Warm-summer humid continental
Houlton, Maine
Aroostook County, Maine · Population 5k · 361 ft elevation
Living in Houlton
Houlton has a warm-summer humid continental climate: pleasantly warm summers (July highs around 79°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around 3°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 39″ a year, and it is a snowy place (96″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (51% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (5 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 32, with about 4 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Houlton at a glance
- Population
- 5k
- Elevation
- 361 ft
- Average daily high
- 52°F1th percentile
- Average daily low
- 30°F1th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 39″35th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 96″98th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,315 hrs4th percentile
- Median AQI
- 327th percentile
- Median home value
- $122k11th percentile
- Median rent
- $719/mo6th percentile
- Median household income
- $52k18th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.41%70th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 7.2%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 5.5%
- Unemployment rate
- 17.4%
- Homes with broadband
- 90%43th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.955th percentile
- Average commute
- 14 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 32%26th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 52%
- Violent crime rate
- 33 per 100k9th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,668 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8033th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 1515th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 0%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 623 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 24°F | 3°F | 2.6″ | 22.8″ | 134 hrs |
| Feb | 27°F | 4°F | 1.9″ | 20.9″ | 147 hrs |
| Mar | 36°F | 15°F | 2.7″ | 19.0″ | 197 hrs |
| Apr | 50°F | 28°F | 2.9″ | 6.3″ | 214 hrs |
| May | 64°F | 39°F | 3.5″ | 0.1″ | 231 hrs |
| Jun | 73°F | 48°F | 4.0″ | — | 249 hrs |
| Jul | 79°F | 55°F | 3.6″ | — | 282 hrs |
| Aug | 77°F | 53°F | 3.5″ | — | 266 hrs |
| Sep | 69°F | 44°F | 3.4″ | — | 228 hrs |
| Oct | 55°F | 34°F | 4.0″ | 0.7″ | 156 hrs |
| Nov | 42°F | 25°F | 3.6″ | 6.5″ | 112 hrs |
| Dec | 30°F | 13°F | 3.4″ | 19.6″ | 100 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