Warm-summer humid continental
Plattsburgh, New York
Clinton County, New York · Population 20k · 148 ft elevation
Living in Plattsburgh
Plattsburgh has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 81°F) and cold winters (January lows around 10°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 31″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (50″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (51% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (13 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 38, with about 4 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Plattsburgh at a glance
- Population
- 20k
- Elevation
- 148 ft
- Average daily high
- 56°F5th percentile
- Average daily low
- 36°F7th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 31″20th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 50″88th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,327 hrs5th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3825th percentile
- Median home value
- $190k31th percentile
- Median rent
- $964/mo30th percentile
- Median household income
- $54k21th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 2.78%98th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 10.9%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.5%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.0%
- Homes with broadband
- 88%32th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.753th percentile
- Average commute
- 15 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 55%64th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 35%
- Violent crime rate
- 152 per 100k44th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,839 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 6922th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 7473th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 2%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 8%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,739 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29°F | 10°F | 1.4″ | 11.4″ | 121 hrs |
| Feb | 31°F | 11°F | 1.2″ | 11.6″ | 132 hrs |
| Mar | 40°F | 21°F | 1.3″ | 10.6″ | 182 hrs |
| Apr | 54°F | 33°F | 2.5″ | 2.2″ | 205 hrs |
| May | 68°F | 45°F | 2.9″ | — | 243 hrs |
| Jun | 76°F | 54°F | 4.1″ | — | 261 hrs |
| Jul | 81°F | 59°F | 3.6″ | — | 297 hrs |
| Aug | 79°F | 57°F | 3.6″ | — | 279 hrs |
| Sep | 71°F | 49°F | 3.1″ | — | 238 hrs |
| Oct | 58°F | 39°F | 3.0″ | 0.1″ | 156 hrs |
| Nov | 46°F | 29°F | 2.3″ | 3.3″ | 120 hrs |
| Dec | 34°F | 19°F | 1.8″ | 10.9″ | 94 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