Warm-summer humid continental
Claremont, New Hampshire
Sullivan County, New Hampshire · Population 13k · 499 ft elevation
Living in Claremont
Claremont has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 81°F) and cold winters (January lows around 10°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 42″ a year, and it is a snowy place (66″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (54% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (13 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 37, with about 2 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Claremont at a glance
- Population
- 13k
- Elevation
- 499 ft
- Average daily high
- 56°F5th percentile
- Average daily low
- 34°F4th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 42″44th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 66″94th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,432 hrs11th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3721th percentile
- Median home value
- $172k25th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,077/mo40th percentile
- Median household income
- $55k22th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 3.28%99th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 0.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 0.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.4%
- Homes with broadband
- 82%12th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.736th percentile
- Average commute
- 22 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 27%19th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 32%
- Violent crime rate
- 183 per 100k52th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,826 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 387th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 7473th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 4%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 6%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,542 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30°F | 10°F | 2.7″ | 15.2″ | 137 hrs |
| Feb | 33°F | 11°F | 2.4″ | 16.7″ | 153 hrs |
| Mar | 42°F | 20°F | 3.0″ | 12.7″ | 202 hrs |
| Apr | 55°F | 31°F | 3.3″ | 3.3″ | 210 hrs |
| May | 67°F | 43°F | 3.3″ | — | 237 hrs |
| Jun | 76°F | 52°F | 4.2″ | — | 256 hrs |
| Jul | 81°F | 57°F | 4.2″ | — | 300 hrs |
| Aug | 80°F | 55°F | 3.8″ | — | 283 hrs |
| Sep | 72°F | 48°F | 3.5″ | — | 240 hrs |
| Oct | 59°F | 36°F | 4.9″ | 0.5″ | 166 hrs |
| Nov | 46°F | 28°F | 3.2″ | 2.8″ | 139 hrs |
| Dec | 36°F | 18°F | 3.5″ | 14.9″ | 109 hrs |
Near Claremont
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- Franklin, NH · 8.8k
- Tilton Northfield, NH · 3.2k
- Plymouth, NH · 4.9k
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology