Hot-summer humid continental

Yaphank, New York

Suffolk County, New York · Population 6.1k · 56 ft elevation

Living in Yaphank

Yaphank has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 83°F) and cold winters (January lows around 24°F).

Precipitation is wet at about 44″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (32″ a season).

Skies are partly sunny (59% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 48 muggy days a year.

Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 41, with about 5 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.

Yaphank at a glance

Population
6.1k
Elevation
56 ft
Average daily high
61°F24th percentile
Average daily low
44°F41th percentile
Annual precipitation
44″52th percentile
Annual snowfall
32″72th percentile
Sunshine hours per year
2,644 hrs29th percentile
Median AQI
4144th percentile
Median home value
$421k74th percentile
Median rent
$2,831/mo97th percentile
Median household income
$111k81th percentile
Property tax rate
1.74%82th percentile
Top state income-tax rate
10.9%
Sales tax (state + local)
8.5%
Unemployment rate
2.8%
Homes with broadband
96%82th percentile
Walkability index
7.126th percentile
Average commute
33 min
Math proficiency (8th grade)
72%86th percentile
Reading proficiency (8th grade)
42%
Overall natural-hazard risk
9773th percentile
Outdoor access
4746th percentile
Public land within 10 miles
8%
Public land within 30 miles
7%
Mountain relief within 30 miles
197 ft

Climate by month

Average monthly weather in Yaphank, New York
MonthHighLowPrecipitationSnowSunshine
Jan39°F24°F3.0″10.3″160 hrs
Feb41°F25°F3.1″9.4″167 hrs
Mar48°F31°F4.6″6.5″201 hrs
Apr58°F40°F4.1″0.6″224 hrs
May68°F50°F3.5″—251 hrs
Jun77°F60°F3.7″—281 hrs
Jul83°F66°F3.2″—319 hrs
Aug81°F65°F3.0″—290 hrs
Sep75°F57°F3.9″—247 hrs
Oct64°F46°F4.0″—193 hrs
Nov54°F37°F3.6″0.5″170 hrs
Dec45°F29°F4.5″4.5″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