Hot-summer humid continental
Fall River, Massachusetts
Bristol County, Massachusetts · Population 94k · -30 ft elevation
Living in Fall River
Fall River has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 83°F) and cold winters (January lows around 21°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 46″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (38″ a season).
Skies are sunny (62% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 34 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 38, with about 3 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Fall River at a glance
- Population
- 94k
- Elevation
- -30 ft
- Average daily high
- 61°F24th percentile
- Average daily low
- 41°F25th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 46″60th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 38″78th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,791 hrs48th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3825th percentile
- Median home value
- $358k67th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,086/mo41th percentile
- Median household income
- $54k21th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.05%54th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 9.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.3%
- Unemployment rate
- 8.1%
- Homes with broadband
- 84%16th percentile
- Walkability index
- 13.689th percentile
- Average commute
- 25 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 27%19th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 29%
- Violent crime rate
- 768 per 100k95th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,550 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9048th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 5655th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 5%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 6%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 361 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 40°F | 21°F | 3.7″ | 10.9″ | 165 hrs |
| Feb | 41°F | 22°F | 3.0″ | 11.3″ | 173 hrs |
| Mar | 48°F | 28°F | 4.8″ | 7.4″ | 213 hrs |
| Apr | 58°F | 37°F | 4.0″ | 0.6″ | 242 hrs |
| May | 68°F | 46°F | 3.3″ | — | 269 hrs |
| Jun | 77°F | 55°F | 3.6″ | — | 296 hrs |
| Jul | 83°F | 62°F | 3.0″ | — | 334 hrs |
| Aug | 82°F | 60°F | 3.8″ | — | 312 hrs |
| Sep | 74°F | 53°F | 3.6″ | — | 262 hrs |
| Oct | 64°F | 42°F | 4.6″ | — | 205 hrs |
| Nov | 54°F | 34°F | 4.3″ | 0.6″ | 171 hrs |
| Dec | 45°F | 26°F | 4.1″ | 7.3″ | 150 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