Warm-summer humid continental
Tonawanda, New York
Erie County, New York · Population 15k · 581 ft elevation
Living in Tonawanda
Tonawanda has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 83°F) and cold winters (January lows around 17°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 40″ 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 moderate: a median AQI of 44, with about 11 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Tonawanda at a glance
- Population
- 15k
- Elevation
- 581 ft
- Average daily high
- 59°F13th percentile
- Average daily low
- 38°F12th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 40″38th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 80″96th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,378 hrs7th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4462th percentile
- Median home value
- $160k21th percentile
- Median rent
- $776/mo11th percentile
- Median household income
- $62k32th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 2.45%96th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 10.9%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.5%
- Unemployment rate
- 6.0%
- Homes with broadband
- 88%32th percentile
- Walkability index
- 11.676th percentile
- Average commute
- 22 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 55%64th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 45%
- Violent crime rate
- 100 per 100k31th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,224 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9879th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 4444th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 951 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 33°F | 17°F | 3.2″ | 22.9″ | 93 hrs |
| Feb | 36°F | 17°F | 2.4″ | 16.1″ | 113 hrs |
| Mar | 44°F | 24°F | 2.9″ | 13.1″ | 177 hrs |
| Apr | 57°F | 34°F | 3.6″ | 2.7″ | 206 hrs |
| May | 70°F | 45°F | 3.4″ | — | 268 hrs |
| Jun | 79°F | 55°F | 3.3″ | — | 292 hrs |
| Jul | 83°F | 59°F | 3.5″ | — | 318 hrs |
| Aug | 82°F | 58°F | 3.1″ | — | 296 hrs |
| Sep | 74°F | 50°F | 3.9″ | — | 246 hrs |
| Oct | 61°F | 40°F | 3.9″ | 0.5″ | 163 hrs |
| Nov | 49°F | 31°F | 3.5″ | 6.0″ | 122 hrs |
| Dec | 38°F | 23°F | 3.4″ | 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