Hot-summer humid continental
Waltham, Massachusetts
Middlesex County, Massachusetts · Population 65k · 72 ft elevation
Living in Waltham
Waltham has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 85°F) and cold winters (January lows around 18°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 43″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (59″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (58% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 25 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 38, with about 1 unhealthy-air day in the latest year.
Waltham at a glance
- Population
- 65k
- Elevation
- 72 ft
- Average daily high
- 62°F30th percentile
- Average daily low
- 40°F19th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 43″49th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 59″91th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,618 hrs25th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3825th percentile
- Median home value
- $706k92th percentile
- Median rent
- $2,232/mo91th percentile
- Median household income
- $117k83th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.68%24th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 9.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.3%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.5%
- Homes with broadband
- 94%69th percentile
- Walkability index
- 14.091th percentile
- Average commute
- 25 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 41%41th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 48%
- Violent crime rate
- 224 per 100k60th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 754 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9773th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 6363th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 5%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 5%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 459 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 37°F | 18°F | 2.9″ | 16.1″ | 164 hrs |
| Feb | 40°F | 20°F | 2.7″ | 12.5″ | 166 hrs |
| Mar | 48°F | 27°F | 3.9″ | 12.9″ | 202 hrs |
| Apr | 60°F | 37°F | 3.8″ | 2.3″ | 222 hrs |
| May | 71°F | 47°F | 3.4″ | — | 246 hrs |
| Jun | 80°F | 56°F | 3.7″ | — | 267 hrs |
| Jul | 85°F | 62°F | 3.5″ | — | 315 hrs |
| Aug | 84°F | 61°F | 3.5″ | — | 294 hrs |
| Sep | 76°F | 52°F | 3.5″ | — | 247 hrs |
| Oct | 64°F | 41°F | 4.2″ | 0.1″ | 186 hrs |
| Nov | 53°F | 33°F | 3.7″ | 1.9″ | 165 hrs |
| Dec | 42°F | 24°F | 3.8″ | 13.2″ | 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