Hot-summer humid continental
Lowell, Massachusetts
Middlesex County, Massachusetts · Population 115k · 128 ft elevation
Living in Lowell
Lowell has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 85°F) and cold winters (January lows around 16°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 49″ 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 (24 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 38, with about 1 unhealthy-air day in the latest year.
Lowell at a glance
- Population
- 115k
- Elevation
- 128 ft
- Average daily high
- 60°F18th percentile
- Average daily low
- 38°F12th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 49″71th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 59″91th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,618 hrs25th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3825th percentile
- Median home value
- $395k72th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,603/mo72th percentile
- Median household income
- $76k51th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.11%57th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 9.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.3%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.4%
- Homes with broadband
- 88%32th percentile
- Walkability index
- 15.097th percentile
- Average commute
- 28 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 35%32th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 36%
- Violent crime rate
- 505 per 100k88th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,393 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9773th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 6665th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 3%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 4%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 755 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 34°F | 16°F | 3.6″ | 16.1″ | 163 hrs |
| Feb | 37°F | 17°F | 3.2″ | 12.5″ | 165 hrs |
| Mar | 45°F | 24°F | 4.3″ | 12.9″ | 202 hrs |
| Apr | 59°F | 35°F | 4.1″ | 2.3″ | 223 hrs |
| May | 70°F | 45°F | 3.8″ | — | 246 hrs |
| Jun | 79°F | 55°F | 4.4″ | — | 268 hrs |
| Jul | 85°F | 61°F | 3.9″ | — | 315 hrs |
| Aug | 83°F | 59°F | 4.0″ | — | 295 hrs |
| Sep | 75°F | 51°F | 3.9″ | — | 247 hrs |
| Oct | 62°F | 39°F | 5.0″ | 0.1″ | 186 hrs |
| Nov | 50°F | 30°F | 3.9″ | 1.9″ | 164 hrs |
| Dec | 40°F | 22°F | 4.5″ | 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