Warm-summer humid continental
Barnstable Town, Massachusetts
Barnstable County, Massachusetts · Population 49k · 59 ft elevation
Living in Barnstable Town
Barnstable Town has a warm-summer humid continental climate: pleasantly warm summers (July highs around 78°F) and cold winters (January lows around 22°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 46″ a year, and it gets light snow (22″ a season).
Skies are sunny (61% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 41 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 36, with about 3 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Barnstable Town at a glance
- Population
- 49k
- Elevation
- 59 ft
- Average daily high
- 58°F10th percentile
- Average daily low
- 43°F36th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 46″60th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 22″61th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,732 hrs42th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3616th percentile
- Median home value
- $559k85th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,751/mo78th percentile
- Median household income
- $97k72th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.71%27th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 9.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.3%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.3%
- Homes with broadband
- 95%76th percentile
- Walkability index
- 9.663th percentile
- Average commute
- 25 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 38%38th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 47%
- Violent crime rate
- 400 per 100k81th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 795 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8946th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 5958th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 11%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 14%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 164 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 39°F | 22°F | 3.7″ | 9.5″ | 158 hrs |
| Feb | 40°F | 24°F | 3.6″ | 6.3″ | 169 hrs |
| Mar | 44°F | 30°F | 4.8″ | 3.6″ | 207 hrs |
| Apr | 54°F | 38°F | 4.0″ | — | 237 hrs |
| May | 63°F | 48°F | 3.4″ | — | 268 hrs |
| Jun | 72°F | 57°F | 3.3″ | — | 287 hrs |
| Jul | 78°F | 64°F | 2.8″ | — | 326 hrs |
| Aug | 77°F | 63°F | 3.2″ | — | 307 hrs |
| Sep | 71°F | 57°F | 3.8″ | — | 258 hrs |
| Oct | 61°F | 46°F | 4.3″ | — | 204 hrs |
| Nov | 52°F | 37°F | 4.1″ | — | 169 hrs |
| Dec | 44°F | 29°F | 4.7″ | 2.1″ | 143 hrs |
Near Barnstable Town
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology