Hot-summer humid continental
Port Chester, New York
Westchester County, New York · Population 31k · 59 ft elevation
Living in Port Chester
Port Chester has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 84°F) and cold winters (January lows around 24°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 48″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (33″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (59% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 44 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 38, with about 6 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Port Chester at a glance
- Population
- 31k
- Elevation
- 59 ft
- Average daily high
- 62°F30th percentile
- Average daily low
- 45°F47th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 48″67th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 33″73th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,645 hrs30th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3825th percentile
- Median home value
- $564k85th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,922/mo85th percentile
- Median household income
- $100k73th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.77%83th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 10.9%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.5%
- Unemployment rate
- 7.2%
- Homes with broadband
- 94%69th percentile
- Walkability index
- 14.594th percentile
- Average commute
- 25 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 27%19th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 32%
- Violent crime rate
- 32 per 100k9th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 643 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9668th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 5756th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 6%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 722 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 38°F | 24°F | 3.2″ | 9.4″ | 159 hrs |
| Feb | 41°F | 25°F | 2.5″ | 10.9″ | 167 hrs |
| Mar | 49°F | 32°F | 4.1″ | 5.8″ | 201 hrs |
| Apr | 60°F | 41°F | 4.2″ | 0.7″ | 224 hrs |
| May | 70°F | 51°F | 3.9″ | — | 251 hrs |
| Jun | 79°F | 60°F | 4.3″ | — | 281 hrs |
| Jul | 84°F | 66°F | 4.1″ | — | 319 hrs |
| Aug | 82°F | 65°F | 4.4″ | — | 290 hrs |
| Sep | 75°F | 58°F | 4.9″ | — | 247 hrs |
| Oct | 64°F | 47°F | 4.3″ | — | 192 hrs |
| Nov | 53°F | 37°F | 3.6″ | 0.3″ | 170 hrs |
| Dec | 43°F | 29°F | 4.2″ | 5.6″ | 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