Warm-summer humid continental
Skowhegan, Maine
Somerset County, Maine · Population 6.6k · 164 ft elevation
Living in Skowhegan
Skowhegan has a warm-summer humid continental climate: pleasantly warm summers (July highs around 79°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around 6°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 42″ a year, and it is a snowy place (74″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (53% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (13 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 34 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Skowhegan at a glance
- Population
- 6.6k
- Elevation
- 164 ft
- Average daily high
- 54°F2th percentile
- Average daily low
- 33°F3th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 42″44th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 74″95th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,373 hrs7th percentile
- Median AQI
- 349th percentile
- Median home value
- $139k16th percentile
- Median rent
- $856/mo19th percentile
- Median household income
- $47k11th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.23%63th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 7.2%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 5.5%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.5%
- Homes with broadband
- 83%14th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.634th percentile
- Average commute
- 22 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 32%26th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 57%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 6821th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 2827th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,083 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 27°F | 6°F | 2.9″ | 18.6″ | 138 hrs |
| Feb | 30°F | 6°F | 2.3″ | 19.2″ | 150 hrs |
| Mar | 39°F | 18°F | 2.9″ | 12.6″ | 202 hrs |
| Apr | 51°F | 31°F | 3.5″ | 4.1″ | 214 hrs |
| May | 64°F | 42°F | 3.3″ | — | 230 hrs |
| Jun | 73°F | 52°F | 4.2″ | — | 246 hrs |
| Jul | 79°F | 58°F | 3.6″ | — | 284 hrs |
| Aug | 78°F | 56°F | 3.4″ | — | 269 hrs |
| Sep | 70°F | 48°F | 3.3″ | — | 236 hrs |
| Oct | 57°F | 37°F | 4.8″ | 0.2″ | 166 hrs |
| Nov | 44°F | 27°F | 3.8″ | 3.4″ | 127 hrs |
| Dec | 33°F | 15°F | 3.8″ | 15.9″ | 113 hrs |
Near Skowhegan
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology