Warm-summer humid continental
Winthrop, Maine
Kennebec County, Maine · Population 2.7k · 233 ft elevation
Living in Winthrop
Winthrop has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 80°F) and cold winters (January lows around 13°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 42″ a year, and it is a snowy place (69″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (57% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (20 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 34 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Winthrop at a glance
- Population
- 2.7k
- Elevation
- 233 ft
- Average daily high
- 56°F5th percentile
- Average daily low
- 37°F9th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 42″44th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 69″94th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,538 hrs17th percentile
- Median AQI
- 349th percentile
- Median home value
- $241k45th percentile
- Median rent
- $899/mo24th percentile
- Median household income
- $55k22th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.32%66th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 7.2%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 5.5%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.4%
- Homes with broadband
- 94%69th percentile
- Walkability index
- 6.619th percentile
- Average commute
- 21 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 45%49th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 55%
- Violent crime rate
- 0 per 100k0th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 984 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 7527th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 3131th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 787 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29°F | 13°F | 2.6″ | 17.6″ | 154 hrs |
| Feb | 32°F | 15°F | 2.3″ | 20.0″ | 163 hrs |
| Mar | 41°F | 24°F | 3.2″ | 12.7″ | 210 hrs |
| Apr | 54°F | 35°F | 3.8″ | 2.8″ | 216 hrs |
| May | 66°F | 45°F | 3.3″ | — | 242 hrs |
| Jun | 75°F | 55°F | 4.0″ | — | 254 hrs |
| Jul | 80°F | 61°F | 3.2″ | — | 303 hrs |
| Aug | 79°F | 59°F | 3.4″ | — | 290 hrs |
| Sep | 71°F | 51°F | 3.9″ | — | 251 hrs |
| Oct | 58°F | 41°F | 4.7″ | 0.2″ | 182 hrs |
| Nov | 46°F | 31°F | 4.0″ | 2.3″ | 147 hrs |
| Dec | 35°F | 20°F | 3.4″ | 13.3″ | 128 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