Warm-summer humid continental
Biddeford, Maine
York County, Maine · Population 22k · 75 ft elevation
Living in Biddeford
Biddeford has a warm-summer humid continental climate: pleasantly warm summers (July highs around 77°F) and cold winters (January lows around 13°F).
Precipitation is very wet at about 52″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (49″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (58% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (14 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 34, with about 3 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Biddeford at a glance
- Population
- 22k
- Elevation
- 75 ft
- Average daily high
- 55°F3th percentile
- Average daily low
- 36°F7th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 52″83th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 49″87th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,620 hrs27th percentile
- Median AQI
- 349th percentile
- Median home value
- $349k66th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,187/mo50th percentile
- Median household income
- $70k43th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.23%63th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 7.2%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 5.5%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.1%
- Homes with broadband
- 89%38th percentile
- Walkability index
- 5.68th percentile
- Average commute
- 23 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 27%19th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 62%
- Violent crime rate
- 264 per 100k66th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,899 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8134th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 6059th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 5%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 3%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 591 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 33°F | 13°F | 3.6″ | 13.3″ | 154 hrs |
| Feb | 35°F | 14°F | 3.7″ | 13.3″ | 163 hrs |
| Mar | 41°F | 23°F | 4.7″ | 9.8″ | 206 hrs |
| Apr | 52°F | 32°F | 4.7″ | 1.3″ | 227 hrs |
| May | 61°F | 43°F | 4.2″ | — | 251 hrs |
| Jun | 71°F | 52°F | 4.7″ | — | 264 hrs |
| Jul | 77°F | 58°F | 3.9″ | — | 314 hrs |
| Aug | 76°F | 56°F | 3.9″ | — | 301 hrs |
| Sep | 69°F | 49°F | 3.9″ | — | 255 hrs |
| Oct | 58°F | 37°F | 5.6″ | 0.1″ | 191 hrs |
| Nov | 48°F | 29°F | 4.2″ | 0.7″ | 158 hrs |
| Dec | 39°F | 20°F | 4.8″ | 10.4″ | 136 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