Warm-summer humid continental
North Windham, Maine
Cumberland County, Maine · Population 5.6k · 302 ft elevation
Living in North Windham
North Windham has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 81°F) and cold winters (January lows around 11°F).
Precipitation is very wet at about 50″ a year, and it is a snowy place (84″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (54% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (21 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 39, with about 5 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
North Windham at a glance
- Population
- 5.6k
- Elevation
- 302 ft
- Average daily high
- 56°F5th percentile
- Average daily low
- 37°F9th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 50″75th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 84″97th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,445 hrs11th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3930th percentile
- Median home value
- $310k59th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,304/mo57th percentile
- Median household income
- $87k63th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.12%58th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 7.2%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 5.5%
- Unemployment rate
- 1.6%
- Homes with broadband
- 95%76th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.651th percentile
- Average commute
- 29 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 32%26th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 67%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 7729th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 3131th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 2%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 722 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29°F | 11°F | 3.5″ | 20.6″ | 141 hrs |
| Feb | 33°F | 12°F | 3.5″ | 20.4″ | 154 hrs |
| Mar | 41°F | 21°F | 4.0″ | 16.2″ | 203 hrs |
| Apr | 54°F | 33°F | 4.4″ | 4.7″ | 211 hrs |
| May | 66°F | 44°F | 3.6″ | — | 235 hrs |
| Jun | 75°F | 55°F | 4.5″ | — | 251 hrs |
| Jul | 81°F | 61°F | 4.3″ | — | 291 hrs |
| Aug | 80°F | 60°F | 3.6″ | — | 281 hrs |
| Sep | 72°F | 52°F | 4.1″ | — | 245 hrs |
| Oct | 58°F | 41°F | 5.4″ | 0.6″ | 174 hrs |
| Nov | 46°F | 30°F | 4.3″ | 3.8″ | 141 hrs |
| Dec | 35°F | 20°F | 4.6″ | 17.7″ | 120 hrs |
Near North Windham
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology