Hot-summer humid continental
Clinton, Connecticut
Middlesex County, Connecticut · Population 3.5k · 30 ft elevation
Living in Clinton
Clinton has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 82°F) and cold winters (January lows around 23°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 42″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (54″ a season).
Skies are sunny (60% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 32 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 42, with about 10 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Clinton at a glance
- Population
- 3.5k
- Elevation
- 30 ft
- Average daily high
- 60°F18th percentile
- Average daily low
- 44°F41th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 42″44th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 54″90th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,708 hrs41th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4252th percentile
- Median home value
- $344k65th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,408/mo63th percentile
- Median household income
- $83k60th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.71%81th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 7.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.3%
- Unemployment rate
- 8.0%
- Homes with broadband
- 91%49th percentile
- Walkability index
- 14.695th percentile
- Average commute
- 25 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 57%66th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 62%
- Violent crime rate
- 44 per 100k13th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,396 per 100k
- Outdoor access
- 3333th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 2%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 558 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 38°F | 23°F | 2.7″ | 12.2″ | 168 hrs |
| Feb | 40°F | 24°F | 2.8″ | 12.7″ | 170 hrs |
| Mar | 47°F | 30°F | 3.7″ | 12.8″ | 205 hrs |
| Apr | 58°F | 39°F | 4.2″ | 0.2″ | 232 hrs |
| May | 68°F | 49°F | 3.5″ | — | 259 hrs |
| Jun | 76°F | 59°F | 3.5″ | — | 283 hrs |
| Jul | 82°F | 66°F | 3.4″ | — | 320 hrs |
| Aug | 81°F | 65°F | 3.5″ | — | 297 hrs |
| Sep | 75°F | 57°F | 4.0″ | — | 254 hrs |
| Oct | 64°F | 45°F | 3.8″ | — | 197 hrs |
| Nov | 53°F | 36°F | 3.1″ | 1.6″ | 174 hrs |
| Dec | 44°F | 29°F | 3.5″ | 14.1″ | 151 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