Warm-summer humid continental
Durham, New Hampshire
Strafford County, New Hampshire · Population 11k · 56 ft elevation
Living in Durham
Durham has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 83°F) and cold winters (January lows around 15°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 45″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (39″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (58% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (20 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 38, with about 2 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Durham at a glance
- Population
- 11k
- Elevation
- 56 ft
- Average daily high
- 59°F13th percentile
- Average daily low
- 37°F9th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 45″56th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 39″79th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,619 hrs26th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3825th percentile
- Median home value
- $451k77th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,338/mo59th percentile
- Median household income
- $110k80th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 2.19%92th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 0.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 0.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.7%
- Homes with broadband
- 88%32th percentile
- Walkability index
- 10.368th percentile
- Average commute
- 17 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 67%81th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 62%
- Violent crime rate
- 92 per 100k29th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 204 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 6419th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 4746th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 2%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 787 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 33°F | 15°F | 2.6″ | 10.8″ | 155 hrs |
| Feb | 36°F | 16°F | 3.0″ | 9.1″ | 163 hrs |
| Mar | 45°F | 24°F | 3.5″ | 6.8″ | 206 hrs |
| Apr | 58°F | 34°F | 4.1″ | 1.8″ | 227 hrs |
| May | 69°F | 44°F | 3.6″ | — | 251 hrs |
| Jun | 77°F | 54°F | 4.0″ | — | 264 hrs |
| Jul | 83°F | 59°F | 4.0″ | — | 314 hrs |
| Aug | 81°F | 58°F | 3.8″ | — | 300 hrs |
| Sep | 73°F | 51°F | 4.0″ | — | 255 hrs |
| Oct | 61°F | 39°F | 4.7″ | 0.2″ | 191 hrs |
| Nov | 48°F | 30°F | 3.9″ | 1.3″ | 158 hrs |
| Dec | 38°F | 21°F | 4.0″ | 8.9″ | 136 hrs |
Near Durham
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology