Warm-summer humid continental
Colchester, Connecticut
New London County, Connecticut · Population 4.6k · 479 ft elevation
Living in Colchester
Colchester has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 82°F) and cold winters (January lows around 17°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 43″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (39″ a season).
Skies are sunny (60% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 29 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 38, with about 8 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Colchester at a glance
- Population
- 4.6k
- Elevation
- 479 ft
- Average daily high
- 60°F18th percentile
- Average daily low
- 39°F15th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 43″49th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 39″79th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,709 hrs41th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3825th percentile
- Median home value
- $281k54th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,444/mo65th percentile
- Median household income
- $80k56th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.87%86th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 7.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.3%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.4%
- Homes with broadband
- 90%43th percentile
- Walkability index
- 10.268th percentile
- Average commute
- 32 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 72%86th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 72%
- Outdoor access
- 2525th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 0%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 689 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 35°F | 17°F | 3.2″ | 8.3″ | 167 hrs |
| Feb | 38°F | 19°F | 2.7″ | 14.1″ | 170 hrs |
| Mar | 46°F | 26°F | 4.0″ | 6.3″ | 205 hrs |
| Apr | 58°F | 36°F | 4.0″ | 1.7″ | 232 hrs |
| May | 69°F | 46°F | 3.4″ | — | 259 hrs |
| Jun | 77°F | 55°F | 3.9″ | — | 283 hrs |
| Jul | 82°F | 61°F | 2.7″ | — | 321 hrs |
| Aug | 80°F | 60°F | 4.4″ | — | 297 hrs |
| Sep | 74°F | 52°F | 4.1″ | — | 254 hrs |
| Oct | 62°F | 40°F | 3.8″ | 0.3″ | 197 hrs |
| Nov | 51°F | 31°F | 3.5″ | 1.1″ | 174 hrs |
| Dec | 41°F | 23°F | 3.7″ | 7.2″ | 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