Hot-summer humid continental

Milford, New Hampshire

Hillsborough County, New Hampshire · Population 8.9k · 272 ft elevation

Living in Milford

Milford has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 84°F) and cold winters (January lows around 15°F).

Precipitation is wet at about 46″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (57″ a season).

Skies are partly sunny (56% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (20 days a year).

Air quality is good: a median AQI of 38, with about 4 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.

Milford at a glance

Population
8.9k
Elevation
272 ft
Average daily high
59°F13th percentile
Average daily low
37°F9th percentile
Annual precipitation
46″60th percentile
Annual snowfall
57″91th percentile
Sunshine hours per year
2,519 hrs14th percentile
Median AQI
3825th percentile
Median home value
$338k64th percentile
Median rent
$1,388/mo62th percentile
Median household income
$81k57th percentile
Property tax rate
2.00%89th percentile
Top state income-tax rate
0.0%
Sales tax (state + local)
0.0%
Unemployment rate
2.9%
Homes with broadband
95%76th percentile
Walkability index
7.939th percentile
Average commute
28 min
Math proficiency (8th grade)
52%60th percentile
Reading proficiency (8th grade)
52%
Violent crime rate
30 per 100k8th percentile
Property crime rate
289 per 100k
Overall natural-hazard risk
9048th percentile
Outdoor access
5756th percentile
Public land within 10 miles
1%
Public land within 30 miles
3%
Mountain relief within 30 miles
1,247 ft

Climate by month

Average monthly weather in Milford, New Hampshire
MonthHighLowPrecipitationSnowSunshine
Jan33°F15°F3.0″15.4″150 hrs
Feb36°F15°F3.0″11.5″158 hrs
Mar45°F24°F3.8″14.4″200 hrs
Apr59°F35°F4.2″2.3″217 hrs
May69°F45°F3.4″—241 hrs
Jun78°F55°F4.0″—259 hrs
Jul84°F60°F3.7″—302 hrs
Aug81°F58°F3.7″—289 hrs
Sep73°F50°F4.0″—248 hrs
Oct61°F38°F4.9″0.1″176 hrs
Nov49°F29°F3.9″1.1″151 hrs
Dec38°F20°F4.5″12.6″128 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