Hot-summer humid continental
Ball Pond, Connecticut
Fairfield County, Connecticut · Population 2.6k · 522 ft elevation
Living in Ball Pond
Ball Pond has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 82°F) and cold winters (January lows around 18°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 48″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (49″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (59% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 28 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 44, with about 21 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Ball Pond at a glance
- Population
- 2.6k
- Elevation
- 522 ft
- Average daily high
- 60°F18th percentile
- Average daily low
- 39°F15th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 48″67th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 49″87th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,646 hrs32th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4462th percentile
- Median home value
- $373k69th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,823/mo81th percentile
- Median household income
- $143k92th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.65%79th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 7.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.3%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.4%
- Homes with broadband
- 95%76th percentile
- Walkability index
- 5.58th percentile
- Average commute
- 39 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 62%73th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 72%
- Outdoor access
- 6665th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 2%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 4%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,050 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 36°F | 18°F | 3.1″ | 15.7″ | 159 hrs |
| Feb | 39°F | 20°F | 2.7″ | 11.0″ | 166 hrs |
| Mar | 47°F | 27°F | 3.9″ | 10.4″ | 201 hrs |
| Apr | 59°F | 36°F | 3.7″ | 1.7″ | 224 hrs |
| May | 69°F | 46°F | 3.8″ | — | 252 hrs |
| Jun | 78°F | 56°F | 4.5″ | — | 282 hrs |
| Jul | 82°F | 61°F | 4.5″ | — | 320 hrs |
| Aug | 80°F | 60°F | 4.6″ | — | 291 hrs |
| Sep | 73°F | 52°F | 4.8″ | — | 247 hrs |
| Oct | 62°F | 41°F | 4.5″ | — | 192 hrs |
| Nov | 51°F | 31°F | 3.8″ | 1.9″ | 170 hrs |
| Dec | 41°F | 24°F | 4.2″ | 8.6″ | 142 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