Warm-summer humid continental

Oneonta, New York

Otsego County, New York · Population 14k · 1,125 ft elevation

Living in Oneonta

Oneonta has a warm-summer humid continental climate: pleasantly warm summers (July highs around 79°F) and cold winters (January lows around 12°F).

Precipitation is wet at about 45″ a year, and it is a snowy place (83″ a season).

Skies are partly sunny (53% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (9 days a year).

Air quality is good: a median AQI of 39, with about 5 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.

Oneonta at a glance

Population
14k
Elevation
1,125 ft
Average daily high
56°F5th percentile
Average daily low
34°F4th percentile
Annual precipitation
45″56th percentile
Annual snowfall
83″97th percentile
Sunshine hours per year
2,410 hrs10th percentile
Median AQI
3930th percentile
Median home value
$188k30th percentile
Median rent
$986/mo33th percentile
Median household income
$65k37th percentile
Property tax rate
1.94%88th percentile
Top state income-tax rate
10.9%
Sales tax (state + local)
8.5%
Unemployment rate
3.4%
Homes with broadband
90%43th percentile
Walkability index
8.550th percentile
Average commute
15 min
Math proficiency (8th grade)
52%60th percentile
Reading proficiency (8th grade)
32%
Violent crime rate
164 per 100k47th percentile
Property crime rate
1,063 per 100k
Overall natural-hazard risk
7628th percentile
Outdoor access
7069th percentile
Public land within 10 miles
2%
Public land within 30 miles
6%
Mountain relief within 30 miles
1,083 ft

Climate by month

Average monthly weather in Oneonta, New York
MonthHighLowPrecipitationSnowSunshine
Jan31°F12°F3.3″20.7″124 hrs
Feb33°F13°F2.8″19.5″144 hrs
Mar41°F19°F3.5″14.5″201 hrs
Apr55°F31°F3.9″3.3″207 hrs
May67°F42°F3.7″0.3″244 hrs
Jun75°F51°F4.7″—263 hrs
Jul79°F56°F4.5″—305 hrs
Aug77°F54°F4.0″—280 hrs
Sep71°F47°F3.8″—239 hrs
Oct59°F37°F3.9″0.8″168 hrs
Nov46°F28°F3.3″6.3″135 hrs
Dec35°F20°F3.6″17.6″100 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