Hot-summer humid continental
Worcester, Massachusetts
Worcester County, Massachusetts · Population 206k · 538 ft elevation
Living in Worcester
Worcester has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 81°F) and cold winters (January lows around 19°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 48″ a year, and it is a snowy place (73″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (58% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (24 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 39 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Worcester at a glance
- Population
- 206k
- Elevation
- 538 ft
- Average daily high
- 58°F10th percentile
- Average daily low
- 41°F25th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 48″67th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 73″95th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,618 hrs25th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3930th percentile
- Median home value
- $340k64th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,415/mo63th percentile
- Median household income
- $68k41th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.34%67th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 9.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.3%
- Unemployment rate
- 6.4%
- Homes with broadband
- 89%38th percentile
- Walkability index
- 13.689th percentile
- Average commute
- 25 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 23%15th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 35%
- Violent crime rate
- 601 per 100k92th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,433 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9461th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 7574th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 5%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 9%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 919 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 34°F | 19°F | 3.5″ | 18.2″ | 164 hrs |
| Feb | 37°F | 20°F | 3.3″ | 21.2″ | 166 hrs |
| Mar | 45°F | 28°F | 4.2″ | 13.7″ | 202 hrs |
| Apr | 57°F | 38°F | 4.1″ | 1.9″ | 222 hrs |
| May | 68°F | 48°F | 3.6″ | — | 246 hrs |
| Jun | 76°F | 57°F | 4.2″ | — | 267 hrs |
| Jul | 81°F | 63°F | 3.9″ | — | 314 hrs |
| Aug | 80°F | 62°F | 4.1″ | — | 294 hrs |
| Sep | 72°F | 55°F | 4.2″ | — | 247 hrs |
| Oct | 60°F | 44°F | 4.8″ | 1.1″ | 186 hrs |
| Nov | 49°F | 34°F | 4.0″ | 1.9″ | 165 hrs |
| Dec | 39°F | 25°F | 4.3″ | 14.9″ | 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