Hot-summer humid continental
The Pinehills, Massachusetts
Plymouth County, Massachusetts · Population 5k · 62 ft elevation
Living in The Pinehills
The Pinehills has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 82°F) and cold winters (January lows around 21°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 48″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (38″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (59% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 33 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 37, with about 1 unhealthy-air day in the latest year.
The Pinehills at a glance
- Population
- 5k
- Elevation
- 62 ft
- Average daily high
- 60°F18th percentile
- Average daily low
- 41°F25th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 48″67th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 38″78th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,659 hrs33th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3721th percentile
- Median home value
- $669k90th percentile
- Median rent
- $2,689/mo96th percentile
- Median household income
- $122k85th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.37%68th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 9.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.3%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.9%
- Homes with broadband
- 98%93th percentile
- Walkability index
- 6.619th percentile
- Average commute
- 33 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 45%49th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 55%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9048th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 5756th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 14%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 10%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 197 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 38°F | 21°F | 3.8″ | 10.1″ | 148 hrs |
| Feb | 40°F | 22°F | 3.0″ | 11.5″ | 159 hrs |
| Mar | 46°F | 28°F | 5.0″ | 8.5″ | 201 hrs |
| Apr | 57°F | 36°F | 4.4″ | 1.0″ | 231 hrs |
| May | 68°F | 46°F | 3.5″ | — | 262 hrs |
| Jun | 76°F | 56°F | 3.8″ | — | 279 hrs |
| Jul | 82°F | 62°F | 3.4″ | — | 328 hrs |
| Aug | 81°F | 61°F | 3.5″ | — | 309 hrs |
| Sep | 74°F | 53°F | 3.8″ | — | 258 hrs |
| Oct | 63°F | 43°F | 4.8″ | — | 196 hrs |
| Nov | 53°F | 34°F | 4.5″ | 0.1″ | 157 hrs |
| Dec | 44°F | 26°F | 4.6″ | 6.7″ | 130 hrs |
Near The Pinehills
- Plymouth, MA · 7.9k
- North Plymouth, MA · 4.5k
- Sagamore, MA · 4k
- Kingston, MA · 6.4k
- South Duxbury, MA · 3.3k
- Buzzards Bay, MA · 2.9k
- Sandwich, MA · 3k
- West Wareham, MA · 2.8k
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology