Warm-summer humid continental
Norway, Maine
Oxford County, Maine · Population 3.1k · 397 ft elevation
Living in Norway
Norway has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 80°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around 9°F).
Precipitation is very wet at about 51″ a year, and it is a snowy place (76″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (54% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (16 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 38, with about 3 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Norway at a glance
- Population
- 3.1k
- Elevation
- 397 ft
- Average daily high
- 56°F5th percentile
- Average daily low
- 35°F5th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 51″78th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 76″96th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,446 hrs11th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3825th percentile
- Median home value
- $121k11th percentile
- Median rent
- $758/mo9th percentile
- Median household income
- $41k6th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.00%51th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 7.2%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 5.5%
- Unemployment rate
- 8.5%
- Homes with broadband
- 86%24th percentile
- Walkability index
- 6.315th percentile
- Average commute
- 37 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 17%7th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 37%
- Violent crime rate
- 37 per 100k10th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,169 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 6620th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 6867th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 8%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,706 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29°F | 9°F | 3.7″ | 19.5″ | 140 hrs |
| Feb | 32°F | 12°F | 3.1″ | 16.3″ | 154 hrs |
| Mar | 41°F | 20°F | 3.5″ | 19.2″ | 202 hrs |
| Apr | 54°F | 32°F | 4.3″ | 4.2″ | 211 hrs |
| May | 67°F | 44°F | 3.8″ | 0.2″ | 235 hrs |
| Jun | 75°F | 53°F | 5.3″ | — | 252 hrs |
| Jul | 80°F | 58°F | 4.6″ | — | 291 hrs |
| Aug | 79°F | 57°F | 5.0″ | — | 281 hrs |
| Sep | 72°F | 48°F | 3.8″ | — | 245 hrs |
| Oct | 58°F | 38°F | 5.3″ | 0.2″ | 173 hrs |
| Nov | 46°F | 29°F | 4.2″ | 3.5″ | 140 hrs |
| Dec | 35°F | 18°F | 4.3″ | 13.0″ | 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