Hot-summer humid continental
Southold, New York
Suffolk County, New York · Population 6.6k · 36 ft elevation
Living in Southold
Southold has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 82°F) and cold winters (January lows around 23°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 45″ a year, and it gets light snow (27″ a season).
Skies are sunny (60% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 49 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 41, with about 5 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Southold at a glance
- Population
- 6.6k
- Elevation
- 36 ft
- Average daily high
- 60°F18th percentile
- Average daily low
- 43°F36th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 45″56th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 27″67th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,708 hrs41th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4144th percentile
- Median home value
- $763k93th percentile
- Median rent
- $2,176/mo90th percentile
- Median household income
- $115k82th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.98%50th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 10.9%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.5%
- Unemployment rate
- 6.7%
- Homes with broadband
- 91%49th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.634th percentile
- Average commute
- 26 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 65%79th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 50%
- Violent crime rate
- 69 per 100k21th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 792 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9773th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 5958th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 6%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 4%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 427 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 38°F | 23°F | 3.6″ | 7.2″ | 168 hrs |
| Feb | 40°F | 24°F | 3.1″ | 8.6″ | 170 hrs |
| Mar | 47°F | 29°F | 4.3″ | 6.0″ | 205 hrs |
| Apr | 57°F | 39°F | 4.1″ | 0.8″ | 232 hrs |
| May | 67°F | 48°F | 3.5″ | — | 259 hrs |
| Jun | 75°F | 59°F | 3.8″ | — | 282 hrs |
| Jul | 82°F | 65°F | 3.1″ | — | 320 hrs |
| Aug | 81°F | 64°F | 4.1″ | — | 296 hrs |
| Sep | 74°F | 57°F | 3.8″ | — | 254 hrs |
| Oct | 64°F | 46°F | 4.0″ | — | 197 hrs |
| Nov | 53°F | 36°F | 3.5″ | 0.1″ | 175 hrs |
| Dec | 43°F | 28°F | 4.3″ | 4.1″ | 152 hrs |
Near Southold
- Greenport, NY · 2.6k
- Cutchogue, NY · 2.9k
- Mattituck, NY · 4.2k
- Noyack, NY · 4.6k
- North Sea, NY · 6.5k
- Northwest Harbor, NY · 5k
- Southampton, NY · 4.6k
- East Hampton North, NY · 5.8k
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