Hot-summer humid continental
Wellesley, Massachusetts
Norfolk County, Massachusetts · Population 30k · 144 ft elevation
Living in Wellesley
Wellesley has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 82°F) and cold winters (January lows around 18°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 47″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (46″ 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 39, with about 2 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Wellesley at a glance
- Population
- 30k
- Elevation
- 144 ft
- Average daily high
- 59°F13th percentile
- Average daily low
- 39°F15th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 47″63th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 46″86th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,618 hrs25th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3930th percentile
- Median home value
- $1.5M99th percentile
- Median rent
- $2,849/mo97th percentile
- Median household income
- $250k99th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.66%22th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 9.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.3%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.4%
- Homes with broadband
- 96%82th percentile
- Walkability index
- 11.877th percentile
- Average commute
- 28 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 75%89th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 81%
- Violent crime rate
- 50 per 100k15th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 327 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9254th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 6464th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 4%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 5%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 525 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 35°F | 18°F | 3.4″ | 13.8″ | 164 hrs |
| Feb | 38°F | 18°F | 3.1″ | 8.9″ | 166 hrs |
| Mar | 46°F | 26°F | 4.0″ | 8.2″ | 202 hrs |
| Apr | 58°F | 35°F | 4.1″ | 2.2″ | 222 hrs |
| May | 68°F | 46°F | 3.8″ | — | 246 hrs |
| Jun | 77°F | 56°F | 4.1″ | — | 267 hrs |
| Jul | 82°F | 62°F | 3.9″ | — | 314 hrs |
| Aug | 81°F | 60°F | 3.8″ | — | 294 hrs |
| Sep | 73°F | 52°F | 4.2″ | — | 247 hrs |
| Oct | 62°F | 40°F | 4.8″ | — | 186 hrs |
| Nov | 51°F | 31°F | 3.7″ | 1.1″ | 165 hrs |
| Dec | 41°F | 23°F | 4.4″ | 11.5″ | 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