Hot-summer humid continental
Rensselaer, New York
Rensselaer County, New York · Population 9.2k · 16 ft elevation
Living in Rensselaer
Rensselaer has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 86°F) and cold winters (January lows around 17°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 42″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (56″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (54% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (21 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 39, with about 5 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Rensselaer at a glance
- Population
- 9.2k
- Elevation
- 16 ft
- Average daily high
- 61°F24th percentile
- Average daily low
- 41°F25th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 42″44th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 56″91th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,459 hrs12th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3930th percentile
- Median home value
- $203k35th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,180/mo49th percentile
- Median household income
- $66k39th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 2.19%92th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 10.9%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.5%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.8%
- Homes with broadband
- 89%38th percentile
- Walkability index
- 11.173th percentile
- Average commute
- 24 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 27%19th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 37%
- Violent crime rate
- 168 per 100k48th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 914 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8235th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 7069th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 5%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,575 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 34°F | 17°F | 2.6″ | 16.5″ | 128 hrs |
| Feb | 37°F | 18°F | 2.4″ | 9.9″ | 143 hrs |
| Mar | 46°F | 26°F | 2.9″ | 9.8″ | 189 hrs |
| Apr | 60°F | 38°F | 3.1″ | 2.3″ | 212 hrs |
| May | 73°F | 49°F | 3.8″ | — | 247 hrs |
| Jun | 81°F | 59°F | 4.6″ | — | 269 hrs |
| Jul | 86°F | 64°F | 4.6″ | — | 313 hrs |
| Aug | 84°F | 62°F | 3.9″ | — | 288 hrs |
| Sep | 77°F | 54°F | 3.8″ | — | 246 hrs |
| Oct | 64°F | 43°F | 4.2″ | 0.5″ | 171 hrs |
| Nov | 51°F | 33°F | 2.8″ | 1.7″ | 144 hrs |
| Dec | 40°F | 25°F | 3.1″ | 15.5″ | 109 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