Oceanic
Nantucket, Massachusetts
Nantucket County, Massachusetts · Population 11k · 36 ft elevation
Living in Nantucket
Nantucket has a oceanic climate: pleasantly warm summers (July highs around 75°F) and chilly winters (January lows around 27°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 41″ a year, and it gets light snow (25″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (57% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 41 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 35, with about 2 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Nantucket at a glance
- Population
- 11k
- Elevation
- 36 ft
- Average daily high
- 57°F7th percentile
- Average daily low
- 44°F41th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 41″40th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 25″64th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,604 hrs22th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3513th percentile
- Median home value
- $1.4M99th percentile
- Median rent
- $2,484/mo95th percentile
- Median household income
- $110k80th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.21%0th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 9.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.3%
- Unemployment rate
- 6.6%
- Homes with broadband
- 95%76th percentile
- Walkability index
- 16.3100th percentile
- Average commute
- 15 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 37%34th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 32%
- Violent crime rate
- 183 per 100k52th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,119 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 397th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 5049th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 13%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 11%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 66 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 40°F | 27°F | 3.2″ | 8.8″ | 127 hrs |
| Feb | 40°F | 27°F | 2.8″ | 8.1″ | 150 hrs |
| Mar | 44°F | 32°F | 3.8″ | 4.7″ | 196 hrs |
| Apr | 52°F | 39°F | 3.6″ | 0.3″ | 233 hrs |
| May | 61°F | 47°F | 3.0″ | — | 265 hrs |
| Jun | 69°F | 56°F | 3.0″ | — | 281 hrs |
| Jul | 75°F | 63°F | 2.7″ | — | 317 hrs |
| Aug | 76°F | 62°F | 3.0″ | — | 301 hrs |
| Sep | 70°F | 57°F | 3.6″ | — | 258 hrs |
| Oct | 62°F | 49°F | 4.4″ | — | 204 hrs |
| Nov | 53°F | 40°F | 3.8″ | — | 153 hrs |
| Dec | 45°F | 32°F | 3.9″ | 3.4″ | 120 hrs |
Near Nantucket
- West Yarmouth, MA · 6.3k
- Dennis Port, MA · 3.4k
- West Dennis, MA · 2.6k
- South Yarmouth, MA · 12k
- Northwest Harwich, MA · 4.2k
- Vineyard Haven, MA · 2.7k
- South Dennis, MA · 3.2k
- Barnstable Town, MA · 49k
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology