Warm-summer humid continental
Rumford, Maine
Oxford County, Maine · Population 4k · 492 ft elevation
Living in Rumford
Rumford has a warm-summer humid continental climate: pleasantly warm summers (July highs around 80°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around 7°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 49″ a year, and it is a snowy place (88″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (54% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (14 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 38, with about 3 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Rumford at a glance
- Population
- 4k
- Elevation
- 492 ft
- Average daily high
- 55°F3th percentile
- Average daily low
- 34°F4th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 49″71th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 88″97th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,446 hrs11th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3825th percentile
- Median home value
- $115k9th percentile
- Median rent
- $622/mo2th percentile
- Median household income
- $32k1th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.58%76th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 7.2%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 5.5%
- Unemployment rate
- 6.6%
- Homes with broadband
- 74%3th percentile
- Walkability index
- 6.822th percentile
- Average commute
- 26 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 22%12th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 42%
- Violent crime rate
- 167 per 100k48th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,419 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 6620th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 6363th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 6%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,969 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 28°F | 7°F | 3.3″ | 24.6″ | 140 hrs |
| Feb | 32°F | 8°F | 2.4″ | 20.2″ | 153 hrs |
| Mar | 40°F | 18°F | 3.2″ | 17.5″ | 202 hrs |
| Apr | 53°F | 32°F | 4.1″ | 4.9″ | 211 hrs |
| May | 67°F | 44°F | 3.7″ | — | 236 hrs |
| Jun | 75°F | 53°F | 6.1″ | — | 253 hrs |
| Jul | 80°F | 58°F | 4.5″ | — | 292 hrs |
| Aug | 79°F | 57°F | 4.8″ | — | 282 hrs |
| Sep | 71°F | 49°F | 3.7″ | — | 245 hrs |
| Oct | 58°F | 37°F | 5.0″ | 0.1″ | 173 hrs |
| Nov | 45°F | 27°F | 4.2″ | 3.8″ | 140 hrs |
| Dec | 34°F | 16°F | 4.0″ | 16.8″ | 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