Warm-summer humid continental
Yarmouth, Maine
Cumberland County, Maine · Population 6.3k · 79 ft elevation
Living in Yarmouth
Yarmouth has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 80°F) and cold winters (January lows around 15°F).
Precipitation is very wet at about 50″ a year, and it is a snowy place (84″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (57% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (23 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 39, with about 5 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Yarmouth at a glance
- Population
- 6.3k
- Elevation
- 79 ft
- Average daily high
- 56°F5th percentile
- Average daily low
- 39°F15th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 50″75th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 84″97th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,537 hrs17th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3930th percentile
- Median home value
- $506k82th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,694/mo76th percentile
- Median household income
- $92k68th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.22%62th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 7.2%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 5.5%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.9%
- Homes with broadband
- 96%82th percentile
- Walkability index
- 6.923th percentile
- Average commute
- 25 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 72%86th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 82%
- Violent crime rate
- 11 per 100k4th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 353 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 7729th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 2727th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 558 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 31°F | 15°F | 3.5″ | 20.6″ | 154 hrs |
| Feb | 34°F | 17°F | 3.3″ | 20.4″ | 163 hrs |
| Mar | 42°F | 26°F | 4.0″ | 16.2″ | 210 hrs |
| Apr | 54°F | 35°F | 4.4″ | 4.7″ | 215 hrs |
| May | 65°F | 45°F | 3.6″ | — | 242 hrs |
| Jun | 74°F | 55°F | 4.7″ | — | 253 hrs |
| Jul | 80°F | 61°F | 3.7″ | — | 302 hrs |
| Aug | 79°F | 60°F | 3.8″ | — | 289 hrs |
| Sep | 71°F | 53°F | 4.3″ | — | 251 hrs |
| Oct | 59°F | 42°F | 5.4″ | 0.6″ | 182 hrs |
| Nov | 47°F | 32°F | 4.7″ | 3.8″ | 147 hrs |
| Dec | 36°F | 22°F | 4.6″ | 17.7″ | 129 hrs |
Near Yarmouth
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology