Hot-summer humid continental
Burlington, Massachusetts
Middlesex County, Massachusetts · Population 26k · 223 ft elevation
Living in Burlington
Burlington has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 84°F) and cold winters (January lows around 18°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 49″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (59″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (58% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (24 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 38, with about 1 unhealthy-air day in the latest year.
Burlington at a glance
- Population
- 26k
- Elevation
- 223 ft
- Average daily high
- 60°F18th percentile
- Average daily low
- 39°F15th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 49″71th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 59″91th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,618 hrs25th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3825th percentile
- Median home value
- $679k91th percentile
- Median rent
- $2,597/mo96th percentile
- Median household income
- $142k91th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.88%43th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 9.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.3%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.6%
- Homes with broadband
- 96%82th percentile
- Walkability index
- 10.469th percentile
- Average commute
- 28 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 57%66th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 57%
- Violent crime rate
- 184 per 100k52th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,513 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9773th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 5958th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 3%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 5%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 459 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 36°F | 18°F | 3.8″ | 16.1″ | 164 hrs |
| Feb | 39°F | 19°F | 3.4″ | 12.5″ | 166 hrs |
| Mar | 46°F | 27°F | 4.8″ | 12.9″ | 202 hrs |
| Apr | 59°F | 36°F | 3.9″ | 2.3″ | 223 hrs |
| May | 70°F | 46°F | 3.8″ | — | 246 hrs |
| Jun | 78°F | 55°F | 4.1″ | — | 267 hrs |
| Jul | 84°F | 61°F | 3.8″ | — | 315 hrs |
| Aug | 82°F | 60°F | 3.9″ | — | 295 hrs |
| Sep | 74°F | 52°F | 3.7″ | — | 247 hrs |
| Oct | 62°F | 40°F | 4.8″ | 0.1″ | 186 hrs |
| Nov | 51°F | 31°F | 4.1″ | 1.9″ | 165 hrs |
| Dec | 41°F | 23°F | 4.8″ | 13.2″ | 144 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