile
- Average daily low
- 43°F36th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 50″75th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 27″67th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,708 hrs41th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4144th percentile
- Median home value
- $1.1M97th percentile
- Median rent
- $2,643/mo96th percentile
- Median household income
- $155k94th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.43%5th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 10.9%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.5%
- Unemployment rate
- 0.6%
- Homes with broadband
- 89%38th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.126th percentile
- Average commute
- 29 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 70%85th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 25%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9773th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 3938th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 4%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 7%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 164 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 39°F | 23°F | 4.0″ | 7.2″ | 168 hrs |
| Feb | 40°F | 24°F | 3.6″ | 8.6″ | 170 hrs |
| Mar | 46°F | 30°F | 4.9″ | 6.0″ | 205 hrs |
| Apr | 55°F | 38°F | 4.3″ | 0.8″ | 232 hrs |
| May | 65°F | 48°F | 3.6″ | — | 258 hrs |
| Jun | 75°F | 57°F | 3.9″ | — | 282 hrs |
| Jul | 81°F | 64°F | 3.2″ | — | 319 hrs |
| Aug | 80°F | 62°F | 3.9″ | — | 296 hrs |
| Sep | 73°F | 56°F | 4.8″ | — | 254 hrs |
| Oct | 63°F | 45°F | 4.7″ | — | 197 hrs |
| Nov | 53°F | 36°F | 3.8″ | 0.1″ | 175 hrs |
| Dec | 44°F | 28°F | 5.0″ | 4.1″ | 152 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