Hot-summer humid continental
Whitinsville, Massachusetts
Worcester County, Massachusetts · Population 7.3k · 318 ft elevation
Living in Whitinsville
Whitinsville has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 84°F) and cold winters (January lows around 16°F).
Precipitation is very wet at about 50″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (52″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (58% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (23 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 39 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Whitinsville at a glance
- Population
- 7.3k
- Elevation
- 318 ft
- Average daily high
- 62°F30th percentile
- Average daily low
- 38°F12th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 50″75th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 52″89th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,617 hrs25th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3930th percentile
- Median home value
- $440k76th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,271/mo55th percentile
- Median household income
- $94k69th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.08%56th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 9.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.3%
- Unemployment rate
- 6.1%
- Homes with broadband
- 90%43th percentile
- Walkability index
- 10.972th percentile
- Average commute
- 34 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 37%34th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 42%
- Violent crime rate
- 107 per 100k33th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 417 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9461th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 7272th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 6%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 5%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 853 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 38°F | 16°F | 4.1″ | 13.5″ | 164 hrs |
| Feb | 41°F | 17°F | 3.3″ | 11.9″ | 166 hrs |
| Mar | 48°F | 25°F | 4.6″ | 11.0″ | 202 hrs |
| Apr | 60°F | 35°F | 4.8″ | 3.2″ | 222 hrs |
| May | 70°F | 45°F | 3.9″ | — | 246 hrs |
| Jun | 79°F | 55°F | 4.5″ | — | 267 hrs |
| Jul | 84°F | 60°F | 3.5″ | — | 314 hrs |
| Aug | 83°F | 59°F | 3.9″ | — | 294 hrs |
| Sep | 76°F | 50°F | 4.2″ | — | 247 hrs |
| Oct | 64°F | 39°F | 5.1″ | 0.1″ | 186 hrs |
| Nov | 53°F | 30°F | 3.8″ | 1.6″ | 165 hrs |
| Dec | 43°F | 23°F | 4.7″ | 10.2″ | 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