Warm-summer humid continental
Olean, New York
Cattaraugus County, New York · Population 14k · 1,453 ft elevation
Living in Olean
Olean has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 80°F) and cold winters (January lows around 13°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 41″ a year, and it is a snowy place (65″ a season).
Skies are gray (48% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (11 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 36 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Olean at a glance
- Population
- 14k
- Elevation
- 1,453 ft
- Average daily high
- 57°F7th percentile
- Average daily low
- 36°F7th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 41″40th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 65″94th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,233 hrs0th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3616th percentile
- Median home value
- $91k4th percentile
- Median rent
- $786/mo12th percentile
- Median household income
- $48k12th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 3.51%100th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 10.9%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.5%
- Unemployment rate
- 6.3%
- Homes with broadband
- 85%20th percentile
- Walkability index
- 11.072th percentile
- Average commute
- 16 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 32%26th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 32%
- Violent crime rate
- 288 per 100k70th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 3,441 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8235th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 7574th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 2%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 15%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 853 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 32°F | 13°F | 2.7″ | 17.6″ | 89 hrs |
| Feb | 34°F | 15°F | 2.0″ | 13.7″ | 104 hrs |
| Mar | 43°F | 21°F | 2.6″ | 10.1″ | 160 hrs |
| Apr | 56°F | 32°F | 3.4″ | 1.8″ | 196 hrs |
| May | 68°F | 44°F | 3.7″ | — | 252 hrs |
| Jun | 76°F | 52°F | 4.5″ | — | 276 hrs |
| Jul | 80°F | 57°F | 4.3″ | — | 303 hrs |
| Aug | 79°F | 55°F | 4.0″ | — | 283 hrs |
| Sep | 73°F | 49°F | 3.9″ | — | 232 hrs |
| Oct | 60°F | 38°F | 3.6″ | 0.3″ | 152 hrs |
| Nov | 47°F | 28°F | 2.9″ | 6.3″ | 115 hrs |
| Dec | 37°F | 21°F | 3.2″ | 14.9″ | 72 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