Hot-summer humid continental
Bethel, Connecticut
Fairfield County, Connecticut · Population 12k · 397 ft elevation
Living in Bethel
Bethel has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 85°F) and cold winters (January lows around 21°F).
Precipitation is very wet at about 53″ 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 29 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 44, with about 21 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Bethel at a glance
- Population
- 12k
- Elevation
- 397 ft
- Average daily high
- 61°F24th percentile
- Average daily low
- 42°F30th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 53″85th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 49″87th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,645 hrs30th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4462th percentile
- Median home value
- $378k70th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,471/mo66th percentile
- Median household income
- $88k64th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.87%86th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 7.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.3%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.6%
- Homes with broadband
- 91%49th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.431th percentile
- Average commute
- 31 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 62%73th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 72%
- Violent crime rate
- 5 per 100k3th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 390 per 100k
- Outdoor access
- 5555th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 4%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 984 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 36°F | 21°F | 3.7″ | 15.7″ | 159 hrs |
| Feb | 39°F | 22°F | 3.3″ | 11.0″ | 167 hrs |
| Mar | 48°F | 29°F | 4.4″ | 10.4″ | 201 hrs |
| Apr | 61°F | 39°F | 4.2″ | 1.7″ | 224 hrs |
| May | 72°F | 49°F | 4.2″ | — | 252 hrs |
| Jun | 80°F | 59°F | 4.8″ | — | 282 hrs |
| Jul | 85°F | 64°F | 5.0″ | — | 320 hrs |
| Aug | 82°F | 63°F | 4.9″ | — | 291 hrs |
| Sep | 75°F | 55°F | 4.9″ | — | 247 hrs |
| Oct | 63°F | 43°F | 5.0″ | — | 192 hrs |
| Nov | 50°F | 34°F | 4.0″ | 1.9″ | 170 hrs |
| Dec | 40°F | 26°F | 4.6″ | 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