Hot-summer humid continental

Quincy, Massachusetts

Norfolk County, Massachusetts · Population 101k · 56 ft elevation

Living in Quincy

Quincy has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 83°F) and cold winters (January lows around 22°F).

Precipitation is very wet at about 52″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (51″ a season).

Skies are partly sunny (58% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 25 muggy days a year.

Air quality is good: a median AQI of 39, with about 2 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.

Quincy at a glance

Population
101k
Elevation
56 ft
Average daily high
61°F24th percentile
Average daily low
42°F30th percentile
Annual precipitation
52″83th percentile
Annual snowfall
51″88th percentile
Sunshine hours per year
2,617 hrs25th percentile
Median AQI
3930th percentile
Median home value
$598k87th percentile
Median rent
$1,998/mo87th percentile
Median household income
$96k70th percentile
Property tax rate
1.06%55th percentile
Top state income-tax rate
9.0%
Sales tax (state + local)
6.3%
Unemployment rate
7.1%
Homes with broadband
94%69th percentile
Walkability index
14.996th percentile
Average commute
34 min
Math proficiency (8th grade)
50%58th percentile
Reading proficiency (8th grade)
55%
Violent crime rate
302 per 100k72th percentile
Property crime rate
1,198 per 100k
Overall natural-hazard risk
9254th percentile
Outdoor access
5252th percentile
Public land within 10 miles
5%
Public land within 30 miles
5%
Mountain relief within 30 miles
328 ft

Climate by month

Average monthly weather in Quincy, Massachusetts
MonthHighLowPrecipitationSnowSunshine
Jan38°F22°F4.5″14.8″164 hrs
Feb40°F23°F4.0″14.5″166 hrs
Mar47°F29°F5.4″10.3″202 hrs
Apr58°F38°F4.6″1.7″222 hrs
May68°F48°F3.8″—246 hrs
Jun77°F57°F4.0″—267 hrs
Jul83°F63°F3.6″—314 hrs
Aug81°F62°F3.8″—294 hrs
Sep74°F55°F3.9″—247 hrs
Oct63°F44°F5.2″0.1″186 hrs
Nov52°F35°F4.4″0.7″165 hrs
Dec43°F27°F5.1″8.8″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