Warm-summer humid continental
Utica, New York
Oneida County, New York · Population 64k · 469 ft elevation
Living in Utica
Utica has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 81°F) and cold winters (January lows around 15°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 44″ a year, and it is a snowy place (96″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (50% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (20 days a year).
Air quality is excellent: a median AQI of 27 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Utica at a glance
- Population
- 64k
- Elevation
- 469 ft
- Average daily high
- 57°F7th percentile
- Average daily low
- 38°F12th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 44″52th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 96″98th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,271 hrs2th percentile
- Median AQI
- 273th percentile
- Median home value
- $133k14th percentile
- Median rent
- $907/mo25th percentile
- Median household income
- $52k17th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 2.38%95th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 10.9%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.5%
- Unemployment rate
- 7.2%
- Homes with broadband
- 87%27th percentile
- Walkability index
- 13.991th percentile
- Average commute
- 19 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 33%30th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 37%
- Violent crime rate
- 455 per 100k85th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 2,989 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8641th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 7171th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 10%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,345 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30°F | 15°F | 2.6″ | 19.3″ | 114 hrs |
| Feb | 33°F | 16°F | 2.3″ | 15.8″ | 127 hrs |
| Mar | 41°F | 24°F | 3.0″ | 18.4″ | 180 hrs |
| Apr | 56°F | 35°F | 3.9″ | 6.4″ | 202 hrs |
| May | 69°F | 47°F | 3.9″ | — | 234 hrs |
| Jun | 77°F | 56°F | 4.5″ | — | 257 hrs |
| Jul | 81°F | 60°F | 4.2″ | — | 290 hrs |
| Aug | 80°F | 59°F | 4.7″ | — | 271 hrs |
| Sep | 73°F | 52°F | 3.5″ | — | 232 hrs |
| Oct | 60°F | 42°F | 4.3″ | 0.8″ | 152 hrs |
| Nov | 47°F | 32°F | 3.6″ | 13.3″ | 126 hrs |
| Dec | 36°F | 22°F | 3.6″ | 22.4″ | 87 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