Hot-summer humid continental
South Lockport, New York
Niagara County, New York · Population 8.7k · 633 ft elevation
Living in South Lockport
South Lockport has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 82°F) and cold winters (January lows around 18°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 38″ a year, and it is a snowy place (80″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (51% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (17 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 34, with about 1 unhealthy-air day in the latest year.
South Lockport at a glance
- Population
- 8.7k
- Elevation
- 633 ft
- Average daily high
- 58°F10th percentile
- Average daily low
- 40°F19th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 38″32th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 80″96th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,378 hrs7th percentile
- Median AQI
- 349th percentile
- Median home value
- $144k17th percentile
- Median rent
- $647/mo3th percentile
- Median household income
- $54k21th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 3.72%100th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 10.9%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.5%
- Unemployment rate
- 6.3%
- Homes with broadband
- 92%55th percentile
- Walkability index
- 11.978th percentile
- Average commute
- 24 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 42%42th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 44%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8336th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 3938th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 2%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 787 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 33°F | 18°F | 2.9″ | 22.9″ | 93 hrs |
| Feb | 35°F | 19°F | 2.3″ | 16.1″ | 113 hrs |
| Mar | 44°F | 25°F | 2.6″ | 13.1″ | 177 hrs |
| Apr | 56°F | 36°F | 3.4″ | 2.7″ | 206 hrs |
| May | 69°F | 48°F | 3.0″ | — | 268 hrs |
| Jun | 78°F | 57°F | 3.4″ | — | 292 hrs |
| Jul | 82°F | 61°F | 3.8″ | — | 318 hrs |
| Aug | 80°F | 61°F | 3.2″ | — | 296 hrs |
| Sep | 74°F | 54°F | 3.5″ | — | 246 hrs |
| Oct | 61°F | 43°F | 3.7″ | 0.5″ | 162 hrs |
| Nov | 49°F | 34°F | 3.0″ | 6.0″ | 122 hrs |
| Dec | 38°F | 24°F | 2.9″ | 18.5″ | 86 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