Hot-summer humid continental
Peabody, Massachusetts
Essex County, Massachusetts · Population 54k · 75 ft elevation
Living in Peabody
Peabody has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 82°F) and cold winters (January lows around 20°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 45″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (48″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (58% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 25 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 40, with about 3 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Peabody at a glance
- Population
- 54k
- Elevation
- 75 ft
- Average daily high
- 59°F13th percentile
- Average daily low
- 41°F25th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 45″56th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 48″87th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,618 hrs25th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4038th percentile
- Median home value
- $566k85th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,902/mo84th percentile
- Median household income
- $95k70th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.87%42th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 9.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.3%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.8%
- Homes with broadband
- 91%49th percentile
- Walkability index
- 10.469th percentile
- Average commute
- 27 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 46%51th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 48%
- Violent crime rate
- 292 per 100k70th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 627 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9668th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 4746th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 5%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 4%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 295 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 36°F | 20°F | 3.1″ | 13.4″ | 164 hrs |
| Feb | 39°F | 21°F | 2.9″ | 13.2″ | 166 hrs |
| Mar | 45°F | 28°F | 4.2″ | 9.4″ | 202 hrs |
| Apr | 57°F | 37°F | 4.3″ | 1.8″ | 223 hrs |
| May | 67°F | 47°F | 3.4″ | — | 246 hrs |
| Jun | 76°F | 56°F | 3.8″ | — | 267 hrs |
| Jul | 82°F | 62°F | 3.5″ | — | 315 hrs |
| Aug | 81°F | 61°F | 3.3″ | — | 295 hrs |
| Sep | 74°F | 53°F | 3.6″ | — | 247 hrs |
| Oct | 62°F | 43°F | 4.5″ | — | 186 hrs |
| Nov | 52°F | 34°F | 4.0″ | 1.1″ | 165 hrs |
| Dec | 42°F | 26°F | 4.2″ | 8.9″ | 144 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