Hot-summer humid continental
Brockton, Massachusetts
Plymouth County, Massachusetts · Population 105k · 121 ft elevation
Living in Brockton
Brockton has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 84°F) and cold winters (January lows around 20°F).
Precipitation is very wet at about 50″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (34″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (58% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 28 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 37, with about 1 unhealthy-air day in the latest year.
Brockton at a glance
- Population
- 105k
- Elevation
- 121 ft
- Average daily high
- 61°F24th percentile
- Average daily low
- 41°F25th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 50″75th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 34″74th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,617 hrs25th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3721th percentile
- Median home value
- $406k73th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,545/mo69th percentile
- Median household income
- $77k52th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.16%59th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 9.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.3%
- Unemployment rate
- 8.3%
- Homes with broadband
- 88%32th percentile
- Walkability index
- 13.387th percentile
- Average commute
- 32 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 21%11th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 30%
- Violent crime rate
- 538 per 100k89th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,404 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9048th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 5756th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 8%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 5%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 328 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 39°F | 20°F | 4.0″ | 9.1″ | 164 hrs |
| Feb | 41°F | 22°F | 3.6″ | 12.8″ | 166 hrs |
| Mar | 48°F | 29°F | 5.2″ | 6.9″ | 202 hrs |
| Apr | 59°F | 38°F | 4.5″ | 0.7″ | 222 hrs |
| May | 70°F | 47°F | 3.4″ | — | 246 hrs |
| Jun | 78°F | 57°F | 4.1″ | — | 267 hrs |
| Jul | 84°F | 63°F | 3.2″ | — | 314 hrs |
| Aug | 83°F | 62°F | 3.6″ | — | 294 hrs |
| Sep | 75°F | 54°F | 4.1″ | — | 247 hrs |
| Oct | 64°F | 43°F | 5.0″ | 0.1″ | 186 hrs |
| Nov | 53°F | 34°F | 4.4″ | 0.2″ | 165 hrs |
| Dec | 44°F | 26°F | 5.1″ | 4.5″ | 145 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