Hot-summer humid continental
Newton, Massachusetts
Middlesex County, Massachusetts · Population 89k · 115 ft elevation
Living in Newton
Newton has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 85°F) and cold winters (January lows around 19°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 49″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (46″ 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 1 unhealthy-air day in the latest year.
Newton at a glance
- Population
- 89k
- Elevation
- 115 ft
- Average daily high
- 61°F24th percentile
- Average daily low
- 41°F25th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 49″71th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 46″86th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,618 hrs25th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3825th percentile
- Median home value
- $1.2M98th percentile
- Median rent
- $2,388/mo94th percentile
- Median household income
- $185k97th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.83%39th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 9.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.3%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.3%
- Homes with broadband
- 97%89th percentile
- Walkability index
- 14.393th percentile
- Average commute
- 27 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 79%92th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 76%
- Violent crime rate
- 56 per 100k17th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 525 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9773th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 6059th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 5%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 5%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 427 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 37°F | 19°F | 3.9″ | 13.8″ | 164 hrs |
| Feb | 40°F | 21°F | 3.6″ | 8.9″ | 166 hrs |
| Mar | 47°F | 28°F | 4.5″ | 8.2″ | 202 hrs |
| Apr | 59°F | 38°F | 4.3″ | 2.2″ | 222 hrs |
| May | 69°F | 48°F | 3.6″ | — | 246 hrs |
| Jun | 79°F | 58°F | 4.2″ | — | 267 hrs |
| Jul | 85°F | 64°F | 3.5″ | — | 314 hrs |
| Aug | 83°F | 62°F | 3.7″ | — | 294 hrs |
| Sep | 75°F | 55°F | 4.0″ | — | 247 hrs |
| Oct | 64°F | 43°F | 5.0″ | — | 186 hrs |
| Nov | 53°F | 34°F | 4.0″ | 1.1″ | 165 hrs |
| Dec | 42°F | 26°F | 5.1″ | 11.5″ | 144 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