Hot-summer humid continental
Longmeadow, Massachusetts
Hampden County, Massachusetts · Population 16k · 164 ft elevation
Living in Longmeadow
Longmeadow has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 85°F) and cold winters (January lows around 19°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 47″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (52″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (56% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 25 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 39, with about 5 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Longmeadow at a glance
- Population
- 16k
- Elevation
- 164 ft
- Average daily high
- 61°F24th percentile
- Average daily low
- 41°F25th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 47″63th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 52″89th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,540 hrs17th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3930th percentile
- Median home value
- $426k75th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,650/mo74th percentile
- Median household income
- $145k92th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 2.10%91th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 9.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.3%
- Unemployment rate
- 6.3%
- Homes with broadband
- 95%76th percentile
- Walkability index
- 10.871th percentile
- Average commute
- 24 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 67%81th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 72%
- Violent crime rate
- 38 per 100k11th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 345 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9357th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 6766th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 6%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,247 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 35°F | 19°F | 3.3″ | 14.2″ | 151 hrs |
| Feb | 39°F | 21°F | 3.1″ | 14.8″ | 157 hrs |
| Mar | 47°F | 28°F | 3.8″ | 9.4″ | 198 hrs |
| Apr | 61°F | 39°F | 3.9″ | 1.1″ | 219 hrs |
| May | 72°F | 49°F | 3.8″ | — | 242 hrs |
| Jun | 80°F | 58°F | 4.3″ | — | 263 hrs |
| Jul | 85°F | 64°F | 4.2″ | — | 308 hrs |
| Aug | 83°F | 62°F | 4.2″ | — | 289 hrs |
| Sep | 76°F | 54°F | 4.4″ | — | 246 hrs |
| Oct | 64°F | 43°F | 4.5″ | 0.7″ | 178 hrs |
| Nov | 52°F | 33°F | 3.5″ | 1.4″ | 158 hrs |
| Dec | 41°F | 25°F | 4.1″ | 10.1″ | 131 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