The largest city in the three northern-most New England states, Manchester straddles the Merrimack River 20 miles north of the New Hampshire-Massachusetts border and 60 miles north of Boston. Manchester is located in a valley surrounded by woods, lakes, the Amoskeag Falls, and the Presidential Chain of the White Mountains. The city, located in Hillsborough County, is the center of a developing urban corridor with Concord to the north and Nashua to the south.
Northeasterly winds contribute to Manchester's long, snowy winters (average snowfall is 64 inches) and its mild summers. Humidity is moderate all year long.
Area: 33 square miles (2000)
Elevation: Ranges from 110 to 570 feet above sea level; mean elevation, 346 feet above sea level
Average Temperatures: January, 19.7° F; July, 70° F; annual average, 45.5° F
Average Annual Precipitation: 39.87 inches of rain; 64 inches of snow