Warm-summer humid continental

Northwest Harwich, Massachusetts

Barnstable County, Massachusetts · Population 4.2k · 23 ft elevation

Living in Northwest Harwich

Northwest Harwich has a warm-summer humid continental climate: pleasantly warm summers (July highs around 78°F) and cold winters (January lows around 25°F).

Precipitation is wet at about 46″ a year, and it gets light snow (25″ a season).

Skies are partly sunny (57% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 41 muggy days a year.

Air quality is good: a median AQI of 36, with about 3 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.

Northwest Harwich at a glance

Population
4.2k
Elevation
23 ft
Average daily high
57°F7th percentile
Average daily low
44°F41th percentile
Annual precipitation
46″60th percentile
Annual snowfall
25″64th percentile
Sunshine hours per year
2,605 hrs22th percentile
Median AQI
3616th percentile
Median home value
$597k87th percentile
Median rent
$3,501/mo99th percentile
Median household income
$89k65th percentile
Property tax rate
0.71%27th percentile
Top state income-tax rate
9.0%
Sales tax (state + local)
6.3%
Unemployment rate
10.4%
Homes with broadband
94%69th percentile
Walkability index
7.736th percentile
Average commute
23 min
Math proficiency (8th grade)
32%26th percentile
Reading proficiency (8th grade)
42%
Violent crime rate
356 per 100k77th percentile
Property crime rate
760 per 100k
Overall natural-hazard risk
8946th percentile
Outdoor access
5353th percentile
Public land within 10 miles
4%
Public land within 30 miles
15%
Mountain relief within 30 miles
164 ft

Climate by month

Average monthly weather in Northwest Harwich, Massachusetts
MonthHighLowPrecipitationSnowSunshine
Jan38°F25°F3.8″7.5″126 hrs
Feb38°F24°F3.7″9.9″149 hrs
Mar44°F30°F4.3″3.8″196 hrs
Apr52°F39°F4.1″0.5″233 hrs
May62°F48°F3.5″—265 hrs
Jun71°F58°F3.3″—282 hrs
Jul78°F65°F2.8″—318 hrs
Aug78°F64°F3.4″—301 hrs
Sep71°F57°F3.9″—258 hrs
Oct62°F47°F4.7″—204 hrs
Nov52°F37°F4.0″0.2″152 hrs
Dec43°F30°F4.8″2.6″119 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