Hot-summer humid continental

Nahant, Massachusetts

Massachusetts · Population 3.3k · 95 ft elevation

Living in Nahant

Nahant has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 82°F) and cold winters (January lows around 23°F).

Precipitation is wet at about 44″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (49″ a season).

Skies are partly sunny (59% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 29 muggy days a year.

Air quality is good: a median AQI of 37, with about 2 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.

Nahant at a glance

Population
3.3k
Elevation
95 ft
Average daily high
59°F13th percentile
Average daily low
44°F41th percentile
Annual precipitation
44″52th percentile
Annual snowfall
49″87th percentile
Sunshine hours per year
2,660 hrs34th percentile
Median AQI
3721th percentile
Median home value
$686k91th percentile
Median rent
$1,790/mo80th percentile
Median household income
$111k80th percentile
Property tax rate
0.91%45th percentile
Top state income-tax rate
9.0%
Sales tax (state + local)
6.3%
Unemployment rate
5.1%
Homes with broadband
95%76th percentile
Walkability index
13.689th percentile
Average commute
33 min
Math proficiency (8th grade)
31%25th percentile
Reading proficiency (8th grade)
36%
Violent crime rate
60 per 100k18th percentile
Property crime rate
300 per 100k
Outdoor access
4343th percentile
Public land within 10 miles
3%
Public land within 30 miles
6%
Mountain relief within 30 miles
262 ft

Climate by month

Average monthly weather in Nahant, Massachusetts
MonthHighLowPrecipitationSnowSunshine
Jan37°F23°F3.4″14.3″147 hrs
Feb39°F24°F3.2″14.4″159 hrs
Mar45°F31°F4.2″9.0″201 hrs
Apr56°F41°F3.6″1.6″231 hrs
May66°F50°F3.3″—263 hrs
Jun76°F59°F3.9″—280 hrs
Jul82°F66°F3.3″—329 hrs
Aug80°F65°F3.2″—310 hrs
Sep73°F58°F3.6″—259 hrs
Oct62°F47°F4.0″0.2″196 hrs
Nov51°F38°F3.7″0.7″157 hrs
Dec42°F29°F4.3″9.0″129 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