Hot-summer humid continental

Woodstock, New York

Ulster County, New York · Population 2.6k · 574 ft elevation

Living in Woodstock

Woodstock has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 85°F) and cold winters (January lows around 17°F).

Precipitation is very wet at about 68″ a year, and it is a snowy place (86″ a season).

Skies are partly sunny (53% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 26 muggy days a year.

Air quality is good: a median AQI of 34, with about 3 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.

Woodstock is an outdoor hub: about 17% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 2,600 ft around town.

Woodstock at a glance

Population
2.6k
Elevation
574 ft
Average daily high
62°F30th percentile
Average daily low
39°F15th percentile
Annual precipitation
68″99th percentile
Annual snowfall
86″97th percentile
Sunshine hours per year
2,409 hrs10th percentile
Median AQI
349th percentile
Median home value
$554k84th percentile
Median rent
$1,757/mo78th percentile
Median household income
$51k17th percentile
Property tax rate
1.18%60th percentile
Top state income-tax rate
10.9%
Sales tax (state + local)
8.5%
Unemployment rate
9.8%
Homes with broadband
95%76th percentile
Walkability index
7.024th percentile
Average commute
24 min
Math proficiency (8th grade)
67%81th percentile
Reading proficiency (8th grade)
52%
Violent crime rate
0 per 100k0th percentile
Property crime rate
145 per 100k
Overall natural-hazard risk
8844th percentile
Outdoor access
9191th percentile
Public land within 10 miles
21%
Public land within 30 miles
17%
Mountain relief within 30 miles
2,592 ft

Climate by month

Average monthly weather in Woodstock, New York
MonthHighLowPrecipitationSnowSunshine
Jan37°F17°F4.9″19.9″125 hrs
Feb40°F18°F4.0″20.7″144 hrs
Mar47°F25°F5.7″14.5″201 hrs
Apr60°F36°F5.2″3.1″207 hrs
May71°F47°F4.8″0.3″243 hrs
Jun80°F55°F6.0″—263 hrs
Jul85°F60°F5.5″—304 hrs
Aug84°F59°F6.3″—279 hrs
Sep77°F53°F6.3″—239 hrs
Oct64°F42°F7.0″1.8″168 hrs
Nov52°F33°F4.9″4.9″135 hrs
Dec42°F24°F7.2″20.5″101 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