Warm-summer humid continental
Seneca Falls, New York
Seneca County, New York · Population 7k · 453 ft elevation
Living in Seneca Falls
Seneca Falls has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 80°F) and cold winters (January lows around 17°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 35″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (57″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (50% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (19 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 33 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Seneca Falls at a glance
- Population
- 7k
- Elevation
- 453 ft
- Average daily high
- 57°F7th percentile
- Average daily low
- 39°F15th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 35″26th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 57″91th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,320 hrs4th percentile
- Median AQI
- 338th percentile
- Median home value
- $119k11th percentile
- Median rent
- $905/mo25th percentile
- Median household income
- $54k21th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 2.69%97th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 10.9%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.5%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.8%
- Homes with broadband
- 86%24th percentile
- Walkability index
- 6.822th percentile
- Average commute
- 18 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 27%19th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 27%
- Violent crime rate
- 192 per 100k54th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 2,084 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 428th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 6766th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 5%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 3%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,050 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 31°F | 17°F | 1.8″ | 13.5″ | 86 hrs |
| Feb | 33°F | 18°F | 1.6″ | 13.3″ | 100 hrs |
| Mar | 41°F | 25°F | 2.4″ | 12.8″ | 168 hrs |
| Apr | 55°F | 36°F | 2.8″ | 1.8″ | 207 hrs |
| May | 68°F | 47°F | 3.3″ | — | 268 hrs |
| Jun | 76°F | 57°F | 3.6″ | — | 287 hrs |
| Jul | 80°F | 62°F | 3.7″ | — | 320 hrs |
| Aug | 79°F | 60°F | 3.5″ | — | 297 hrs |
| Sep | 72°F | 52°F | 3.3″ | — | 246 hrs |
| Oct | 59°F | 42°F | 3.8″ | 0.1″ | 158 hrs |
| Nov | 47°F | 32°F | 2.5″ | 4.7″ | 116 hrs |
| Dec | 37°F | 24°F | 2.3″ | 10.4″ | 68 hrs |
Near Seneca Falls
- Waterloo, NY · 4.6k
- Geneva, NY · 13k
- Auburn, NY · 26k
- Lyons, NY · 3.5k
- Newark, NY · 9k
- Skaneateles, NY · 2.5k
- Penn Yan, NY · 4.8k
- Palmyra, NY · 3.3k
Largest places in New York
- New York, NY · 8.5M
- Buffalo, NY · 276k
- Rochester, NY · 210k
- Yonkers, NY · 210k
- Syracuse, NY · 146k
- Albany, NY · 100k
- New Rochelle, NY · 82k
- Cheektowaga, NY · 76k
Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology