Hot-summer humid continental
Maynard, Massachusetts
Middlesex County, Massachusetts · Population 11k · 164 ft elevation
Living in Maynard
Maynard has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 87°F) and cold winters (January lows around 15°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 (24 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 38, with about 1 unhealthy-air day in the latest year.
Maynard at a glance
- Population
- 11k
- Elevation
- 164 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
- $494k81th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,678/mo75th percentile
- Median household income
- $120k84th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.67%80th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 9.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.3%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.9%
- Homes with broadband
- 94%69th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.634th percentile
- Average commute
- 31 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 47%52th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 52%
- Violent crime rate
- 222 per 100k60th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 583 per 100k
- 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
- 984 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 38°F | 15°F | 3.6″ | 16.1″ | 164 hrs |
| Feb | 41°F | 16°F | 3.3″ | 12.5″ | 166 hrs |
| Mar | 49°F | 24°F | 4.6″ | 12.9″ | 202 hrs |
| Apr | 62°F | 34°F | 4.4″ | 2.3″ | 222 hrs |
| May | 73°F | 45°F | 3.7″ | — | 246 hrs |
| Jun | 81°F | 55°F | 4.2″ | — | 267 hrs |
| Jul | 87°F | 60°F | 4.0″ | — | 315 hrs |
| Aug | 85°F | 58°F | 4.4″ | — | 294 hrs |
| Sep | 78°F | 50°F | 3.9″ | — | 247 hrs |
| Oct | 66°F | 38°F | 5.1″ | 0.1″ | 186 hrs |
| Nov | 54°F | 29°F | 3.8″ | 1.9″ | 165 hrs |
| Dec | 43°F | 21°F | 4.8″ | 13.2″ | 144 hrs |
Near Maynard
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology