Warm-summer humid continental

Henniker, New Hampshire

Merrimack County, New Hampshire · Population 2.9k · 449 ft elevation

Living in Henniker

Henniker has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 82°F) and cold winters (January lows around 12°F).

Precipitation is wet at about 48″ a year, and it is a snowy place (68″ a season).

Skies are partly sunny (56% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (14 days a year).

Air quality is good: a median AQI of 37 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.

Henniker at a glance

Population
2.9k
Elevation
449 ft
Average daily high
58°F10th percentile
Average daily low
35°F5th percentile
Annual precipitation
48″67th percentile
Annual snowfall
68″94th percentile
Sunshine hours per year
2,520 hrs15th percentile
Median AQI
3721th percentile
Median home value
$268k51th percentile
Median rent
$1,084/mo41th percentile
Median household income
$73k48th percentile
Property tax rate
3.26%99th percentile
Top state income-tax rate
0.0%
Sales tax (state + local)
0.0%
Unemployment rate
3.1%
Homes with broadband
91%49th percentile
Walkability index
7.126th percentile
Average commute
15 min
Math proficiency (8th grade)
45%49th percentile
Reading proficiency (8th grade)
45%
Violent crime rate
80 per 100k25th percentile
Property crime rate
350 per 100k
Overall natural-hazard risk
7830th percentile
Outdoor access
4847th percentile
Public land within 10 miles
2%
Public land within 30 miles
1%
Mountain relief within 30 miles
1,312 ft

Climate by month

Average monthly weather in Henniker, New Hampshire
MonthHighLowPrecipitationSnowSunshine
Jan32°F12°F3.3″16.5″149 hrs
Feb36°F11°F3.1″18.8″158 hrs
Mar43°F20°F3.8″11.8″200 hrs
Apr57°F32°F3.9″3.3″217 hrs
May69°F43°F3.7″0.1″241 hrs
Jun77°F52°F4.5″—260 hrs
Jul82°F58°F4.3″—303 hrs
Aug81°F56°F4.0″—290 hrs
Sep74°F47°F4.0″—248 hrs
Oct60°F37°F5.4″1.0″176 hrs
Nov47°F28°F3.9″2.1″150 hrs
Dec37°F19°F4.3″14.4″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