Warm-summer humid continental
Somersworth, New Hampshire
Strafford County, New Hampshire · Population 12k · 226 ft elevation
Living in Somersworth
Somersworth has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 82°F) and cold winters (January lows around 16°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 41″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (39″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (58% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (23 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 34, with about 3 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Somersworth at a glance
- Population
- 12k
- Elevation
- 226 ft
- Average daily high
- 58°F10th percentile
- Average daily low
- 38°F12th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 41″40th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 39″79th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,620 hrs27th percentile
- Median AQI
- 349th percentile
- Median home value
- $296k57th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,410/mo63th percentile
- Median household income
- $80k56th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 2.25%93th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 0.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 0.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.5%
- Homes with broadband
- 91%49th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.939th percentile
- Average commute
- 25 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 37%34th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 37%
- Violent crime rate
- 114 per 100k35th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,637 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 6419th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 4645th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 2%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 853 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 33°F | 16°F | 2.5″ | 10.8″ | 155 hrs |
| Feb | 36°F | 17°F | 2.2″ | 9.1″ | 163 hrs |
| Mar | 44°F | 25°F | 3.7″ | 6.8″ | 206 hrs |
| Apr | 57°F | 35°F | 3.7″ | 1.8″ | 227 hrs |
| May | 68°F | 45°F | 3.5″ | — | 251 hrs |
| Jun | 77°F | 55°F | 3.9″ | — | 264 hrs |
| Jul | 82°F | 60°F | 3.5″ | — | 314 hrs |
| Aug | 81°F | 58°F | 3.2″ | — | 301 hrs |
| Sep | 73°F | 51°F | 3.4″ | — | 255 hrs |
| Oct | 61°F | 40°F | 4.4″ | 0.2″ | 191 hrs |
| Nov | 48°F | 31°F | 3.9″ | 1.3″ | 158 hrs |
| Dec | 38°F | 22°F | 3.3″ | 8.9″ | 136 hrs |
Near Somersworth
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- Epping, NH · 2.8k
- Exeter, NH · 10k
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology