Hot-summer humid continental
Arlington, Massachusetts
Middlesex County, Massachusetts · Population 46k · 82 ft elevation
Living in Arlington
Arlington has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 85°F) and cold winters (January lows around 18°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 43″ a year, and it is a snowy place (64″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (58% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 25 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 38, with about 1 unhealthy-air day in the latest year.
Arlington at a glance
- Population
- 46k
- Elevation
- 82 ft
- Average daily high
- 62°F30th percentile
- Average daily low
- 40°F19th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 43″49th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 64″93th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,618 hrs25th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3825th percentile
- Median home value
- $885k95th percentile
- Median rent
- $2,043/mo88th percentile
- Median household income
- $141k91th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.03%53th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 9.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.3%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.2%
- Homes with broadband
- 95%76th percentile
- Walkability index
- 15.197th percentile
- Average commute
- 32 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 73%89th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 75%
- Violent crime rate
- 44 per 100k13th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 453 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9773th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 5655th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 3%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 5%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 427 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 37°F | 18°F | 2.9″ | 17.2″ | 164 hrs |
| Feb | 40°F | 20°F | 2.7″ | 16.2″ | 166 hrs |
| Mar | 48°F | 27°F | 3.9″ | 13.3″ | 202 hrs |
| Apr | 60°F | 37°F | 3.8″ | 2.2″ | 222 hrs |
| May | 71°F | 47°F | 3.4″ | — | 246 hrs |
| Jun | 80°F | 56°F | 3.7″ | — | 267 hrs |
| Jul | 85°F | 62°F | 3.5″ | — | 315 hrs |
| Aug | 84°F | 61°F | 3.5″ | — | 294 hrs |
| Sep | 76°F | 52°F | 3.5″ | — | 247 hrs |
| Oct | 64°F | 41°F | 4.2″ | 0.1″ | 186 hrs |
| Nov | 53°F | 33°F | 3.7″ | 1.7″ | 165 hrs |
| Dec | 42°F | 24°F | 3.8″ | 12.8″ | 144 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