Hot-summer humid continental
Rochester Institute of Technology, New York
Monroe County, New York · Population 6.3k · 614 ft elevation
Living in Rochester Institute of Technology
Rochester Institute of Technology has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 82°F) and cold winters (January lows around 19°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 35″ a year, and it is buried in snow every winter (102″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (50% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (15 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 39, with about 7 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Rochester Institute of Technology at a glance
- Population
- 6.3k
- Elevation
- 614 ft
- Average daily high
- 58°F10th percentile
- Average daily low
- 40°F19th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 35″26th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 102″98th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,332 hrs6th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3930th percentile
- Median rent
- $981/mo32th percentile
- Median household income
- $19k0th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 10.9%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.5%
- Unemployment rate
- 10.5%
- Homes with broadband
- 26%0th percentile
- Walkability index
- 10.771th percentile
- Average commute
- 12 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 52%60th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 47%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9461th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 3837th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,050 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 33°F | 19°F | 2.5″ | 27.4″ | 90 hrs |
| Feb | 35°F | 19°F | 2.1″ | 23.1″ | 106 hrs |
| Mar | 43°F | 27°F | 2.5″ | 17.9″ | 177 hrs |
| Apr | 56°F | 37°F | 3.0″ | 3.0″ | 206 hrs |
| May | 69°F | 48°F | 2.9″ | 0.1″ | 265 hrs |
| Jun | 78°F | 57°F | 3.4″ | — | 286 hrs |
| Jul | 82°F | 62°F | 3.6″ | — | 314 hrs |
| Aug | 80°F | 61°F | 3.3″ | — | 291 hrs |
| Sep | 73°F | 53°F | 3.2″ | — | 243 hrs |
| Oct | 61°F | 43°F | 3.2″ | 0.1″ | 159 hrs |
| Nov | 49°F | 34°F | 2.8″ | 8.1″ | 119 hrs |
| Dec | 38°F | 25°F | 2.7″ | 22.3″ | 76 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