Oceanic
East Harwich, Massachusetts
Barnstable County, Massachusetts · Population 5.7k · 75 ft elevation
Living in East Harwich
East Harwich has a oceanic climate: pleasantly warm summers (July highs around 79°F) and chilly winters (January lows around 26°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 45″ a year, and it gets light snow (25″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (57% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 41 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 36, with about 3 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
East Harwich at a glance
- Population
- 5.7k
- Elevation
- 75 ft
- Average daily high
- 58°F10th percentile
- Average daily low
- 44°F41th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 45″56th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 25″64th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,605 hrs22th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3616th percentile
- Median home value
- $585k86th percentile
- Median rent
- $2,213/mo91th percentile
- Median household income
- $108k79th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.66%22th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 9.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.3%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.5%
- Homes with broadband
- 95%76th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.024th percentile
- Average commute
- 24 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 42%42th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 47%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8946th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 5454th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 4%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 16%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 164 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 39°F | 26°F | 3.8″ | 7.5″ | 126 hrs |
| Feb | 40°F | 26°F | 3.6″ | 9.9″ | 149 hrs |
| Mar | 44°F | 31°F | 4.4″ | 3.8″ | 196 hrs |
| Apr | 52°F | 39°F | 4.0″ | 0.5″ | 233 hrs |
| May | 62°F | 48°F | 3.3″ | — | 265 hrs |
| Jun | 72°F | 57°F | 3.0″ | — | 282 hrs |
| Jul | 79°F | 64°F | 2.8″ | — | 318 hrs |
| Aug | 78°F | 64°F | 3.0″ | — | 301 hrs |
| Sep | 71°F | 58°F | 3.6″ | — | 258 hrs |
| Oct | 61°F | 47°F | 4.2″ | — | 204 hrs |
| Nov | 52°F | 39°F | 4.5″ | 0.2″ | 152 hrs |
| Dec | 44°F | 31°F | 5.0″ | 2.6″ | 119 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