Warm-summer humid continental
Kittery, Maine
York County, Maine · Population 5.3k · 33 ft elevation
Living in Kittery
Kittery has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 81°F) and cold winters (January lows around 17°F).
Precipitation is very wet at about 51″ a year, and it is a snowy place (65″ 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 34, with about 3 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Kittery at a glance
- Population
- 5.3k
- Elevation
- 33 ft
- Average daily high
- 57°F7th percentile
- Average daily low
- 38°F12th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 51″78th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 65″94th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,619 hrs26th percentile
- Median AQI
- 349th percentile
- Median home value
- $421k74th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,431/mo64th percentile
- Median household income
- $72k46th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.07%55th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 7.2%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 5.5%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.5%
- Homes with broadband
- 88%32th percentile
- Walkability index
- 11.676th percentile
- Average commute
- 16 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 47%52th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 72%
- Violent crime rate
- 26 per 100k7th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,050 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8134th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 5555th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 2%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 3%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 689 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 33°F | 17°F | 3.6″ | 17.1″ | 155 hrs |
| Feb | 36°F | 18°F | 3.6″ | 15.8″ | 163 hrs |
| Mar | 44°F | 26°F | 4.8″ | 13.9″ | 206 hrs |
| Apr | 56°F | 35°F | 4.6″ | 2.3″ | 227 hrs |
| May | 66°F | 45°F | 4.0″ | — | 251 hrs |
| Jun | 75°F | 54°F | 4.6″ | — | 264 hrs |
| Jul | 81°F | 60°F | 3.9″ | — | 314 hrs |
| Aug | 80°F | 59°F | 3.7″ | — | 300 hrs |
| Sep | 72°F | 52°F | 4.1″ | — | 255 hrs |
| Oct | 60°F | 41°F | 5.0″ | 0.1″ | 191 hrs |
| Nov | 48°F | 31°F | 4.1″ | 1.6″ | 158 hrs |
| Dec | 38°F | 23°F | 4.9″ | 14.2″ | 136 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