Warm-summer humid continental

Northeast Ithaca, New York

Tompkins County, New York · Population 2.6k · 1,043 ft elevation

Living in Northeast Ithaca

Northeast Ithaca has a warm-summer humid continental climate: pleasantly warm summers (July highs around 80°F) and cold winters (January lows around 14°F).

Precipitation is wet at about 38″ a year, and it is a snowy place (63″ a season).

Skies are gray (49% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (13 days a year).

Air quality is good: a median AQI of 35 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.

Northeast Ithaca at a glance

Population
2.6k
Elevation
1,043 ft
Average daily high
56°F5th percentile
Average daily low
36°F7th percentile
Annual precipitation
38″32th percentile
Annual snowfall
63″93th percentile
Sunshine hours per year
2,273 hrs2th percentile
Median AQI
3513th percentile
Median home value
$350k66th percentile
Median rent
$1,688/mo75th percentile
Median household income
$92k67th percentile
Property tax rate
2.30%94th percentile
Top state income-tax rate
10.9%
Sales tax (state + local)
8.5%
Unemployment rate
3.7%
Homes with broadband
97%89th percentile
Walkability index
7.126th percentile
Average commute
15 min
Math proficiency (8th grade)
57%66th percentile
Reading proficiency (8th grade)
57%
Violent crime rate
26 per 100k7th percentile
Property crime rate
204 per 100k
Overall natural-hazard risk
7426th percentile
Outdoor access
7373th percentile
Public land within 10 miles
4%
Public land within 30 miles
6%
Mountain relief within 30 miles
1,247 ft

Climate by month

Average monthly weather in Northeast Ithaca, New York
MonthHighLowPrecipitationSnowSunshine
Jan31°F14°F2.2″16.6″95 hrs
Feb33°F15°F2.0″14.5″115 hrs
Mar41°F22°F2.8″12.0″165 hrs
Apr54°F33°F3.4″2.8″199 hrs
May67°F44°F3.2″—253 hrs
Jun75°F53°F4.0″—273 hrs
Jul80°F58°F3.9″—305 hrs
Aug78°F56°F3.8″—280 hrs
Sep71°F49°F3.8″—231 hrs
Oct59°F39°F3.7″0.2″156 hrs
Nov47°F30°F2.9″4.6″122 hrs
Dec36°F22°F2.6″12.2″79 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