Warm-summer humid continental
Lewiston, Maine
Androscoggin County, Maine · Population 38k · 226 ft elevation
Living in Lewiston
Lewiston has a warm-summer humid continental climate: pleasantly warm summers (July highs around 80°F) and cold winters (January lows around 11°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 45″ a year, and it is a snowy place (65″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (57% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (20 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 34, with about 2 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Lewiston at a glance
- Population
- 38k
- Elevation
- 226 ft
- Average daily high
- 55°F3th percentile
- Average daily low
- 38°F12th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 45″56th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 65″94th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,537 hrs17th percentile
- Median AQI
- 349th percentile
- Median home value
- $214k38th percentile
- Median rent
- $954/mo29th percentile
- Median household income
- $57k25th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.33%67th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 7.2%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 5.5%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.9%
- Homes with broadband
- 86%24th percentile
- Walkability index
- 9.057th percentile
- Average commute
- 21 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 22%12th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 37%
- Violent crime rate
- 240 per 100k63th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,704 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 5915th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 3131th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 755 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 28°F | 11°F | 3.3″ | 19.4″ | 154 hrs |
| Feb | 31°F | 14°F | 3.2″ | 17.3″ | 163 hrs |
| Mar | 40°F | 22°F | 3.5″ | 12.3″ | 210 hrs |
| Apr | 53°F | 35°F | 4.0″ | 2.9″ | 215 hrs |
| May | 65°F | 46°F | 3.2″ | — | 242 hrs |
| Jun | 74°F | 56°F | 4.3″ | — | 253 hrs |
| Jul | 80°F | 62°F | 3.5″ | — | 302 hrs |
| Aug | 79°F | 60°F | 3.4″ | — | 289 hrs |
| Sep | 70°F | 52°F | 3.7″ | — | 251 hrs |
| Oct | 57°F | 41°F | 4.9″ | — | 182 hrs |
| Nov | 45°F | 31°F | 3.9″ | 1.6″ | 147 hrs |
| Dec | 34°F | 20°F | 4.2″ | 11.6″ | 128 hrs |
Near Lewiston
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology