Hot-summer humid continental
Essex Village, Connecticut
Middlesex County, Connecticut · Population 2.7k · 69 ft elevation
Living in Essex Village
Essex Village has a hot-summer humid continental climate: pleasantly warm summers (July highs around 80°F) and cold winters (January lows around 23°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 39″ a year, and it gets light snow (25″ 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.
Essex Village at a glance
- Population
- 2.7k
- Elevation
- 69 ft
- Average daily high
- 59°F13th percentile
- Average daily low
- 43°F36th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 39″35th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 25″64th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,708 hrs41th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4252th percentile
- Median home value
- $744k93th percentile
- Median rent
- $2,071/mo88th percentile
- Median household income
- $110k80th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.97%49th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 7.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.3%
- Unemployment rate
- 0.6%
- Homes with broadband
- 94%69th percentile
- Walkability index
- 12.984th percentile
- Average commute
- 30 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 62%73th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 67%
- Outdoor access
- 2323th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 558 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 38°F | 23°F | 2.7″ | 5.8″ | 168 hrs |
| Feb | 40°F | 24°F | 2.2″ | 8.3″ | 170 hrs |
| Mar | 46°F | 31°F | 3.8″ | 3.9″ | 205 hrs |
| Apr | 56°F | 39°F | 3.6″ | 0.8″ | 232 hrs |
| May | 65°F | 49°F | 3.3″ | — | 259 hrs |
| Jun | 74°F | 58°F | 3.3″ | — | 283 hrs |
| Jul | 80°F | 65°F | 3.2″ | — | 320 hrs |
| Aug | 79°F | 64°F | 3.3″ | — | 297 hrs |
| Sep | 73°F | 57°F | 3.8″ | — | 254 hrs |
| Oct | 63°F | 45°F | 3.7″ | — | 197 hrs |
| Nov | 53°F | 37°F | 3.2″ | 0.5″ | 174 hrs |
| Dec | 44°F | 29°F | 3.1″ | 5.2″ | 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