Warm-summer humid continental
Madawaska, Maine
Aroostook County, Maine · Population 3k · 584 ft elevation
Living in Madawaska
Madawaska has a warm-summer humid continental climate: pleasantly warm summers (July highs around 77°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around 5°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 33″ a year, and it is a snowy place (99″ a season).
Skies are gray (49% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (10 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 32, with about 4 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Madawaska at a glance
- Population
- 3k
- Elevation
- 584 ft
- Average daily high
- 50°F1th percentile
- Average daily low
- 33°F3th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 33″22th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 99″98th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,250 hrs2th percentile
- Median AQI
- 327th percentile
- Median home value
- $157k21th percentile
- Median rent
- $576/mo1th percentile
- Median household income
- $43k7th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.27%64th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 7.2%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 5.5%
- Unemployment rate
- 8.8%
- Homes with broadband
- 77%5th percentile
- Average commute
- 12 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 50%58th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 70%
- Violent crime rate
- 52 per 100k15th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 339 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8033th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 2019th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 0%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 853 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 21°F | 5°F | 1.5″ | 20.3″ | 122 hrs |
| Feb | 24°F | 7°F | 0.9″ | 21.0″ | 138 hrs |
| Mar | 34°F | 18°F | 1.5″ | 19.0″ | 192 hrs |
| Apr | 47°F | 31°F | 2.4″ | 6.6″ | 211 hrs |
| May | 63°F | 43°F | 3.1″ | 0.1″ | 236 hrs |
| Jun | 72°F | 52°F | 4.2″ | — | 253 hrs |
| Jul | 77°F | 58°F | 3.9″ | — | 282 hrs |
| Aug | 76°F | 56°F | 3.8″ | — | 263 hrs |
| Sep | 67°F | 48°F | 3.5″ | — | 219 hrs |
| Oct | 53°F | 38°F | 3.5″ | 1.1″ | 146 hrs |
| Nov | 39°F | 27°F | 2.6″ | 8.9″ | 99 hrs |
| Dec | 27°F | 14°F | 2.3″ | 22.3″ | 91 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