Hot-summer humid continental
Wanakah, New York
Erie County, New York · Population 3.1k · 607 ft elevation
Living in Wanakah
Wanakah has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 81°F) and cold winters (January lows around 19°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 41″ a year, and it is a snowy place (95″ a season).
Skies are gray (48% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (15 days a year).
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 44, with about 11 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Wanakah at a glance
- Population
- 3.1k
- Elevation
- 607 ft
- Average daily high
- 57°F7th percentile
- Average daily low
- 41°F25th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 41″40th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 95″98th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,236 hrs1th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4462th percentile
- Median home value
- $187k30th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,065/mo39th percentile
- Median household income
- $77k53th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 2.26%93th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 10.9%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.5%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.7%
- Homes with broadband
- 95%76th percentile
- Walkability index
- 9.461th percentile
- Average commute
- 22 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 72%86th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 67%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9879th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 3333th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,115 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 32°F | 19°F | 3.4″ | 26.7″ | 88 hrs |
| Feb | 34°F | 20°F | 2.5″ | 18.1″ | 104 hrs |
| Mar | 42°F | 27°F | 2.9″ | 14.1″ | 160 hrs |
| Apr | 55°F | 37°F | 3.4″ | 2.5″ | 197 hrs |
| May | 68°F | 49°F | 3.4″ | — | 253 hrs |
| Jun | 76°F | 58°F | 3.4″ | — | 278 hrs |
| Jul | 81°F | 63°F | 3.2″ | — | 304 hrs |
| Aug | 79°F | 62°F | 3.2″ | — | 284 hrs |
| Sep | 73°F | 55°F | 4.1″ | — | 232 hrs |
| Oct | 60°F | 44°F | 4.0″ | 0.9″ | 151 hrs |
| Nov | 48°F | 35°F | 3.5″ | 7.8″ | 114 hrs |
| Dec | 38°F | 26°F | 3.8″ | 25.3″ | 71 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