Warm-summer humid continental
Ellsworth, Maine
Hancock County, Maine · Population 8.6k · 112 ft elevation
Living in Ellsworth
Ellsworth has a warm-summer humid continental climate: pleasantly warm summers (July highs around 77°F) and cold winters (January lows around 11°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 49″ a year, and it is buried in snow every winter (162″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (55% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (14 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 35, with about 4 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Ellsworth at a glance
- Population
- 8.6k
- Elevation
- 112 ft
- Average daily high
- 54°F2th percentile
- Average daily low
- 35°F5th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 49″71th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 162″100th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,500 hrs13th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3513th percentile
- Median home value
- $215k38th percentile
- Median rent
- $955/mo29th percentile
- Median household income
- $71k45th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.29%65th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 7.2%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 5.5%
- Unemployment rate
- 1.8%
- Homes with broadband
- 91%49th percentile
- Walkability index
- 6.923th percentile
- Average commute
- 23 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 47%52th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 62%
- Violent crime rate
- 67 per 100k21th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 2,420 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 5513th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 4545th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 5%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 492 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30°F | 11°F | 4.1″ | 31.8″ | 143 hrs |
| Feb | 32°F | 12°F | 3.6″ | 26.8″ | 152 hrs |
| Mar | 40°F | 22°F | 4.2″ | 27.4″ | 202 hrs |
| Apr | 52°F | 32°F | 4.3″ | 14.8″ | 214 hrs |
| May | 63°F | 42°F | 3.7″ | — | 244 hrs |
| Jun | 71°F | 51°F | 4.5″ | — | 256 hrs |
| Jul | 77°F | 57°F | 3.1″ | — | 302 hrs |
| Aug | 77°F | 56°F | 3.1″ | — | 288 hrs |
| Sep | 69°F | 49°F | 3.9″ | — | 249 hrs |
| Oct | 57°F | 38°F | 5.1″ | 0.9″ | 185 hrs |
| Nov | 46°F | 29°F | 4.9″ | 27.7″ | 142 hrs |
| Dec | 36°F | 19°F | 5.0″ | 33.0″ | 122 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