Warm-summer humid continental
Silver Creek, New York
Chautauqua County, New York · Population 2.6k · 597 ft elevation
Living in Silver Creek
Silver Creek has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 80°F) and cold winters (January lows around 20°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 33″ a year, and it is a snowy place (76″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (50% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (23 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 36, with about 1 unhealthy-air day in the latest year.
Silver Creek at a glance
- Population
- 2.6k
- Elevation
- 597 ft
- Average daily high
- 58°F10th percentile
- Average daily low
- 40°F19th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 33″22th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 76″96th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,330 hrs5th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3616th percentile
- Median home value
- $120k11th percentile
- Median rent
- $918/mo26th percentile
- Median household income
- $66k39th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 2.64%97th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 10.9%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.5%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.7%
- Homes with broadband
- 97%89th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.329th percentile
- Average commute
- 31 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 22%12th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 45%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8539th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 3938th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,214 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 34°F | 20°F | 1.7″ | 26.7″ | 93 hrs |
| Feb | 35°F | 19°F | 1.2″ | 13.0″ | 110 hrs |
| Mar | 43°F | 26°F | 1.7″ | 11.6″ | 159 hrs |
| Apr | 56°F | 35°F | 2.8″ | 1.4″ | 201 hrs |
| May | 67°F | 46°F | 3.1″ | — | 262 hrs |
| Jun | 76°F | 56°F | 2.7″ | — | 295 hrs |
| Jul | 80°F | 62°F | 3.6″ | — | 321 hrs |
| Aug | 79°F | 60°F | 3.3″ | — | 300 hrs |
| Sep | 72°F | 54°F | 3.5″ | — | 243 hrs |
| Oct | 61°F | 44°F | 3.9″ | 0.2″ | 161 hrs |
| Nov | 49°F | 35°F | 3.1″ | 5.4″ | 117 hrs |
| Dec | 39°F | 27°F | 2.4″ | 17.3″ | 68 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