Warm-summer humid continental
North Adams, Massachusetts
Berkshire County, Massachusetts · Population 13k · 728 ft elevation
Living in North Adams
North Adams has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 81°F) and cold winters (January lows around 14°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 42″ a year, and it is a snowy place (85″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (54% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (14 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 38, with about 4 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
North Adams is an outdoor hub: about 18% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 2,000 ft around town.
North Adams at a glance
- Population
- 13k
- Elevation
- 728 ft
- Average daily high
- 57°F7th percentile
- Average daily low
- 36°F7th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 42″44th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 85″97th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,459 hrs12th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3825th percentile
- Median home value
- $185k29th percentile
- Median rent
- $777/mo11th percentile
- Median household income
- $49k13th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.57%76th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 9.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.3%
- Unemployment rate
- 6.1%
- Homes with broadband
- 88%32th percentile
- Walkability index
- 10.570th percentile
- Average commute
- 17 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 17%7th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 27%
- Violent crime rate
- 1,183 per 100k99th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 2,543 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8438th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9191th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 30%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 18%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,969 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 32°F | 14°F | 2.5″ | 22.3″ | 128 hrs |
| Feb | 35°F | 15°F | 2.0″ | 17.9″ | 143 hrs |
| Mar | 43°F | 23°F | 3.1″ | 18.0″ | 189 hrs |
| Apr | 57°F | 33°F | 3.1″ | 4.4″ | 212 hrs |
| May | 68°F | 44°F | 3.7″ | 0.1″ | 247 hrs |
| Jun | 76°F | 53°F | 4.4″ | — | 270 hrs |
| Jul | 81°F | 58°F | 4.1″ | — | 313 hrs |
| Aug | 79°F | 56°F | 4.5″ | — | 288 hrs |
| Sep | 72°F | 49°F | 4.2″ | — | 246 hrs |
| Oct | 60°F | 38°F | 4.3″ | 0.4″ | 171 hrs |
| Nov | 48°F | 30°F | 3.3″ | 3.4″ | 144 hrs |
| Dec | 37°F | 21°F | 3.1″ | 18.8″ | 109 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