Hot-summer humid continental
Riverside, New York
Suffolk County, New York · Population 3.5k · 20 ft elevation
Living in Riverside
Riverside has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 83°F) and cold winters (January lows around 22°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 49″ a year, and it is a snowy place (73″ a season).
Skies are sunny (60% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 42 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 41, with about 5 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Riverside at a glance
- Population
- 3.5k
- Elevation
- 20 ft
- Average daily high
- 61°F24th percentile
- Average daily low
- 42°F30th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 49″71th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 73″95th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,708 hrs41th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4144th percentile
- Median rent
- $2,612/mo96th percentile
- Median household income
- $41k6th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 10.9%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.5%
- Unemployment rate
- 16.4%
- Homes with broadband
- 80%8th percentile
- Walkability index
- 11.978th percentile
- Average commute
- 40 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 34%31th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 22%
- Violent crime rate
- 119 per 100k36th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,888 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9773th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 4545th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 8%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 6%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 164 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 39°F | 22°F | 3.8″ | 17.1″ | 168 hrs |
| Feb | 40°F | 23°F | 2.7″ | 12.2″ | 170 hrs |
| Mar | 47°F | 29°F | 5.0″ | 19.2″ | 205 hrs |
| Apr | 57°F | 38°F | 4.3″ | 0.6″ | 232 hrs |
| May | 68°F | 47°F | 3.7″ | — | 258 hrs |
| Jun | 77°F | 57°F | 4.0″ | — | 282 hrs |
| Jul | 83°F | 63°F | 3.3″ | — | 319 hrs |
| Aug | 82°F | 62°F | 3.8″ | — | 296 hrs |
| Sep | 75°F | 55°F | 4.3″ | — | 254 hrs |
| Oct | 64°F | 44°F | 4.7″ | — | 197 hrs |
| Nov | 53°F | 36°F | 3.9″ | 2.5″ | 175 hrs |
| Dec | 44°F | 27°F | 5.1″ | 21.9″ | 152 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