Hot-summer humid continental
White Plains, New York
Westchester County, New York · Population 60k · 269 ft elevation
Living in White Plains
White Plains has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 84°F) and cold winters (January lows around 23°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 48″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (33″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (59% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 41 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 38, with about 6 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
White Plains at a glance
- Population
- 60k
- Elevation
- 269 ft
- Average daily high
- 61°F24th percentile
- Average daily low
- 44°F41th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 48″67th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 33″73th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,645 hrs30th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3825th percentile
- Median home value
- $624k88th percentile
- Median rent
- $2,151/mo90th percentile
- Median household income
- $116k83th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.60%77th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 10.9%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.5%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.5%
- Homes with broadband
- 95%76th percentile
- Walkability index
- 14.494th percentile
- Average commute
- 28 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 62%73th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 52%
- Violent crime rate
- 115 per 100k35th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,438 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9668th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 7171th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 3%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 8%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 853 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 38°F | 23°F | 3.2″ | 9.4″ | 159 hrs |
| Feb | 41°F | 24°F | 2.5″ | 10.9″ | 167 hrs |
| Mar | 48°F | 31°F | 4.1″ | 5.8″ | 201 hrs |
| Apr | 60°F | 41°F | 4.2″ | 0.7″ | 224 hrs |
| May | 70°F | 50°F | 3.9″ | — | 251 hrs |
| Jun | 78°F | 60°F | 4.3″ | — | 281 hrs |
| Jul | 84°F | 65°F | 4.1″ | — | 319 hrs |
| Aug | 82°F | 64°F | 4.4″ | — | 290 hrs |
| Sep | 75°F | 57°F | 4.9″ | — | 247 hrs |
| Oct | 63°F | 46°F | 4.3″ | — | 192 hrs |
| Nov | 53°F | 37°F | 3.6″ | 0.3″ | 170 hrs |
| Dec | 43°F | 28°F | 4.2″ | 5.6″ | 143 hrs |
Near White Plains
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology