Hot-summer humid continental
Old Bethpage, New York
Nassau County, New York · Population 6.2k · 187 ft elevation
Living in Old Bethpage
Old Bethpage has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 83°F) and cold winters (January lows around 25°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 38″ a year, and it gets light snow (19″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (59% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 39 muggy days a year.
Air quality is excellent: a median AQI of 29 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Old Bethpage at a glance
- Population
- 6.2k
- Elevation
- 187 ft
- Average daily high
- 61°F24th percentile
- Average daily low
- 46°F52th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 38″32th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 19″56th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,644 hrs29th percentile
- Median AQI
- 295th percentile
- Median home value
- $866k95th percentile
- Median household income
- $187k97th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.15%59th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 10.9%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.5%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.4%
- Homes with broadband
- 97%89th percentile
- Walkability index
- 12.582th percentile
- Average commute
- 30 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 87%97th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 77%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9773th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 4645th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 3%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 4%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 361 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 39°F | 25°F | 2.7″ | 2.9″ | 160 hrs |
| Feb | 41°F | 26°F | 2.0″ | 6.2″ | 167 hrs |
| Mar | 48°F | 32°F | 3.5″ | 3.1″ | 201 hrs |
| Apr | 58°F | 42°F | 3.6″ | 0.4″ | 224 hrs |
| May | 68°F | 51°F | 3.2″ | — | 251 hrs |
| Jun | 77°F | 61°F | 3.5″ | — | 281 hrs |
| Jul | 83°F | 68°F | 3.0″ | — | 318 hrs |
| Aug | 81°F | 66°F | 3.3″ | — | 290 hrs |
| Sep | 75°F | 59°F | 3.7″ | — | 247 hrs |
| Oct | 64°F | 48°F | 3.4″ | — | 193 hrs |
| Nov | 53°F | 38°F | 2.9″ | 0.2″ | 171 hrs |
| Dec | 44°F | 31°F | 3.6″ | 5.7″ | 143 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