Warm-summer humid continental
Caribou, Maine
Aroostook County, Maine · Population 7.4k · 413 ft elevation
Living in Caribou
Caribou has a warm-summer humid continental climate: pleasantly warm summers (July highs around 78°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around 3°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 41″ a year, and it is buried in snow every winter (118″ a season).
Skies are gray (49% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (11 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 32, with about 4 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Caribou at a glance
- Population
- 7.4k
- Elevation
- 413 ft
- Average daily high
- 51°F1th percentile
- Average daily low
- 32°F2th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 41″40th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 118″99th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,248 hrs2th percentile
- Median AQI
- 327th percentile
- Median home value
- $120k11th percentile
- Median rent
- $696/mo4th percentile
- Median household income
- $54k21th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.38%69th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 7.2%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 5.5%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.1%
- Homes with broadband
- 78%5th percentile
- Walkability index
- 6.923th percentile
- Average commute
- 16 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 37%34th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 47%
- Violent crime rate
- 82 per 100k26th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 889 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8033th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 3333th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 2%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 0%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 656 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 22°F | 3°F | 3.0″ | 25.0″ | 122 hrs |
| Feb | 25°F | 5°F | 2.4″ | 25.3″ | 138 hrs |
| Mar | 35°F | 16°F | 2.8″ | 21.4″ | 192 hrs |
| Apr | 48°F | 30°F | 3.0″ | 8.3″ | 210 hrs |
| May | 64°F | 42°F | 3.5″ | 0.8″ | 235 hrs |
| Jun | 73°F | 51°F | 3.9″ | — | 252 hrs |
| Jul | 78°F | 57°F | 4.2″ | — | 281 hrs |
| Aug | 76°F | 55°F | 3.6″ | — | 262 hrs |
| Sep | 68°F | 47°F | 3.4″ | 0.1″ | 219 hrs |
| Oct | 54°F | 37°F | 4.0″ | 1.7″ | 147 hrs |
| Nov | 40°F | 26°F | 3.4″ | 10.4″ | 100 hrs |
| Dec | 28°F | 13°F | 3.6″ | 25.2″ | 91 hrs |
Near Caribou
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology