Warm-summer humid continental

Farmington, New Hampshire

Strafford County, New Hampshire · Population 3.8k · 285 ft elevation

Living in Farmington

Farmington has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 82°F) and cold winters (January lows around 16°F).

Precipitation is wet at about 41″ a year, and it is buried in snow every winter (100″ a season).

Skies are partly sunny (56% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (22 days a year).

Air quality is good: a median AQI of 34, with about 3 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.

Farmington at a glance

Population
3.8k
Elevation
285 ft
Average daily high
58°F10th percentile
Average daily low
38°F12th percentile
Annual precipitation
41″40th percentile
Annual snowfall
100″98th percentile
Sunshine hours per year
2,520 hrs15th percentile
Median AQI
349th percentile
Median home value
$215k38th percentile
Median rent
$957/mo30th percentile
Median household income
$51k17th percentile
Property tax rate
2.06%90th percentile
Top state income-tax rate
0.0%
Sales tax (state + local)
0.0%
Unemployment rate
3.9%
Homes with broadband
88%32th percentile
Walkability index
5.79th percentile
Average commute
29 min
Math proficiency (8th grade)
5%1th percentile
Reading proficiency (8th grade)
25%
Violent crime rate
176 per 100k50th percentile
Property crime rate
645 per 100k
Overall natural-hazard risk
6419th percentile
Outdoor access
4039th percentile
Public land within 10 miles
0%
Public land within 30 miles
2%
Mountain relief within 30 miles
951 ft

Climate by month

Average monthly weather in Farmington, New Hampshire
MonthHighLowPrecipitationSnowSunshine
Jan33°F16°F2.5″18.0″149 hrs
Feb36°F17°F2.2″15.0″158 hrs
Mar44°F25°F3.7″23.6″200 hrs
Apr57°F35°F3.7″4.8″217 hrs
May68°F45°F3.5″—242 hrs
Jun77°F54°F3.9″—260 hrs
Jul82°F60°F3.5″—304 hrs
Aug81°F58°F3.2″—290 hrs
Sep73°F50°F3.4″—248 hrs
Oct60°F40°F4.4″0.5″176 hrs
Nov48°F31°F3.9″16.5″150 hrs
Dec38°F22°F3.3″21.4″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