Warm-summer humid continental

Sidney, New York

Delaware County, New York · Population 3.9k · 994 ft elevation

Living in Sidney

Sidney has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 82°F) and cold winters (January lows around 12°F).

Precipitation is wet at about 45″ a year, and it is a snowy place (79″ a season).

Skies are partly sunny (51% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (13 days a year).

Air quality is excellent: a median AQI of 22, with about 2 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.

Sidney at a glance

Population
3.9k
Elevation
994 ft
Average daily high
58°F10th percentile
Average daily low
35°F5th percentile
Annual precipitation
45″56th percentile
Annual snowfall
79″96th percentile
Sunshine hours per year
2,322 hrs5th percentile
Median AQI
222th percentile
Median home value
$116k10th percentile
Median rent
$815/mo15th percentile
Median household income
$49k14th percentile
Property tax rate
2.93%98th percentile
Top state income-tax rate
10.9%
Sales tax (state + local)
8.5%
Unemployment rate
10.2%
Homes with broadband
86%24th percentile
Average commute
21 min
Math proficiency (8th grade)
32%26th percentile
Reading proficiency (8th grade)
27%
Violent crime rate
223 per 100k60th percentile
Property crime rate
1,198 per 100k
Overall natural-hazard risk
8336th percentile
Outdoor access
7877th percentile
Public land within 10 miles
10%
Public land within 30 miles
7%
Mountain relief within 30 miles
1,050 ft

Climate by month

Average monthly weather in Sidney, New York
MonthHighLowPrecipitationSnowSunshine
Jan32°F12°F2.9″20.0″112 hrs
Feb35°F12°F2.4″18.3″133 hrs
Mar43°F20°F3.3″16.2″190 hrs
Apr57°F32°F3.9″3.0″199 hrs
May70°F43°F3.9″0.1″245 hrs
Jun77°F52°F4.9″—264 hrs
Jul82°F57°F4.5″—303 hrs
Aug80°F55°F4.8″—277 hrs
Sep73°F48°F3.9″—230 hrs
Oct60°F38°F4.3″0.8″157 hrs
Nov48°F28°F3.3″6.1″125 hrs
Dec37°F20°F3.3″14.9″87 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