Warm-summer humid continental
Augusta, Maine
Kennebec County, Maine · Population 19k · 118 ft elevation
Living in Augusta
Augusta has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 81°F) and cold winters (January lows around 13°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 42″ a year, and it is a snowy place (69″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (57% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (21 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 34 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Augusta at a glance
- Population
- 19k
- Elevation
- 118 ft
- Average daily high
- 56°F5th percentile
- Average daily low
- 38°F12th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 42″44th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 69″94th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,538 hrs17th percentile
- Median AQI
- 349th percentile
- Median home value
- $189k30th percentile
- Median rent
- $887/mo23th percentile
- Median household income
- $49k13th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.32%66th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 7.2%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 5.5%
- Unemployment rate
- 7.1%
- Homes with broadband
- 88%32th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.142th percentile
- Average commute
- 16 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 37%34th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 47%
- Violent crime rate
- 218 per 100k59th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 3,490 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 7527th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 3938th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 3%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 558 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30°F | 13°F | 2.6″ | 17.6″ | 154 hrs |
| Feb | 33°F | 15°F | 2.3″ | 20.0″ | 163 hrs |
| Mar | 41°F | 24°F | 3.2″ | 12.7″ | 210 hrs |
| Apr | 54°F | 35°F | 3.8″ | 2.8″ | 216 hrs |
| May | 67°F | 46°F | 3.3″ | — | 242 hrs |
| Jun | 75°F | 55°F | 4.0″ | — | 254 hrs |
| Jul | 81°F | 61°F | 3.2″ | — | 303 hrs |
| Aug | 80°F | 60°F | 3.4″ | — | 290 hrs |
| Sep | 72°F | 52°F | 3.9″ | — | 251 hrs |
| Oct | 59°F | 41°F | 4.7″ | 0.2″ | 182 hrs |
| Nov | 47°F | 31°F | 4.0″ | 2.3″ | 147 hrs |
| Dec | 36°F | 21°F | 3.4″ | 13.3″ | 128 hrs |
Near Augusta
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology