Warm-summer humid continental
Brunswick, Maine
Cumberland County, Maine · Population 17k · 69 ft elevation
Living in Brunswick
Brunswick has a warm-summer humid continental climate: pleasantly warm summers (July highs around 79°F) and cold winters (January lows around 12°F).
Precipitation is very wet at about 50″ a year, and it is a snowy place (67″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (57% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (20 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 39, with about 5 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Brunswick at a glance
- Population
- 17k
- Elevation
- 69 ft
- Average daily high
- 55°F3th percentile
- Average daily low
- 36°F7th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 50″75th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 67″94th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,537 hrs17th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3930th percentile
- Median home value
- $334k63th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,300/mo57th percentile
- Median household income
- $68k41th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.29%65th 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
- 8.651th percentile
- Average commute
- 22 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 47%52th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 62%
- Violent crime rate
- 48 per 100k14th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 643 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 7729th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 3232th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 2%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 459 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30°F | 12°F | 3.5″ | 19.3″ | 154 hrs |
| Feb | 33°F | 14°F | 3.5″ | 13.6″ | 163 hrs |
| Mar | 41°F | 24°F | 4.1″ | 18.7″ | 210 hrs |
| Apr | 53°F | 32°F | 4.3″ | 3.3″ | 215 hrs |
| May | 64°F | 44°F | 4.1″ | — | 242 hrs |
| Jun | 73°F | 53°F | 4.2″ | — | 253 hrs |
| Jul | 79°F | 59°F | 3.5″ | — | 302 hrs |
| Aug | 78°F | 58°F | 3.3″ | — | 289 hrs |
| Sep | 70°F | 50°F | 4.2″ | — | 251 hrs |
| Oct | 58°F | 39°F | 6.0″ | 0.2″ | 182 hrs |
| Nov | 47°F | 30°F | 5.2″ | 1.9″ | 147 hrs |
| Dec | 37°F | 20°F | 4.3″ | 9.8″ | 129 hrs |
Near Brunswick
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- Yarmouth, ME · 6.3k
- Cumberland Center, ME · 2.8k
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- Auburn, ME · 24k
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology