Warm-summer humid continental
Farmington, Maine
Franklin County, Maine · Population 4.9k · 417 ft elevation
Living in Farmington
Farmington has a warm-summer humid continental climate: pleasantly warm summers (July highs around 79°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around 6°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 49″ a year, and it is a snowy place (94″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (57% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (8 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 34 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Farmington at a glance
- Population
- 4.9k
- Elevation
- 417 ft
- Average daily high
- 54°F2th percentile
- Average daily low
- 32°F2th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 49″71th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 94″98th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,538 hrs17th percentile
- Median AQI
- 349th percentile
- Median home value
- $162k22th percentile
- Median rent
- $838/mo17th percentile
- Median household income
- $40k4th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.22%62th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 7.2%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 5.5%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.7%
- Homes with broadband
- 80%8th percentile
- Walkability index
- 6.720th percentile
- Average commute
- 19 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 27%19th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 52%
- Violent crime rate
- 106 per 100k33th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,198 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 449th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 4847th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,969 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 27°F | 6°F | 3.5″ | 20.7″ | 153 hrs |
| Feb | 30°F | 7°F | 3.1″ | 22.9″ | 162 hrs |
| Mar | 39°F | 18°F | 4.0″ | 18.8″ | 210 hrs |
| Apr | 52°F | 30°F | 4.3″ | 5.3″ | 216 hrs |
| May | 65°F | 41°F | 3.9″ | 0.2″ | 243 hrs |
| Jun | 74°F | 50°F | 5.1″ | — | 255 hrs |
| Jul | 79°F | 56°F | 4.0″ | — | 304 hrs |
| Aug | 77°F | 54°F | 4.0″ | — | 290 hrs |
| Sep | 70°F | 45°F | 3.5″ | — | 251 hrs |
| Oct | 57°F | 35°F | 5.2″ | 0.3″ | 181 hrs |
| Nov | 44°F | 26°F | 4.4″ | 4.9″ | 146 hrs |
| Dec | 33°F | 15°F | 4.3″ | 20.8″ | 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