Hot-summer humid continental

Hopedale, Massachusetts

Worcester County, Massachusetts · Population 4.1k · 289 ft elevation

Living in Hopedale

Hopedale has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 84°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 (52″ a season).

Skies are partly sunny (58% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 26 muggy days a year.

Air quality is good: a median AQI of 39 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.

Hopedale at a glance

Population
4.1k
Elevation
289 ft
Average daily high
62°F30th percentile
Average daily low
38°F12th percentile
Annual precipitation
50″75th percentile
Annual snowfall
52″89th percentile
Sunshine hours per year
2,617 hrs25th percentile
Median AQI
3930th percentile
Median home value
$399k72th percentile
Median rent
$1,844/mo82th percentile
Median household income
$111k80th percentile
Property tax rate
1.43%70th percentile
Top state income-tax rate
9.0%
Sales tax (state + local)
6.3%
Unemployment rate
4.4%
Homes with broadband
90%43th percentile
Walkability index
6.214th percentile
Average commute
30 min
Math proficiency (8th grade)
52%60th percentile
Reading proficiency (8th grade)
67%
Violent crime rate
165 per 100k48th percentile
Property crime rate
346 per 100k
Overall natural-hazard risk
9461th percentile
Outdoor access
6867th percentile
Public land within 10 miles
3%
Public land within 30 miles
5%
Mountain relief within 30 miles
787 ft

Climate by month

Average monthly weather in Hopedale, Massachusetts
MonthHighLowPrecipitationSnowSunshine
Jan38°F16°F4.1″13.5″164 hrs
Feb41°F17°F3.3″11.9″166 hrs
Mar48°F25°F4.6″11.0″202 hrs
Apr60°F35°F4.8″3.2″222 hrs
May70°F46°F3.9″—246 hrs
Jun79°F55°F4.5″—267 hrs
Jul84°F61°F3.5″—314 hrs
Aug83°F59°F3.9″—294 hrs
Sep76°F50°F4.2″—247 hrs
Oct65°F39°F5.1″0.1″186 hrs
Nov53°F31°F3.8″1.6″165 hrs
Dec43°F23°F4.7″10.2″145 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