Warm-summer humid continental
Potsdam, New York
St. Lawrence County, New York · Population 8.5k · 433 ft elevation
Living in Potsdam
Potsdam has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 80°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around 7°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 42″ a year, and it is a snowy place (77″ a season).
Skies are gray (49% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (16 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 31 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Potsdam at a glance
- Population
- 8.5k
- Elevation
- 433 ft
- Average daily high
- 55°F3th percentile
- Average daily low
- 34°F4th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 42″44th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 77″96th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,235 hrs1th percentile
- Median AQI
- 317th percentile
- Median home value
- $144k17th percentile
- Median rent
- $819/mo15th percentile
- Median household income
- $32k1th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 3.72%100th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 10.9%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.5%
- Unemployment rate
- 7.0%
- Homes with broadband
- 80%8th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.532th percentile
- Average commute
- 15 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 52%60th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 52%
- Violent crime rate
- 124 per 100k37th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 408 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 7830th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 7675th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 4%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 8%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,345 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 26°F | 7°F | 2.7″ | 18.9″ | 105 hrs |
| Feb | 29°F | 9°F | 2.4″ | 17.5″ | 124 hrs |
| Mar | 38°F | 19°F | 2.8″ | 12.5″ | 177 hrs |
| Apr | 53°F | 32°F | 3.6″ | 3.5″ | 196 hrs |
| May | 67°F | 44°F | 3.6″ | — | 239 hrs |
| Jun | 76°F | 54°F | 4.0″ | — | 257 hrs |
| Jul | 80°F | 59°F | 4.3″ | — | 294 hrs |
| Aug | 79°F | 57°F | 3.7″ | — | 275 hrs |
| Sep | 71°F | 49°F | 4.1″ | — | 233 hrs |
| Oct | 58°F | 39°F | 4.6″ | 0.2″ | 149 hrs |
| Nov | 44°F | 28°F | 3.4″ | 5.1″ | 112 hrs |
| Dec | 33°F | 16°F | 3.1″ | 19.6″ | 77 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