Warm-summer humid continental
Laconia, New Hampshire
Belknap County, New Hampshire · Population 17k · 499 ft elevation
Living in Laconia
Laconia 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 46″ a year, and it is a snowy place (62″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (56% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (21 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 32 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Laconia at a glance
- Population
- 17k
- Elevation
- 499 ft
- Average daily high
- 57°F7th percentile
- Average daily low
- 37°F9th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 46″60th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 62″92th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,520 hrs15th percentile
- Median AQI
- 327th percentile
- Median home value
- $309k59th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,180/mo49th percentile
- Median household income
- $68k42th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.42%70th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 0.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 0.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.9%
- Homes with broadband
- 88%32th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.346th percentile
- Average commute
- 19 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 17%7th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 32%
- Violent crime rate
- 184 per 100k52th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 2,448 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 5714th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 6867th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 8%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,542 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30°F | 12°F | 3.1″ | 18.8″ | 149 hrs |
| Feb | 34°F | 13°F | 2.9″ | 16.9″ | 158 hrs |
| Mar | 43°F | 21°F | 3.4″ | 9.4″ | 200 hrs |
| Apr | 56°F | 33°F | 3.6″ | 1.6″ | 217 hrs |
| May | 68°F | 45°F | 3.5″ | — | 242 hrs |
| Jun | 77°F | 55°F | 4.4″ | — | 261 hrs |
| Jul | 82°F | 60°F | 4.6″ | — | 304 hrs |
| Aug | 81°F | 59°F | 3.9″ | — | 290 hrs |
| Sep | 73°F | 52°F | 3.8″ | — | 248 hrs |
| Oct | 60°F | 40°F | 4.8″ | 0.3″ | 176 hrs |
| Nov | 47°F | 30°F | 3.7″ | 2.1″ | 150 hrs |
| Dec | 36°F | 20°F | 3.9″ | 12.8″ | 126 hrs |
Near Laconia
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- Rochester, NH · 33k
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology