Hot-summer humid continental

Littleton Common, Massachusetts

Middlesex County, Massachusetts · Population 2.8k · 285 ft elevation

Living in Littleton Common

Littleton Common has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 87°F) and cold winters (January lows around 14°F).

Precipitation is very wet at about 50″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (59″ a season).

Skies are partly sunny (58% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (22 days a year).

Air quality is good: a median AQI of 38, with about 1 unhealthy-air day in the latest year.

Littleton Common at a glance

Population
2.8k
Elevation
285 ft
Average daily high
63°F35th percentile
Average daily low
37°F9th percentile
Annual precipitation
50″75th percentile
Annual snowfall
59″91th percentile
Sunshine hours per year
2,618 hrs25th percentile
Median AQI
3825th percentile
Median home value
$552k84th percentile
Median rent
$1,604/mo72th percentile
Median household income
$129k88th percentile
Property tax rate
1.41%70th percentile
Top state income-tax rate
9.0%
Sales tax (state + local)
6.3%
Unemployment rate
7.6%
Homes with broadband
98%93th percentile
Walkability index
7.431th percentile
Average commute
39 min
Math proficiency (8th grade)
72%86th percentile
Reading proficiency (8th grade)
77%
Overall natural-hazard risk
9773th percentile
Outdoor access
7373th percentile
Public land within 10 miles
6%
Public land within 30 miles
6%
Mountain relief within 30 miles
1,050 ft

Climate by month

Average monthly weather in Littleton Common, Massachusetts
MonthHighLowPrecipitationSnowSunshine
Jan37°F14°F3.6″16.1″164 hrs
Feb40°F16°F3.3″12.5″166 hrs
Mar48°F24°F4.6″12.9″202 hrs
Apr61°F34°F4.4″2.3″223 hrs
May73°F45°F3.7″—246 hrs
Jun81°F54°F4.2″—267 hrs
Jul87°F60°F4.0″—315 hrs
Aug85°F58°F4.4″—295 hrs
Sep77°F49°F3.9″—247 hrs
Oct65°F38°F5.1″0.1″186 hrs
Nov53°F28°F3.8″1.9″165 hrs
Dec43°F20°F4.8″13.2″144 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