Hot-summer humid continental
Nashua, New Hampshire
Hillsborough County, New Hampshire · Population 91k · 171 ft elevation
Living in Nashua
Nashua has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 85°F) and cold winters (January lows around 14°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 46″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (53″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (58% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 25 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 38, with about 4 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Nashua at a glance
- Population
- 91k
- Elevation
- 171 ft
- Average daily high
- 60°F18th percentile
- Average daily low
- 38°F12th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 46″60th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 53″90th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,618 hrs25th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3825th percentile
- Median home value
- $373k69th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,652/mo74th percentile
- Median household income
- $92k68th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.75%83th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 0.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 0.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.8%
- Homes with broadband
- 93%62th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.448th percentile
- Average commute
- 25 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 27%19th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 37%
- Violent crime rate
- 110 per 100k34th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,030 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9048th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 6665th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 2%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 4%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,050 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 35°F | 14°F | 3.0″ | 14.7″ | 163 hrs |
| Feb | 38°F | 16°F | 3.1″ | 14.5″ | 165 hrs |
| Mar | 45°F | 24°F | 4.1″ | 10.1″ | 202 hrs |
| Apr | 58°F | 35°F | 3.9″ | 0.7″ | 223 hrs |
| May | 69°F | 46°F | 3.6″ | — | 247 hrs |
| Jun | 79°F | 56°F | 4.2″ | — | 268 hrs |
| Jul | 85°F | 62°F | 3.6″ | — | 315 hrs |
| Aug | 83°F | 60°F | 3.7″ | — | 295 hrs |
| Sep | 75°F | 52°F | 4.2″ | — | 247 hrs |
| Oct | 62°F | 39°F | 4.7″ | — | 186 hrs |
| Nov | 51°F | 29°F | 3.7″ | 1.7″ | 164 hrs |
| Dec | 40°F | 20°F | 4.5″ | 11.2″ | 144 hrs |
Near Nashua
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology