Humid subtropical
Stony Brook, New York
Suffolk County, New York · Population 13k · 98 ft elevation
Living in Stony Brook
Stony Brook has a humid subtropical climate: hot summers (July highs around 83°F) and chilly winters (January lows around 26°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 49″ 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.
Stony Brook at a glance
- Population
- 13k
- Elevation
- 98 ft
- Average daily high
- 63°F35th percentile
- Average daily low
- 47°F57th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 49″71th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 32″72th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,645 hrs30th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4144th percentile
- Median home value
- $587k86th percentile
- Median rent
- $2,643/mo96th percentile
- Median household income
- $162k95th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.70%81th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 10.9%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.5%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.3%
- Homes with broadband
- 95%76th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.532th percentile
- Average commute
- 32 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 92%99th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 77%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9773th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 6059th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 6%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 5%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 427 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 41°F | 26°F | 3.7″ | 10.3″ | 160 hrs |
| Feb | 43°F | 28°F | 3.2″ | 9.4″ | 167 hrs |
| Mar | 50°F | 33°F | 4.7″ | 6.5″ | 201 hrs |
| Apr | 64°F | 43°F | 4.4″ | 0.6″ | 224 hrs |
| May | 72°F | 51°F | 3.9″ | — | 251 hrs |
| Jun | 78°F | 61°F | 3.9″ | — | 281 hrs |
| Jul | 83°F | 67°F | 3.9″ | — | 319 hrs |
| Aug | 82°F | 67°F | 4.0″ | — | 290 hrs |
| Sep | 75°F | 61°F | 4.3″ | — | 247 hrs |
| Oct | 65°F | 49°F | 4.2″ | — | 193 hrs |
| Nov | 56°F | 40°F | 3.7″ | 0.5″ | 170 hrs |
| Dec | 46°F | 32°F | 4.6″ | 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