Hot-summer humid continental
Hanover, New Hampshire
Grafton County, New Hampshire · Population 8.5k · 551 ft elevation
Living in Hanover
Hanover has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 84°F) and cold winters (January lows around 13°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 40″ a year, and it is a snowy place (61″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (54% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (17 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 36, with about 3 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Hanover at a glance
- Population
- 8.5k
- Elevation
- 551 ft
- Average daily high
- 58°F10th percentile
- Average daily low
- 38°F12th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 40″38th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 61″92th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,432 hrs11th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3616th percentile
- Median home value
- $682k91th percentile
- Median rent
- $2,132/mo89th percentile
- Median household income
- $135k90th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.47%72th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 0.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 0.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 7.0%
- Homes with broadband
- 85%20th percentile
- Walkability index
- 14.192th percentile
- Average commute
- 17 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 62%73th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 72%
- Violent crime rate
- 17 per 100k5th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 454 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8235th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 7776th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 4%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 8%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,542 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30°F | 13°F | 2.7″ | 16.4″ | 137 hrs |
| Feb | 34°F | 15°F | 2.4″ | 13.1″ | 152 hrs |
| Mar | 44°F | 24°F | 3.0″ | 13.5″ | 202 hrs |
| Apr | 58°F | 35°F | 3.2″ | 1.9″ | 210 hrs |
| May | 71°F | 46°F | 3.3″ | — | 238 hrs |
| Jun | 79°F | 56°F | 3.7″ | — | 257 hrs |
| Jul | 84°F | 61°F | 4.5″ | — | 300 hrs |
| Aug | 82°F | 59°F | 3.5″ | — | 284 hrs |
| Sep | 74°F | 52°F | 3.3″ | — | 240 hrs |
| Oct | 60°F | 40°F | 4.0″ | 0.1″ | 166 hrs |
| Nov | 47°F | 31°F | 3.0″ | 2.2″ | 138 hrs |
| Dec | 36°F | 21°F | 3.4″ | 13.4″ | 109 hrs |
Near Hanover
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology