Hot-summer humid continental
Dedham, Massachusetts
Norfolk County, Massachusetts · Population 25k · 131 ft elevation
Living in Dedham
Dedham has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 85°F) and cold winters (January lows around 20°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 44″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (56″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (58% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 27 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 39, with about 2 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Dedham at a glance
- Population
- 25k
- Elevation
- 131 ft
- Average daily high
- 63°F35th percentile
- Average daily low
- 41°F25th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 44″52th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 56″91th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,617 hrs25th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3930th percentile
- Median home value
- $630k89th percentile
- Median rent
- $2,058/mo88th percentile
- Median household income
- $124k86th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.15%59th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 9.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.3%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.6%
- Homes with broadband
- 91%49th percentile
- Walkability index
- 12.078th percentile
- Average commute
- 30 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 52%60th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 52%
- Violent crime rate
- 212 per 100k58th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,507 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9254th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 5756th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 6%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 4%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 394 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 39°F | 20°F | 3.4″ | 15.1″ | 164 hrs |
| Feb | 42°F | 21°F | 2.8″ | 14.1″ | 166 hrs |
| Mar | 49°F | 29°F | 3.7″ | 11.6″ | 202 hrs |
| Apr | 61°F | 39°F | 4.0″ | 2.5″ | 222 hrs |
| May | 71°F | 48°F | 3.3″ | — | 246 hrs |
| Jun | 80°F | 57°F | 3.9″ | — | 267 hrs |
| Jul | 85°F | 63°F | 3.0″ | — | 314 hrs |
| Aug | 84°F | 60°F | 3.6″ | — | 294 hrs |
| Sep | 77°F | 52°F | 3.8″ | — | 247 hrs |
| Oct | 65°F | 41°F | 4.5″ | 0.3″ | 186 hrs |
| Nov | 54°F | 33°F | 3.7″ | 1.7″ | 165 hrs |
| Dec | 44°F | 26°F | 4.1″ | 10.8″ | 145 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