Warm-summer humid continental
South Berwick, Maine
York County, Maine · Population 3.4k · 125 ft elevation
Living in South Berwick
South Berwick has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 81°F) and cold winters (January lows around 15°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 48″ a year, and it is a snowy place (70″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (58% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (19 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 34, with about 3 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
South Berwick at a glance
- Population
- 3.4k
- Elevation
- 125 ft
- Average daily high
- 57°F7th percentile
- Average daily low
- 37°F9th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 48″67th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 70″95th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,620 hrs27th percentile
- Median AQI
- 349th percentile
- Median home value
- $341k64th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,390/mo62th percentile
- Median household income
- $77k53th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.33%67th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 7.2%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 5.5%
- Unemployment rate
- 10.2%
- Homes with broadband
- 93%62th percentile
- Walkability index
- 5.810th percentile
- Average commute
- 26 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 62%73th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 77%
- Violent crime rate
- 51 per 100k15th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 366 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8134th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 4948th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 2%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 787 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 32°F | 15°F | 3.4″ | 18.5″ | 155 hrs |
| Feb | 36°F | 16°F | 3.5″ | 20.1″ | 163 hrs |
| Mar | 43°F | 25°F | 4.4″ | 11.6″ | 206 hrs |
| Apr | 55°F | 34°F | 4.2″ | 2.4″ | 227 hrs |
| May | 66°F | 44°F | 3.8″ | — | 251 hrs |
| Jun | 75°F | 53°F | 4.3″ | — | 264 hrs |
| Jul | 81°F | 59°F | 3.8″ | — | 314 hrs |
| Aug | 80°F | 57°F | 3.4″ | — | 301 hrs |
| Sep | 72°F | 50°F | 3.9″ | — | 255 hrs |
| Oct | 60°F | 39°F | 4.8″ | — | 191 hrs |
| Nov | 48°F | 30°F | 4.0″ | 1.5″ | 158 hrs |
| Dec | 38°F | 22°F | 4.5″ | 16.0″ | 136 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