Warm-summer humid continental
Palmer Town, Massachusetts
Hampden County, Massachusetts · Population 12k · 358 ft elevation
Living in Palmer Town
Palmer Town has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 82°F) and cold winters (January lows around 16°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 48″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (48″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (56% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 25 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 39, with about 5 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Palmer Town at a glance
- Population
- 12k
- Elevation
- 358 ft
- Average daily high
- 59°F13th percentile
- Average daily low
- 38°F12th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 48″67th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 48″87th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,540 hrs17th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3930th percentile
- Median home value
- $255k48th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,041/mo37th percentile
- Median household income
- $79k54th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.77%83th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 9.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.3%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.6%
- Homes with broadband
- 90%43th percentile
- Walkability index
- 5.911th percentile
- Average commute
- 32 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 22%12th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 27%
- Violent crime rate
- 454 per 100k85th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 688 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9357th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 7978th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 11%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 9%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 984 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 34°F | 16°F | 3.5″ | 12.3″ | 151 hrs |
| Feb | 36°F | 16°F | 3.1″ | 13.7″ | 157 hrs |
| Mar | 44°F | 24°F | 3.7″ | 8.8″ | 198 hrs |
| Apr | 57°F | 34°F | 3.7″ | 1.4″ | 219 hrs |
| May | 69°F | 45°F | 3.6″ | — | 242 hrs |
| Jun | 77°F | 55°F | 4.2″ | — | 264 hrs |
| Jul | 82°F | 60°F | 4.2″ | — | 309 hrs |
| Aug | 81°F | 59°F | 4.8″ | — | 289 hrs |
| Sep | 73°F | 52°F | 4.5″ | — | 246 hrs |
| Oct | 61°F | 40°F | 4.8″ | 0.2″ | 178 hrs |
| Nov | 49°F | 31°F | 3.5″ | 1.5″ | 158 hrs |
| Dec | 39°F | 22°F | 4.0″ | 9.6″ | 130 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