Hot-summer humid continental
Durham, Connecticut
Middlesex County, Connecticut · Population 3.5k · 240 ft elevation
Living in Durham
Durham has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 84°F) and cold winters (January lows around 18°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 45″ a year, and it is a snowy place (97″ a season).
Skies are sunny (60% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 31 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 42, with about 10 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Durham at a glance
- Population
- 3.5k
- Elevation
- 240 ft
- Average daily high
- 61°F24th percentile
- Average daily low
- 40°F19th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 45″56th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 97″98th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,709 hrs41th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4252th percentile
- Median home value
- $379k70th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,684/mo75th percentile
- Median household income
- $126k87th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.96%88th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 7.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.3%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.5%
- Homes with broadband
- 90%43th percentile
- Walkability index
- 5.26th percentile
- Average commute
- 24 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 67%81th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 72%
- Outdoor access
- 2827th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 0%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 755 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 37°F | 18°F | 3.0″ | 19.0″ | 167 hrs |
| Feb | 39°F | 20°F | 2.9″ | 18.0″ | 170 hrs |
| Mar | 47°F | 28°F | 4.0″ | 22.5″ | 205 hrs |
| Apr | 59°F | 37°F | 4.1″ | 1.2″ | 232 hrs |
| May | 70°F | 47°F | 3.5″ | — | 259 hrs |
| Jun | 78°F | 57°F | 4.0″ | — | 283 hrs |
| Jul | 84°F | 62°F | 3.4″ | — | 320 hrs |
| Aug | 82°F | 61°F | 3.5″ | — | 297 hrs |
| Sep | 75°F | 53°F | 4.3″ | — | 254 hrs |
| Oct | 63°F | 41°F | 4.5″ | 0.1″ | 197 hrs |
| Nov | 52°F | 32°F | 3.4″ | 11.2″ | 174 hrs |
| Dec | 41°F | 24°F | 4.1″ | 25.2″ | 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