Warm-summer humid continental

Derry, New Hampshire

Rockingham County, New Hampshire · Population 22k · 266 ft elevation

Living in Derry

Derry has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 82°F) and cold winters (January lows around 15°F).

Precipitation is wet at about 47″ a year, and it is a snowy place (76″ a season).

Skies are partly sunny (56% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (23 days a year).

Air quality is good: a median AQI of 38, with about 2 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.

Derry at a glance

Population
22k
Elevation
266 ft
Average daily high
58°F10th percentile
Average daily low
37°F9th percentile
Annual precipitation
47″63th percentile
Annual snowfall
76″96th percentile
Sunshine hours per year
2,519 hrs14th percentile
Median AQI
3825th percentile
Median home value
$357k67th percentile
Median rent
$1,473/mo67th percentile
Median household income
$89k65th percentile
Property tax rate
1.93%88th percentile
Top state income-tax rate
0.0%
Sales tax (state + local)
0.0%
Unemployment rate
5.4%
Homes with broadband
93%62th percentile
Walkability index
6.923th percentile
Average commute
31 min
Math proficiency (8th grade)
38%38th percentile
Reading proficiency (8th grade)
48%
Violent crime rate
144 per 100k43th percentile
Property crime rate
629 per 100k
Overall natural-hazard risk
8641th percentile
Outdoor access
3938th percentile
Public land within 10 miles
0%
Public land within 30 miles
2%
Mountain relief within 30 miles
787 ft

Climate by month

Average monthly weather in Derry, New Hampshire
MonthHighLowPrecipitationSnowSunshine
Jan34°F15°F3.0″17.5″150 hrs
Feb37°F16°F3.3″21.9″158 hrs
Mar45°F24°F4.2″14.3″200 hrs
Apr58°F34°F4.1″2.7″217 hrs
May68°F44°F4.0″—241 hrs
Jun77°F54°F4.0″—259 hrs
Jul82°F60°F3.6″—303 hrs
Aug81°F58°F3.7″—289 hrs
Sep73°F51°F4.0″—248 hrs
Oct61°F39°F4.9″0.9″176 hrs
Nov49°F30°F3.7″2.1″151 hrs
Dec39°F21°F4.2″16.1″127 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