Warm-summer humid continental
Lake Arrowhead, Maine
York County, Maine · Population 3.3k · 367 ft elevation
Living in Lake Arrowhead
Lake Arrowhead has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 80°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around 8°F).
Precipitation is very wet at about 52″ a year, and it is a snowy place (81″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (58% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (9 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 34, with about 3 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Lake Arrowhead at a glance
- Population
- 3.3k
- Elevation
- 367 ft
- Average daily high
- 55°F3th percentile
- Average daily low
- 32°F2th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 52″83th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 81″96th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,620 hrs27th percentile
- Median AQI
- 349th percentile
- Median home value
- $226k41th percentile
- Median rent
- $2,120/mo89th percentile
- Median household income
- $84k60th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.84%39th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 7.2%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 5.5%
- Unemployment rate
- 1.8%
- Homes with broadband
- 94%69th percentile
- Walkability index
- 6.113th percentile
- Average commute
- 38 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 32%26th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 47%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8134th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 6059th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 5%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 2%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 886 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29°F | 8°F | 3.6″ | 19.8″ | 154 hrs |
| Feb | 32°F | 9°F | 3.6″ | 20.4″ | 163 hrs |
| Mar | 41°F | 19°F | 4.6″ | 15.4″ | 206 hrs |
| Apr | 54°F | 29°F | 4.9″ | 3.7″ | 227 hrs |
| May | 66°F | 40°F | 3.9″ | 0.1″ | 252 hrs |
| Jun | 75°F | 50°F | 4.5″ | — | 265 hrs |
| Jul | 80°F | 56°F | 4.1″ | — | 315 hrs |
| Aug | 79°F | 54°F | 3.8″ | — | 301 hrs |
| Sep | 70°F | 46°F | 4.0″ | — | 255 hrs |
| Oct | 58°F | 35°F | 5.8″ | 0.4″ | 190 hrs |
| Nov | 46°F | 26°F | 4.5″ | 3.4″ | 157 hrs |
| Dec | 35°F | 16°F | 4.9″ | 17.7″ | 135 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