Warm-summer humid continental
Jaffrey, New Hampshire
Cheshire County, New Hampshire · Population 2.9k · 1,020 ft elevation
Living in Jaffrey
Jaffrey has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 83°F) and cold winters (January lows around 13°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 48″ a year, and it is a snowy place (73″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (56% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (20 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 37, with about 2 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Jaffrey at a glance
- Population
- 2.9k
- Elevation
- 1,020 ft
- Average daily high
- 58°F10th percentile
- Average daily low
- 37°F9th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 48″67th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 73″95th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,519 hrs14th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3721th percentile
- Median home value
- $219k39th percentile
- Median rent
- $950/mo29th percentile
- Median household income
- $96k70th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 2.22%93th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 0.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 0.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 7.6%
- Homes with broadband
- 90%43th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.024th percentile
- Average commute
- 28 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 17%7th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 42%
- Violent crime rate
- 214 per 100k58th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 517 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 6016th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 7171th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 2%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 7%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,247 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 32°F | 13°F | 3.3″ | 22.3″ | 150 hrs |
| Feb | 35°F | 14°F | 3.4″ | 16.1″ | 158 hrs |
| Mar | 43°F | 22°F | 4.0″ | 16.3″ | 200 hrs |
| Apr | 56°F | 34°F | 3.8″ | 2.4″ | 217 hrs |
| May | 68°F | 45°F | 3.8″ | 0.1″ | 241 hrs |
| Jun | 77°F | 55°F | 4.3″ | — | 259 hrs |
| Jul | 83°F | 60°F | 4.3″ | — | 302 hrs |
| Aug | 80°F | 58°F | 4.0″ | — | 289 hrs |
| Sep | 73°F | 51°F | 4.3″ | — | 248 hrs |
| Oct | 60°F | 38°F | 5.1″ | 0.2″ | 176 hrs |
| Nov | 47°F | 29°F | 3.8″ | 1.8″ | 151 hrs |
| Dec | 37°F | 20°F | 4.3″ | 13.3″ | 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