Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 20 min5:17 am – 8:37 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 2 min7:22 am – 4:24 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 84°F, lows 62°FColdest month January: highs 33°F, lows 16°F41 in of rain a year, on about 81 dayswettest month July59 in of snow a year, on about 35 days10 days above 90°F, 136 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Albany Ap station, 5 mi away
Nearby landmarksEllis Medicine Belanger School of Nursingcollege · 2.6 miGoat Islandisland · 1.1 miIroquois Lakelake · 2.4 miUnion Collegecollege · 3.4 miNiska Islandisland · 1.7 miColonie Reservoirreservoir · 2.5 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsMohawk River State Parkstate park · under a mile · 105 acresTown Of Niskayuna Landpark · under a mile · 219 acresBlatnick Parkpark · under a mile · 134 acresMohawk-Hudson Bike-Hike Trailstate recreation area · 3.2 miNew York State Landsstate park · 4.8 miRexford Aqueduct State Historic Sitestate historic site · 3.6 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes5 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 17 Jun 199143 mi away, near Worcester, New YorkMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 11 Mar 202036 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowSchenectady County, NY, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsRiver flooding Relatively ModerateIce storm Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality68% of days had good air in 2025250 of 365 days measured110 moderate, 5 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 39, worst day 136main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Albany County, NY, 16 mi away
Drinking waterSchenectady City Water Worksserves 61,821 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation312 ft95 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalBellevue Woman's Medical Centerunder a milePost officeNiskayuna Post Office1.7 miTown hallNiskayuna Town Hall1.7 miPoliceNiskayuna Police Department1.7 miFire stationNiskayuna Fire District Station 11.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi7 schools3 elementary, 2 middle, 1 high, 1 otherElementaryRosendale Elementary Schoolright hereMiddleIroquois Middle Schoolright hereSchoolRiverRun Community Montessori School1.0 miCollegeEllis Medicine Belanger School of Nursing2.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportAlbany International Airport ALB4.8 miInterstateI-8903.2 miUS highwayUS 96.0 miAmtrakSchenectady, NY SDY4.1 miCoachSchenectadyAdirondack Trailways4.3 miTransit7 stops within a mileCapital District Transportation Authority (CDTA)Sources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 12325 ZIP area.
