Humid subtropical
Sands Point, New York
Nassau County, New York · Population 2.7k · 30 ft elevation
Living in Sands Point
Sands Point has a humid subtropical climate: hot summers (July highs around 86°F) and chilly winters (January lows around 27°F).
Precipitation is very wet at about 50″ a year, and it gets light snow (19″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (59% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 40 muggy days a year.
Air quality is excellent: a median AQI of 29 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Sands Point at a glance
- Population
- 2.7k
- Elevation
- 30 ft
- Average daily high
- 63°F35th percentile
- Average daily low
- 49°F66th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 50″75th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 19″56th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,645 hrs30th percentile
- Median AQI
- 295th percentile
- Median home value
- $2M99th percentile
- Median rent
- $3,501/mo99th percentile
- Median household income
- $250k99th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.50%9th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 10.9%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.5%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.4%
- Homes with broadband
- 95%76th percentile
- Walkability index
- 12.380th percentile
- Average commute
- 45 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 82%93th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 72%
- Violent crime rate
- 0 per 100k0th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 436 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9773th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 4343th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 4%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 525 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 40°F | 27°F | 3.7″ | 2.9″ | 160 hrs |
| Feb | 43°F | 29°F | 3.2″ | 6.2″ | 167 hrs |
| Mar | 50°F | 35°F | 4.4″ | 3.1″ | 201 hrs |
| Apr | 61°F | 44°F | 4.0″ | 0.4″ | 224 hrs |
| May | 72°F | 55°F | 4.1″ | — | 251 hrs |
| Jun | 81°F | 64°F | 4.5″ | — | 281 hrs |
| Jul | 86°F | 71°F | 4.4″ | — | 319 hrs |
| Aug | 84°F | 69°F | 4.8″ | — | 290 hrs |
| Sep | 77°F | 62°F | 4.5″ | — | 247 hrs |
| Oct | 66°F | 51°F | 4.1″ | — | 193 hrs |
| Nov | 54°F | 41°F | 3.5″ | 0.2″ | 170 hrs |
| Dec | 45°F | 33°F | 4.7″ | 5.7″ | 143 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