Hot-summer humid continental
Haverhill, Massachusetts
Essex County, Massachusetts · Population 67k · 59 ft elevation
Living in Haverhill
Haverhill has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 82°F) and cold winters (January lows around 16°F).
Precipitation is very wet at about 50″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (58″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (56% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (23 days a year).
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 40, with about 3 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Haverhill at a glance
- Population
- 67k
- Elevation
- 59 ft
- Average daily high
- 59°F13th percentile
- Average daily low
- 38°F12th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 50″75th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 58″91th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,519 hrs14th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4038th percentile
- Median home value
- $427k75th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,620/mo73th percentile
- Median household income
- $88k64th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.10%57th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 9.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.3%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.9%
- Homes with broadband
- 91%49th percentile
- Walkability index
- 12.179th percentile
- Average commute
- 27 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 36%33th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 38%
- Violent crime rate
- 330 per 100k74th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 674 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9668th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 5151th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 3%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 3%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 492 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 35°F | 16°F | 3.5″ | 16.2″ | 150 hrs |
| Feb | 38°F | 17°F | 3.6″ | 15.6″ | 159 hrs |
| Mar | 45°F | 24°F | 4.8″ | 11.9″ | 200 hrs |
| Apr | 57°F | 34°F | 4.3″ | 1.8″ | 216 hrs |
| May | 67°F | 45°F | 4.1″ | — | 241 hrs |
| Jun | 76°F | 54°F | 4.2″ | — | 259 hrs |
| Jul | 82°F | 61°F | 3.5″ | — | 302 hrs |
| Aug | 81°F | 59°F | 3.8″ | — | 289 hrs |
| Sep | 73°F | 51°F | 4.0″ | — | 248 hrs |
| Oct | 62°F | 40°F | 5.3″ | 0.1″ | 176 hrs |
| Nov | 50°F | 31°F | 3.9″ | 1.4″ | 151 hrs |
| Dec | 40°F | 22°F | 4.5″ | 10.8″ | 128 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