Warm-summer humid continental
South Paris, Maine
Oxford County, Maine · Population 2.6k · 387 ft elevation
Living in South Paris
South Paris has a warm-summer humid continental climate: pleasantly warm summers (July highs around 79°F) and cold winters (January lows around 11°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 48″ a year, and it is a snowy place (78″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (54% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (21 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 38, with about 3 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
South Paris at a glance
- Population
- 2.6k
- Elevation
- 387 ft
- Average daily high
- 55°F3th percentile
- Average daily low
- 36°F7th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 48″67th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 78″96th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,446 hrs11th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3825th percentile
- Median home value
- $186k30th percentile
- Median rent
- $585/mo1th percentile
- Median household income
- $57k25th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.10%57th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 7.2%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 5.5%
- Unemployment rate
- 0.0%
- Homes with broadband
- 73%2th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.126th percentile
- Average commute
- 16 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 17%7th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 37%
- Violent crime rate
- 111 per 100k34th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 718 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 6620th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 6867th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 6%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,444 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29°F | 11°F | 3.6″ | 17.3″ | 140 hrs |
| Feb | 32°F | 13°F | 3.0″ | 20.7″ | 154 hrs |
| Mar | 40°F | 21°F | 3.8″ | 13.3″ | 202 hrs |
| Apr | 53°F | 33°F | 4.2″ | 4.9″ | 211 hrs |
| May | 66°F | 44°F | 3.8″ | 0.3″ | 235 hrs |
| Jun | 74°F | 54°F | 4.4″ | — | 252 hrs |
| Jul | 79°F | 60°F | 3.9″ | — | 291 hrs |
| Aug | 79°F | 58°F | 3.5″ | — | 281 hrs |
| Sep | 71°F | 50°F | 3.9″ | — | 245 hrs |
| Oct | 58°F | 39°F | 5.1″ | 0.2″ | 173 hrs |
| Nov | 46°F | 29°F | 4.4″ | 3.8″ | 140 hrs |
| Dec | 34°F | 18°F | 4.4″ | 17.2″ | 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