Warm-summer humid continental
Bangor, Maine
Penobscot County, Maine · Population 32k · 23 ft elevation
Living in Bangor
Bangor has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 81°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around 9°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 42″ a year, and it is a snowy place (75″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (53% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (18 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 33, with about 6 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Bangor at a glance
- Population
- 32k
- Elevation
- 23 ft
- Average daily high
- 56°F5th percentile
- Average daily low
- 35°F5th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 42″44th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 75″95th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,374 hrs7th percentile
- Median AQI
- 338th percentile
- Median home value
- $206k36th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,019/mo35th percentile
- Median household income
- $58k27th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.45%71th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 7.2%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 5.5%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.2%
- Homes with broadband
- 89%38th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.346th percentile
- Average commute
- 17 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 57%66th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 77%
- Violent crime rate
- 242 per 100k63th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 3,834 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 7830th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 3636th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 2%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 459 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29°F | 9°F | 3.2″ | 18.6″ | 138 hrs |
| Feb | 32°F | 11°F | 2.4″ | 17.5″ | 150 hrs |
| Mar | 41°F | 22°F | 3.2″ | 15.2″ | 202 hrs |
| Apr | 54°F | 33°F | 3.6″ | 3.7″ | 214 hrs |
| May | 66°F | 44°F | 3.3″ | — | 230 hrs |
| Jun | 75°F | 53°F | 3.9″ | — | 246 hrs |
| Jul | 81°F | 59°F | 3.2″ | — | 284 hrs |
| Aug | 80°F | 57°F | 3.1″ | — | 269 hrs |
| Sep | 71°F | 49°F | 3.8″ | — | 236 hrs |
| Oct | 59°F | 39°F | 4.6″ | 0.6″ | 166 hrs |
| Nov | 46°F | 29°F | 3.8″ | 4.3″ | 127 hrs |
| Dec | 35°F | 18°F | 3.7″ | 14.7″ | 112 hrs |
Near Bangor
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology