Ranked from NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals
Hottest Summers in New York
Average daily high in the hottest month of the year, by county. Read it next to the cooling degree days in the same row: the two together are what the summer electricity bill is actually made of. Figures are NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals from the weather station nearest each county seat, so they describe a thirty-year average rather than any single year.
New York ranked
| # | County | Summer high | Cooling degree days | Monthly to own |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Richmond County | 86.9°F | 1,270 | $4,954 |
| 2 | Nassau County | 86.5°F | 1,124 | $5,282 |
| 3 | Bronx County | 86.1°F | 1,278 | $3,986 |
| 4 | Columbia County | 85.4°F | 813 | $2,619 |
| 5 | New York County | 84.9°F | 1,221 | $8,160 |
| 6 | Kings County | 84.8°F | 1,186 | $6,436 |
| 7 | Albany County | 83.9°F | 721 | $2,450 |
| 8 | Schenectady County | 83.9°F | 721 | $2,122 |
| 9 | Suffolk County | 83.9°F | 945 | $4,521 |
| 10 | Saratoga County | 83.8°F | 670 | $2,718 |
| 11 | Orange County | 83.6°F | 617 | $3,252 |
| 12 | Queens County | 83.6°F | 1,016 | $5,219 |
| 13 | Rockland County | 83.2°F | 787 | $4,679 |
| 14 | Westchester County | 83.2°F | 787 | $5,153 |
| 15 | Livingston County | 83.1°F | 641 | $1,671 |
| 16 | Orleans County | 82.7°F | 674 | $1,360 |
| 17 | Dutchess County | 82.5°F | 497 | $3,194 |
| 18 | Monroe County | 82.5°F | 677 | $1,956 |
| 19 | Chemung County | 82.4°F | 490 | $1,361 |
| 20 | Steuben County | 82.4°F | 490 | $1,331 |
| 21 | Cattaraugus County | 81.8°F | 338 | $1,184 |
| 22 | Onondaga County | 81.7°F | 619 | $1,824 |
| 23 | Warren County | 81.5°F | 407 | $2,137 |
| 24 | Washington County | 81.5°F | 407 | $1,742 |
| 25 | Ontario County | 81.4°F | 632 | $1,907 |
| 26 | Schuyler County | 81.4°F | 596 | $1,546 |
| 27 | Seneca County | 81.4°F | 596 | $1,423 |
| 28 | Yates County | 81.4°F | 596 | $1,661 |
| 29 | Cayuga County | 81.1°F | 534 | $1,601 |
| 30 | Chenango County | 81.1°F | 375 | $1,313 |
| 31 | Oneida County | 80.9°F | 473 | $1,636 |
| 32 | Niagara County | 80.7°F | 529 | $1,710 |
| 33 | Chautauqua County | 80.3°F | 667 | $1,238 |
| 34 | Oswego County | 80.3°F | 468 | $1,431 |
| 35 | Allegany County | 80.2°F | 302 | $1,105 |
| 36 | Erie County | 80.2°F | 608 | $2,005 |
| 37 | Genesee County | 80.0°F | 525 | $1,577 |
| 38 | Tompkins County | 79.9°F | 416 | $2,505 |
| 39 | Delaware County | 79.6°F | 305 | $1,620 |
| 40 | St. Lawrence County | 79.6°F | 431 | $1,232 |
| 41 | Schoharie County | 79.5°F | 381 | $1,733 |
| 42 | Clinton County | 79.2°F | 390 | $1,646 |
| 43 | Jefferson County | 79.2°F | 386 | $1,633 |
| 44 | Wayne County | 79.2°F | 415 | $1,631 |
| 45 | Sullivan County | 78.9°F | 292 | $2,163 |
| 46 | Cortland County | 78.7°F | 287 | $1,598 |
| 47 | Broome County | 78.4°F | 383 | $1,485 |
| 48 | Lewis County | 78.4°F | 320 | $1,472 |
| 49 | Tioga County | 78.4°F | 383 | $1,530 |
| 50 | Putnam County | 77.9°F | 405 | $3,936 |
| 51 | Rensselaer County | 77.8°F | 348 | $2,247 |
| 52 | Greene County | 77.2°F | 172 | $2,169 |
| 53 | Madison County | 77.2°F | 284 | $1,707 |
| 54 | Fulton County | 76.7°F | 164 | $1,514 |
| 55 | Montgomery County | 76.7°F | 164 | $1,446 |
| 56 | Essex County | 76.6°F | 120 | $1,776 |
| 57 | Franklin County | 76.6°F | 120 | $1,262 |
| 58 | Wyoming County | 76.0°F | 301 | $1,524 |
| 59 | Herkimer County | 74.7°F | 169 | $1,357 |
| 60 | Hamilton County | 74.6°F | 140 | $1,983 |
| 61 | Ulster County | 74.0°F | 149 | $2,763 |
| 62 | Otsego County | 72.6°F | 188 | $1,606 |
Every figure is modelled on the county's own median home with 20% down at 7.03%. Property tax and electricity are county and state specific; homeowners insurance uses the NAIC average premium for that state, which ranges from 0.16% of home value in Hawaii to 1.16% in Oklahoma. Maintenance and water are national estimates. Full methodology.
Nationwide
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