Warm-summer humid continental
Bath, Maine
Sagadahoc County, Maine · Population 8.8k · 33 ft elevation
Living in Bath
Bath has a warm-summer humid continental climate: pleasantly warm summers (July highs around 79°F) and cold winters (January lows around 10°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 48″ a year, and it is a snowy place (72″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (57% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (12 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 35, with about 2 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Bath at a glance
- Population
- 8.8k
- Elevation
- 33 ft
- Average daily high
- 55°F3th percentile
- Average daily low
- 34°F4th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 48″67th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 72″95th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,537 hrs17th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3513th percentile
- Median home value
- $285k55th percentile
- Median rent
- $967/mo31th percentile
- Median household income
- $66k38th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.31%66th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 7.2%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 5.5%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.9%
- Homes with broadband
- 92%55th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.550th percentile
- Average commute
- 21 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 32%26th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 62%
- Violent crime rate
- 57 per 100k17th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 906 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 233th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 3232th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 3%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 427 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 31°F | 10°F | 3.7″ | 20.0″ | 154 hrs |
| Feb | 34°F | 10°F | 3.6″ | 18.8″ | 163 hrs |
| Mar | 41°F | 20°F | 4.2″ | 13.4″ | 210 hrs |
| Apr | 53°F | 31°F | 4.3″ | 3.0″ | 215 hrs |
| May | 63°F | 41°F | 3.6″ | — | 242 hrs |
| Jun | 72°F | 51°F | 4.4″ | — | 253 hrs |
| Jul | 79°F | 57°F | 3.1″ | — | 302 hrs |
| Aug | 78°F | 56°F | 3.3″ | — | 289 hrs |
| Sep | 71°F | 48°F | 3.9″ | — | 251 hrs |
| Oct | 59°F | 38°F | 5.3″ | 0.1″ | 182 hrs |
| Nov | 47°F | 28°F | 4.5″ | 2.5″ | 147 hrs |
| Dec | 37°F | 18°F | 4.6″ | 14.0″ | 128 hrs |
Near Bath
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology