Hot-summer humid continental
Walpole, Massachusetts
Norfolk County, Massachusetts · Population 6k · 164 ft elevation
Living in Walpole
Walpole has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 83°F) and cold winters (January lows around 20°F).
Precipitation is very wet at about 50″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (56″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (58% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 28 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 39, with about 2 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Walpole at a glance
- Population
- 6k
- Elevation
- 164 ft
- Average daily high
- 61°F24th percentile
- Average daily low
- 41°F25th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 50″75th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 56″91th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,617 hrs25th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3930th percentile
- Median home value
- $572k85th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,952/mo86th percentile
- Median household income
- $132k89th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.21%62th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 9.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.3%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.9%
- Homes with broadband
- 93%62th percentile
- Walkability index
- 9.259th percentile
- Average commute
- 35 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 57%66th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 67%
- Violent crime rate
- 133 per 100k40th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 791 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9254th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 6665th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 7%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 5%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 492 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 37°F | 20°F | 3.9″ | 15.1″ | 164 hrs |
| Feb | 40°F | 21°F | 3.4″ | 14.1″ | 166 hrs |
| Mar | 47°F | 28°F | 4.8″ | 11.6″ | 202 hrs |
| Apr | 59°F | 38°F | 4.4″ | 2.5″ | 222 hrs |
| May | 70°F | 48°F | 3.6″ | — | 246 hrs |
| Jun | 78°F | 57°F | 4.3″ | — | 267 hrs |
| Jul | 83°F | 63°F | 3.6″ | — | 314 hrs |
| Aug | 82°F | 62°F | 4.0″ | — | 294 hrs |
| Sep | 74°F | 54°F | 3.7″ | — | 247 hrs |
| Oct | 63°F | 43°F | 5.0″ | 0.3″ | 186 hrs |
| Nov | 51°F | 34°F | 4.1″ | 1.7″ | 165 hrs |
| Dec | 42°F | 25°F | 5.0″ | 10.8″ | 145 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