Warm-summer humid continental
Manchester, New Hampshire
Hillsborough County, New Hampshire · Population 115k · 266 ft elevation
Living in Manchester
Manchester has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 81°F) and cold winters (January lows around 13°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 43″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (53″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (56% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (24 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 38, with about 4 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Manchester at a glance
- Population
- 115k
- Elevation
- 266 ft
- Average daily high
- 57°F7th percentile
- Average daily low
- 38°F12th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 43″49th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 53″90th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,519 hrs14th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3825th percentile
- Median home value
- $336k63th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,465/mo66th percentile
- Median household income
- $77k53th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.72%82th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 0.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 0.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.8%
- Homes with broadband
- 90%43th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.550th percentile
- Average commute
- 24 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 20%11th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 28%
- Violent crime rate
- 323 per 100k74th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,539 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9048th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 4242th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 984 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 32°F | 13°F | 2.7″ | 15.9″ | 150 hrs |
| Feb | 35°F | 15°F | 2.7″ | 17.6″ | 158 hrs |
| Mar | 43°F | 24°F | 3.2″ | 6.7″ | 200 hrs |
| Apr | 56°F | 35°F | 3.5″ | 0.9″ | 217 hrs |
| May | 67°F | 46°F | 3.4″ | — | 241 hrs |
| Jun | 76°F | 56°F | 4.3″ | — | 260 hrs |
| Jul | 81°F | 61°F | 3.6″ | — | 303 hrs |
| Aug | 80°F | 59°F | 3.7″ | — | 290 hrs |
| Sep | 73°F | 52°F | 3.9″ | — | 248 hrs |
| Oct | 60°F | 40°F | 4.4″ | — | 176 hrs |
| Nov | 48°F | 30°F | 3.5″ | 1.1″ | 151 hrs |
| Dec | 38°F | 21°F | 3.8″ | 10.6″ | 127 hrs |
Near Manchester
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology