Hot-summer humid continental
Shirley, New York
Suffolk County, New York · Population 28k · 59 ft elevation
Living in Shirley
Shirley has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 83°F) and cold winters (January lows around 24°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 44″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (32″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (59% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 48 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 41, with about 5 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Shirley at a glance
- Population
- 28k
- Elevation
- 59 ft
- Average daily high
- 61°F24th percentile
- Average daily low
- 44°F41th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 44″52th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 32″72th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,644 hrs29th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4144th percentile
- Median home value
- $390k71th percentile
- Median rent
- $2,110/mo89th percentile
- Median household income
- $105k77th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 2.38%95th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 10.9%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.5%
- Unemployment rate
- 7.0%
- Homes with broadband
- 92%55th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.041th percentile
- Average commute
- 34 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 29%23th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 32%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9773th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 5049th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 9%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 7%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 197 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 39°F | 24°F | 3.0″ | 10.3″ | 160 hrs |
| Feb | 41°F | 25°F | 3.1″ | 9.4″ | 167 hrs |
| Mar | 48°F | 31°F | 4.6″ | 6.5″ | 201 hrs |
| Apr | 58°F | 40°F | 4.1″ | 0.6″ | 224 hrs |
| May | 68°F | 50°F | 3.5″ | — | 251 hrs |
| Jun | 77°F | 60°F | 3.7″ | — | 281 hrs |
| Jul | 83°F | 66°F | 3.2″ | — | 318 hrs |
| Aug | 81°F | 65°F | 3.0″ | — | 290 hrs |
| Sep | 75°F | 57°F | 3.9″ | — | 247 hrs |
| Oct | 64°F | 46°F | 4.0″ | — | 193 hrs |
| Nov | 54°F | 37°F | 3.6″ | 0.5″ | 171 hrs |
| Dec | 45°F | 29°F | 4.5″ | 4.5″ | 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