Warm-summer humid continental
Swampscott, Massachusetts
Essex County, Massachusetts · Population 15k · 46 ft elevation
Living in Swampscott
Swampscott has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 80°F) and cold winters (January lows around 18°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 48″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (39″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (59% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 29 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 40, with about 3 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Swampscott at a glance
- Population
- 15k
- Elevation
- 46 ft
- Average daily high
- 58°F10th percentile
- Average daily low
- 40°F19th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 48″67th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 39″79th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,660 hrs34th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4038th percentile
- Median home value
- $691k91th percentile
- Median rent
- $2,223/mo91th percentile
- Median household income
- $129k88th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.16%59th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 9.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.3%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.4%
- Homes with broadband
- 96%82th percentile
- Walkability index
- 13.588th percentile
- Average commute
- 35 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 62%73th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 67%
- Violent crime rate
- 127 per 100k38th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 914 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9668th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 3434th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 5%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 262 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 36°F | 18°F | 3.8″ | 13.3″ | 147 hrs |
| Feb | 38°F | 20°F | 3.5″ | 8.5″ | 159 hrs |
| Mar | 44°F | 26°F | 4.7″ | 7.5″ | 201 hrs |
| Apr | 55°F | 36°F | 4.3″ | 1.5″ | 231 hrs |
| May | 65°F | 45°F | 3.5″ | — | 263 hrs |
| Jun | 74°F | 55°F | 4.1″ | — | 280 hrs |
| Jul | 80°F | 61°F | 3.5″ | — | 329 hrs |
| Aug | 79°F | 60°F | 3.3″ | — | 310 hrs |
| Sep | 72°F | 53°F | 3.6″ | — | 259 hrs |
| Oct | 61°F | 42°F | 5.0″ | 0.1″ | 196 hrs |
| Nov | 51°F | 33°F | 4.2″ | 0.8″ | 157 hrs |
| Dec | 42°F | 24°F | 4.7″ | 7.4″ | 129 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