Hot-summer humid continental
Chelsea, Massachusetts
Suffolk County, Massachusetts · Population 39k · 59 ft elevation
Living in Chelsea
Chelsea has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 82°F) and cold winters (January lows around 23°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 44″ 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 (24 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 37, with about 2 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Chelsea at a glance
- Population
- 39k
- Elevation
- 59 ft
- Average daily high
- 59°F13th percentile
- Average daily low
- 44°F41th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 44″52th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 49″87th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,618 hrs25th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3721th percentile
- Median home value
- $477k80th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,859/mo83th percentile
- Median household income
- $72k47th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.62%18th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 9.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.3%
- Unemployment rate
- 8.8%
- Homes with broadband
- 85%20th percentile
- Walkability index
- 15.097th percentile
- Average commute
- 34 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 13%5th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 25%
- Violent crime rate
- 791 per 100k96th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,415 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9461th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 4746th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 3%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 6%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 328 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 37°F | 23°F | 3.4″ | 14.3″ | 164 hrs |
| Feb | 39°F | 24°F | 3.2″ | 14.4″ | 166 hrs |
| Mar | 45°F | 31°F | 4.2″ | 9.0″ | 202 hrs |
| Apr | 56°F | 41°F | 3.6″ | 1.6″ | 222 hrs |
| May | 66°F | 50°F | 3.3″ | — | 246 hrs |
| Jun | 76°F | 60°F | 3.9″ | — | 267 hrs |
| Jul | 82°F | 66°F | 3.3″ | — | 315 hrs |
| Aug | 80°F | 65°F | 3.2″ | — | 294 hrs |
| Sep | 73°F | 58°F | 3.6″ | — | 247 hrs |
| Oct | 62°F | 47°F | 4.0″ | 0.2″ | 186 hrs |
| Nov | 51°F | 38°F | 3.7″ | 0.7″ | 165 hrs |
| Dec | 42°F | 29°F | 4.3″ | 9.0″ | 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