Warm-summer humid continental
Topsham, Maine
Sagadahoc County, Maine · Population 7k · 154 ft elevation
Living in Topsham
Topsham has a warm-summer humid continental climate: pleasantly warm summers (July highs around 79°F) and cold winters (January lows around 12°F).
Precipitation is very wet at about 50″ a year, and it is a snowy place (67″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (57% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (19 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 35, with about 2 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Topsham at a glance
- Population
- 7k
- Elevation
- 154 ft
- Average daily high
- 55°F3th percentile
- Average daily low
- 36°F7th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 50″75th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 67″94th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,537 hrs17th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3513th percentile
- Median home value
- $342k64th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,211/mo51th percentile
- Median household income
- $81k56th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.20%61th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 7.2%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 5.5%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.9%
- Homes with broadband
- 93%62th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.431th percentile
- Average commute
- 22 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 37%34th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 57%
- Violent crime rate
- 30 per 100k8th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,123 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 233th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 2727th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 459 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30°F | 12°F | 3.5″ | 19.3″ | 154 hrs |
| Feb | 33°F | 13°F | 3.5″ | 13.6″ | 163 hrs |
| Mar | 41°F | 23°F | 4.1″ | 18.7″ | 210 hrs |
| Apr | 53°F | 32°F | 4.3″ | 3.3″ | 215 hrs |
| May | 64°F | 43°F | 4.1″ | — | 242 hrs |
| Jun | 73°F | 53°F | 4.2″ | — | 253 hrs |
| Jul | 79°F | 59°F | 3.5″ | — | 302 hrs |
| Aug | 78°F | 58°F | 3.3″ | — | 289 hrs |
| Sep | 70°F | 50°F | 4.2″ | — | 251 hrs |
| Oct | 58°F | 39°F | 6.0″ | 0.2″ | 182 hrs |
| Nov | 46°F | 29°F | 5.2″ | 1.9″ | 147 hrs |
| Dec | 37°F | 19°F | 4.3″ | 9.8″ | 128 hrs |
Near Topsham
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology