Warm-summer humid continental
Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts
Dukes County, Massachusetts · Population 2.7k · 13 ft elevation
Living in Vineyard Haven
Vineyard Haven has a warm-summer humid continental climate: pleasantly warm summers (July highs around 79°F) and cold winters (January lows around 24°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 42″ a year, and it gets light snow (25″ a season).
Skies are sunny (61% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 31 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 35, with about 2 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Vineyard Haven at a glance
- Population
- 2.7k
- Elevation
- 13 ft
- Average daily high
- 60°F18th percentile
- Average daily low
- 41°F25th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 42″44th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 25″64th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,731 hrs42th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3513th percentile
- Median home value
- $815k94th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,379/mo61th percentile
- Median household income
- $74k49th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.61%17th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 9.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.3%
- Unemployment rate
- 0.9%
- Homes with broadband
- 92%55th percentile
- Walkability index
- 13.689th percentile
- Average commute
- 20 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 65%79th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 65%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 172th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 5756th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 13%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 12%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 164 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 40°F | 24°F | 3.3″ | 8.8″ | 158 hrs |
| Feb | 41°F | 24°F | 2.6″ | 8.1″ | 169 hrs |
| Mar | 46°F | 29°F | 4.0″ | 4.7″ | 207 hrs |
| Apr | 55°F | 37°F | 3.7″ | 0.3″ | 236 hrs |
| May | 65°F | 46°F | 3.3″ | — | 267 hrs |
| Jun | 73°F | 55°F | 3.2″ | — | 286 hrs |
| Jul | 79°F | 61°F | 2.8″ | — | 325 hrs |
| Aug | 79°F | 60°F | 3.4″ | — | 307 hrs |
| Sep | 73°F | 52°F | 3.8″ | — | 258 hrs |
| Oct | 63°F | 44°F | 4.4″ | — | 204 hrs |
| Nov | 54°F | 36°F | 4.0″ | — | 169 hrs |
| Dec | 45°F | 29°F | 3.8″ | 3.4″ | 144 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