Warm-summer humid continental
Sandwich, Massachusetts
Barnstable County, Massachusetts · Population 3k · 20 ft elevation
Living in Sandwich
Sandwich has a warm-summer humid continental climate: pleasantly warm summers (July highs around 78°F) and cold winters (January lows around 21°F).
Precipitation is very wet at about 53″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (37″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (59% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 34 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 36, with about 3 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Sandwich at a glance
- Population
- 3k
- Elevation
- 20 ft
- Average daily high
- 58°F10th percentile
- Average daily low
- 42°F30th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 53″85th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 37″77th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,659 hrs33th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3616th percentile
- Median home value
- $511k82th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,729/mo77th percentile
- Median household income
- $109k79th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.20%61th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 9.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.3%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.6%
- Homes with broadband
- 86%24th percentile
- Walkability index
- 10.167th percentile
- Average commute
- 26 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 52%60th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 57%
- Violent crime rate
- 146 per 100k43th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 263 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8946th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 5958th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 19%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 12%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 164 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 39°F | 21°F | 4.9″ | 12.9″ | 148 hrs |
| Feb | 40°F | 22°F | 4.0″ | 9.2″ | 160 hrs |
| Mar | 45°F | 28°F | 5.3″ | 7.3″ | 201 hrs |
| Apr | 56°F | 37°F | 4.6″ | 1.3″ | 231 hrs |
| May | 65°F | 47°F | 3.9″ | — | 262 hrs |
| Jun | 72°F | 57°F | 4.1″ | — | 279 hrs |
| Jul | 78°F | 63°F | 3.8″ | — | 327 hrs |
| Aug | 76°F | 62°F | 3.0″ | — | 309 hrs |
| Sep | 71°F | 55°F | 3.9″ | — | 258 hrs |
| Oct | 61°F | 44°F | 5.3″ | — | 196 hrs |
| Nov | 53°F | 35°F | 4.7″ | 0.2″ | 158 hrs |
| Dec | 44°F | 27°F | 5.6″ | 6.3″ | 130 hrs |
Near Sandwich
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology