Warm-summer humid continental
Forestdale, Massachusetts
Barnstable County, Massachusetts · Population 3.7k · 154 ft elevation
Living in Forestdale
Forestdale has a warm-summer humid continental climate: pleasantly warm summers (July highs around 77°F) and cold winters (January lows around 20°F).
Precipitation is very wet at about 53″ a year, and it is buried in snow every winter (107″ a season).
Skies are sunny (61% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 38 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 36, with about 3 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Forestdale at a glance
- Population
- 3.7k
- Elevation
- 154 ft
- Average daily high
- 58°F10th percentile
- Average daily low
- 41°F25th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 53″85th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 107″99th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,732 hrs42th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3616th percentile
- Median home value
- $463k79th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,790/mo80th percentile
- Median household income
- $105k77th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.20%61th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 9.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.3%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.7%
- Homes with broadband
- 100%99th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.955th percentile
- Average commute
- 30 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 47%52th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 62%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8946th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 5756th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 17%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 11%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 164 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 38°F | 20°F | 4.9″ | 25.5″ | 158 hrs |
| Feb | 40°F | 22°F | 4.0″ | 20.9″ | 169 hrs |
| Mar | 45°F | 27°F | 5.3″ | 25.7″ | 207 hrs |
| Apr | 55°F | 36°F | 4.6″ | 2.3″ | 237 hrs |
| May | 65°F | 47°F | 3.9″ | — | 268 hrs |
| Jun | 71°F | 56°F | 4.1″ | — | 287 hrs |
| Jul | 77°F | 63°F | 3.8″ | — | 326 hrs |
| Aug | 76°F | 62°F | 3.0″ | — | 307 hrs |
| Sep | 70°F | 55°F | 3.9″ | — | 258 hrs |
| Oct | 61°F | 44°F | 5.3″ | — | 204 hrs |
| Nov | 52°F | 35°F | 4.7″ | 5.4″ | 169 hrs |
| Dec | 44°F | 27°F | 5.6″ | 27.7″ | 143 hrs |
Near Forestdale
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology