Hot-summer humid continental
Greenwich, Connecticut
Fairfield County, Connecticut · Population 15k · 115 ft elevation
Living in Greenwich
Greenwich has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 84°F) and cold winters (January lows around 23°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 48″ 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 43 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 44, with about 21 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Greenwich at a glance
- Population
- 15k
- Elevation
- 115 ft
- Average daily high
- 62°F30th percentile
- Average daily low
- 44°F41th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 48″67th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 34″74th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,645 hrs30th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4462th percentile
- Median home value
- $1.5M99th percentile
- Median rent
- $2,121/mo89th percentile
- Median household income
- $136k90th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.67%23th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 7.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.3%
- Unemployment rate
- 8.1%
- Homes with broadband
- 93%62th percentile
- Walkability index
- 12.783th percentile
- Average commute
- 30 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
- 5958th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 5%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 722 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 38°F | 23°F | 3.2″ | 9.1″ | 159 hrs |
| Feb | 41°F | 25°F | 2.5″ | 11.9″ | 167 hrs |
| Mar | 49°F | 31°F | 4.1″ | 5.9″ | 201 hrs |
| Apr | 60°F | 41°F | 4.2″ | 0.5″ | 224 hrs |
| May | 70°F | 51°F | 3.9″ | — | 251 hrs |
| Jun | 79°F | 60°F | 4.3″ | — | 281 hrs |
| Jul | 84°F | 66°F | 4.1″ | — | 319 hrs |
| Aug | 82°F | 65°F | 4.4″ | — | 290 hrs |
| Sep | 75°F | 58°F | 4.9″ | — | 247 hrs |
| Oct | 64°F | 46°F | 4.3″ | — | 192 hrs |
| Nov | 53°F | 37°F | 3.6″ | 0.8″ | 170 hrs |
| Dec | 43°F | 29°F | 4.2″ | 5.8″ | 143 hrs |
Near Greenwich
- Pemberwick, CT · 3.5k
- Glenville, CT · 2.7k
- Riverside, CT · 9.2k
- Cos Cob, CT · 7.4k
- Byram, CT · 5k
- Old Greenwich, CT · 6.9k
- Stamford, CT · 136k
- Noroton, CT · 5.5k
Largest places in Connecticut
- Bridgeport, CT · 148k
- New Haven, CT · 133k
- Hartford, CT · 120k
- Waterbury, CT · 114k
- Norwalk, CT · 91k
- Danbury, CT · 86k
- New Britain, CT · 73k
- West Hartford, CT · 64k
Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology