Warm-summer humid continental
West Dennis, Massachusetts
Barnstable County, Massachusetts · Population 2.6k · 20 ft elevation
Living in West Dennis
West Dennis has a warm-summer humid continental climate: pleasantly warm summers (July highs around 78°F) and cold winters (January lows around 25°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 46″ a year, and it gets light snow (22″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (57% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 41 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 36, with about 3 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
West Dennis at a glance
- Population
- 2.6k
- Elevation
- 20 ft
- Average daily high
- 57°F7th percentile
- Average daily low
- 44°F41th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 46″60th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 22″61th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,605 hrs22th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3616th percentile
- Median home value
- $581k86th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,620/mo73th percentile
- Median household income
- $94k69th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.56%13th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 9.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.3%
- Unemployment rate
- 0.7%
- Homes with broadband
- 91%49th percentile
- Walkability index
- 10.167th percentile
- Average commute
- 19 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 32%26th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 42%
- Violent crime rate
- 356 per 100k77th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 760 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8946th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 5151th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 4%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 16%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 164 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 38°F | 25°F | 3.8″ | 9.5″ | 126 hrs |
| Feb | 38°F | 24°F | 3.7″ | 6.3″ | 149 hrs |
| Mar | 44°F | 30°F | 4.3″ | 3.6″ | 196 hrs |
| Apr | 52°F | 39°F | 4.1″ | — | 233 hrs |
| May | 62°F | 48°F | 3.5″ | — | 265 hrs |
| Jun | 71°F | 58°F | 3.3″ | — | 282 hrs |
| Jul | 78°F | 65°F | 2.8″ | — | 318 hrs |
| Aug | 78°F | 64°F | 3.4″ | — | 301 hrs |
| Sep | 71°F | 57°F | 3.9″ | — | 258 hrs |
| Oct | 62°F | 47°F | 4.7″ | — | 204 hrs |
| Nov | 52°F | 37°F | 4.0″ | — | 152 hrs |
| Dec | 43°F | 30°F | 4.8″ | 2.1″ | 119 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