Warm-summer humid continental
Newport, New Hampshire
Sullivan County, New Hampshire · Population 5.2k · 820 ft elevation
Living in Newport
Newport has a warm-summer humid continental climate: pleasantly warm summers (July highs around 80°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around 9°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 42″ a year, and it is a snowy place (66″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (56% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (9 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 37 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Newport at a glance
- Population
- 5.2k
- Elevation
- 820 ft
- Average daily high
- 55°F3th percentile
- Average daily low
- 33°F3th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 42″44th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 66″94th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,520 hrs15th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3721th percentile
- Median home value
- $191k31th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,261/mo55th percentile
- Median household income
- $76k51th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 2.47%96th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 0.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 0.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 1.7%
- Homes with broadband
- 85%20th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.024th percentile
- Average commute
- 27 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 22%12th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 27%
- Violent crime rate
- 186 per 100k52th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 558 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 387th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 6262th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 2%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 3%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,378 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29°F | 9°F | 2.7″ | 15.2″ | 149 hrs |
| Feb | 32°F | 10°F | 2.4″ | 16.7″ | 158 hrs |
| Mar | 40°F | 19°F | 3.0″ | 12.7″ | 200 hrs |
| Apr | 53°F | 30°F | 3.3″ | 3.3″ | 217 hrs |
| May | 66°F | 42°F | 3.3″ | — | 242 hrs |
| Jun | 75°F | 51°F | 4.2″ | — | 260 hrs |
| Jul | 80°F | 56°F | 4.2″ | — | 304 hrs |
| Aug | 78°F | 54°F | 3.8″ | — | 290 hrs |
| Sep | 71°F | 46°F | 3.5″ | — | 248 hrs |
| Oct | 58°F | 35°F | 4.9″ | 0.5″ | 176 hrs |
| Nov | 45°F | 27°F | 3.2″ | 2.8″ | 150 hrs |
| Dec | 35°F | 17°F | 3.5″ | 14.9″ | 127 hrs |
Near Newport
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology