Hot-summer humid continental
Wading River, New York
Suffolk County, New York · Population 8.4k · 112 ft elevation
Living in Wading River
Wading River has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 83°F) and cold winters (January lows around 22°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 49″ a year, and it is a snowy place (78″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (59% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 40 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 41, with about 5 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Wading River at a glance
- Population
- 8.4k
- Elevation
- 112 ft
- Average daily high
- 60°F18th percentile
- Average daily low
- 42°F30th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 49″71th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 78″96th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,645 hrs30th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4144th percentile
- Median home value
- $487k81th percentile
- Median household income
- $132k89th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 2.06%90th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 10.9%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.5%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.4%
- Homes with broadband
- 96%82th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.228th percentile
- Average commute
- 29 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 77%90th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 55%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9773th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 5151th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 13%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 5%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 230 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 38°F | 22°F | 3.8″ | 17.9″ | 160 hrs |
| Feb | 39°F | 23°F | 2.7″ | 12.7″ | 167 hrs |
| Mar | 47°F | 29°F | 5.0″ | 20.6″ | 201 hrs |
| Apr | 57°F | 38°F | 4.3″ | 0.7″ | 224 hrs |
| May | 68°F | 47°F | 3.7″ | — | 251 hrs |
| Jun | 77°F | 56°F | 4.0″ | — | 281 hrs |
| Jul | 83°F | 63°F | 3.3″ | — | 319 hrs |
| Aug | 81°F | 62°F | 3.8″ | — | 290 hrs |
| Sep | 75°F | 55°F | 4.3″ | — | 247 hrs |
| Oct | 63°F | 44°F | 4.7″ | — | 192 hrs |
| Nov | 53°F | 35°F | 3.9″ | 3.0″ | 170 hrs |
| Dec | 43°F | 27°F | 5.1″ | 23.1″ | 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