Hot-summer humid continental

Hazardville, Connecticut

Hartford County, Connecticut · Population 6.5k · 177 ft elevation

Living in Hazardville

Hazardville has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 85°F) and cold winters (January lows around 19°F).

Precipitation is wet at about 47″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (52″ a season).

Skies are partly sunny (56% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 25 muggy days a year.

Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 42, with about 8 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.

Hazardville at a glance

Population
6.5k
Elevation
177 ft
Average daily high
61°F24th percentile
Average daily low
41°F25th percentile
Annual precipitation
47″63th percentile
Annual snowfall
52″89th percentile
Sunshine hours per year
2,540 hrs17th percentile
Median AQI
4252th percentile
Median home value
$230k42th percentile
Median rent
$1,407/mo63th percentile
Median household income
$97k71th percentile
Property tax rate
2.10%91th percentile
Top state income-tax rate
7.0%
Sales tax (state + local)
6.3%
Unemployment rate
4.7%
Homes with broadband
93%62th percentile
Walkability index
7.634th percentile
Average commute
23 min
Math proficiency (8th grade)
22%12th percentile
Reading proficiency (8th grade)
49%
Outdoor access
6059th percentile
Public land within 10 miles
1%
Public land within 30 miles
5%
Mountain relief within 30 miles
1,115 ft

Climate by month

Average monthly weather in Hazardville, Connecticut
MonthHighLowPrecipitationSnowSunshine
Jan35°F19°F3.3″14.2″151 hrs
Feb39°F21°F3.1″14.8″157 hrs
Mar47°F28°F3.8″9.4″198 hrs
Apr61°F38°F3.9″1.1″219 hrs
May72°F48°F3.8″—242 hrs
Jun80°F58°F4.3″—263 hrs
Jul85°F63°F4.2″—308 hrs
Aug83°F62°F4.2″—289 hrs
Sep76°F54°F4.4″—246 hrs
Oct64°F42°F4.5″0.7″178 hrs
Nov52°F33°F3.5″1.4″158 hrs
Dec41°F25°F4.1″10.1″131 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