Hot-summer humid continental
Wilbraham, Massachusetts
Hampden County, Massachusetts · Population 4.2k · 292 ft elevation
Living in Wilbraham
Wilbraham has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 83°F) and cold winters (January lows around 16°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 48″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (48″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (56% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 26 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 39, with about 5 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Wilbraham at a glance
- Population
- 4.2k
- Elevation
- 292 ft
- Average daily high
- 59°F13th percentile
- Average daily low
- 38°F12th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 48″67th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 48″87th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,540 hrs17th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3930th percentile
- Median home value
- $362k67th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,148/mo46th percentile
- Median household income
- $88k64th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.78%84th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 9.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.3%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.1%
- Homes with broadband
- 83%14th percentile
- Walkability index
- 6.012th percentile
- Average commute
- 25 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 52%60th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 62%
- Violent crime rate
- 68 per 100k21th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,263 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9357th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 7574th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 4%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 8%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,115 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 34°F | 16°F | 3.5″ | 12.3″ | 151 hrs |
| Feb | 36°F | 16°F | 3.1″ | 13.7″ | 157 hrs |
| Mar | 45°F | 25°F | 3.7″ | 8.8″ | 198 hrs |
| Apr | 57°F | 35°F | 3.7″ | 1.4″ | 219 hrs |
| May | 69°F | 46°F | 3.6″ | — | 242 hrs |
| Jun | 78°F | 55°F | 4.2″ | — | 264 hrs |
| Jul | 83°F | 61°F | 4.2″ | — | 308 hrs |
| Aug | 81°F | 59°F | 4.8″ | — | 289 hrs |
| Sep | 74°F | 52°F | 4.5″ | — | 246 hrs |
| Oct | 61°F | 41°F | 4.8″ | 0.2″ | 178 hrs |
| Nov | 50°F | 31°F | 3.5″ | 1.5″ | 158 hrs |
| Dec | 39°F | 22°F | 4.0″ | 9.6″ | 130 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