Warm-summer humid continental

Rome, New York

Oneida County, New York · Population 32k · 463 ft elevation

Living in Rome

Rome has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 81°F) and cold winters (January lows around 13°F).

Precipitation is wet at about 44″ a year, and it is a snowy place (99″ a season).

Skies are partly sunny (50% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (19 days a year).

Air quality is excellent: a median AQI of 27 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.

Rome at a glance

Population
32k
Elevation
463 ft
Average daily high
57°F7th percentile
Average daily low
37°F9th percentile
Annual precipitation
44″52th percentile
Annual snowfall
99″98th percentile
Sunshine hours per year
2,287 hrs3th percentile
Median AQI
273th percentile
Median home value
$137k15th percentile
Median rent
$871/mo21th percentile
Median household income
$59k28th percentile
Property tax rate
3.00%99th percentile
Top state income-tax rate
10.9%
Sales tax (state + local)
8.5%
Unemployment rate
6.8%
Homes with broadband
86%24th percentile
Walkability index
11.173th percentile
Average commute
18 min
Math proficiency (8th grade)
47%52th percentile
Reading proficiency (8th grade)
32%
Violent crime rate
219 per 100k59th percentile
Property crime rate
1,387 per 100k
Overall natural-hazard risk
8641th percentile
Outdoor access
7574th percentile
Public land within 10 miles
4%
Public land within 30 miles
9%
Mountain relief within 30 miles
1,312 ft

Climate by month

Average monthly weather in Rome, New York
MonthHighLowPrecipitationSnowSunshine
Jan30°F13°F2.5″18.6″100 hrs
Feb32°F13°F2.4″17.3″121 hrs
Mar41°F23°F3.4″21.5″182 hrs
Apr55°F34°F3.7″7.6″200 hrs
May69°F45°F4.5″0.1″251 hrs
Jun76°F55°F4.2″—271 hrs
Jul81°F60°F4.3″—304 hrs
Aug80°F58°F3.6″—281 hrs
Sep72°F51°F4.0″—236 hrs
Oct59°F41°F4.7″1.3″151 hrs
Nov47°F31°F3.7″14.0″117 hrs
Dec36°F21°F3.0″18.8″74 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