Warm-summer humid continental
Rockland, Maine
Knox County, Maine · Population 7k · 33 ft elevation
Living in Rockland
Rockland has a warm-summer humid continental climate: pleasantly warm summers (July highs around 78°F) and cold winters (January lows around 13°F).
Precipitation is very wet at about 56″ a year, and it is a snowy place (69″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (57% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (19 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 33 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Rockland at a glance
- Population
- 7k
- Elevation
- 33 ft
- Average daily high
- 55°F3th percentile
- Average daily low
- 38°F12th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 56″90th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 69″94th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,538 hrs17th percentile
- Median AQI
- 338th percentile
- Median home value
- $234k43th percentile
- Median rent
- $986/mo33th percentile
- Median household income
- $55k23th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.71%81th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 7.2%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 5.5%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.7%
- Homes with broadband
- 87%27th percentile
- Walkability index
- 9.057th percentile
- Average commute
- 12 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 22%12th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 47%
- Violent crime rate
- 268 per 100k67th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,157 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 294th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 3736th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 2%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 558 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 31°F | 13°F | 4.8″ | 17.2″ | 154 hrs |
| Feb | 34°F | 15°F | 4.2″ | 19.2″ | 163 hrs |
| Mar | 41°F | 23°F | 5.0″ | 11.3″ | 210 hrs |
| Apr | 53°F | 35°F | 5.2″ | 3.5″ | 215 hrs |
| May | 64°F | 45°F | 4.2″ | — | 242 hrs |
| Jun | 72°F | 55°F | 4.5″ | — | 253 hrs |
| Jul | 78°F | 61°F | 3.2″ | — | 303 hrs |
| Aug | 77°F | 60°F | 3.4″ | — | 290 hrs |
| Sep | 70°F | 53°F | 4.5″ | — | 251 hrs |
| Oct | 58°F | 42°F | 6.1″ | 0.2″ | 182 hrs |
| Nov | 48°F | 32°F | 5.3″ | 2.3″ | 147 hrs |
| Dec | 38°F | 21°F | 5.9″ | 15.0″ | 128 hrs |
Near Rockland
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology