Hot-summer humid continental

Cos Cob, Connecticut

Fairfield County, Connecticut · Population 7.4k · 66 ft elevation

Living in Cos Cob

Cos Cob has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 85°F) and cold winters (January lows around 23°F).

Precipitation is very wet at about 52″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (34″ a season).

Skies are partly sunny (59% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 41 muggy days a year.

Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 44, with about 21 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.

Cos Cob at a glance

Population
7.4k
Elevation
66 ft
Average daily high
63°F35th percentile
Average daily low
43°F36th percentile
Annual precipitation
52″83th percentile
Annual snowfall
34″74th percentile
Sunshine hours per year
2,645 hrs30th percentile
Median AQI
4462th percentile
Median home value
$1.1M98th percentile
Median rent
$2,574/mo96th percentile
Median household income
$177k96th percentile
Property tax rate
0.69%25th percentile
Top state income-tax rate
7.0%
Sales tax (state + local)
6.3%
Unemployment rate
6.1%
Homes with broadband
100%99th percentile
Walkability index
13.789th percentile
Average commute
29 min
Math proficiency (8th grade)
69%84th percentile
Reading proficiency (8th grade)
77%
Violent crime rate
17 per 100k5th percentile
Property crime rate
716 per 100k
Outdoor access
5756th percentile
Public land within 10 miles
1%
Public land within 30 miles
5%
Mountain relief within 30 miles
722 ft

Climate by month

Average monthly weather in Cos Cob, Connecticut
MonthHighLowPrecipitationSnowSunshine
Jan38°F23°F4.3″9.1″159 hrs
Feb42°F24°F3.1″11.9″167 hrs
Mar50°F31°F4.7″5.9″201 hrs
Apr62°F41°F4.4″0.5″224 hrs
May73°F50°F4.1″—251 hrs
Jun80°F59°F4.9″—281 hrs
Jul85°F65°F3.8″—319 hrs
Aug83°F64°F3.8″—290 hrs
Sep76°F57°F5.2″—247 hrs
Oct65°F45°F4.6″—192 hrs
Nov54°F36°F4.2″0.8″170 hrs
Dec43°F28°F4.4″5.8″143 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