Hot-summer humid continental
Kensington, Connecticut
Hartford County, Connecticut · Population 9.9k · 85 ft elevation
Living in Kensington
Kensington has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 84°F) and cold winters (January lows around 19°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 45″ a year, and it is a snowy place (90″ 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 8 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Kensington at a glance
- Population
- 9.9k
- Elevation
- 85 ft
- Average daily high
- 61°F24th percentile
- Average daily low
- 41°F25th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 45″56th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 90″97th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,709 hrs41th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4252th percentile
- Median home value
- $304k58th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,418/mo64th percentile
- Median household income
- $105k77th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.97%88th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 7.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.3%
- Unemployment rate
- 1.8%
- Homes with broadband
- 95%76th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.854th percentile
- Average commute
- 21 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 67%81th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 72%
- Violent crime rate
- 72 per 100k22th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 982 per 100k
- Outdoor access
- 3232th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 0%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,050 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 37°F | 19°F | 3.0″ | 18.0″ | 167 hrs |
| Feb | 39°F | 20°F | 2.9″ | 17.3″ | 170 hrs |
| Mar | 48°F | 28°F | 4.0″ | 20.5″ | 205 hrs |
| Apr | 60°F | 38°F | 4.1″ | 1.1″ | 232 hrs |
| May | 71°F | 48°F | 3.5″ | — | 259 hrs |
| Jun | 79°F | 57°F | 4.0″ | — | 284 hrs |
| Jul | 84°F | 63°F | 3.4″ | — | 321 hrs |
| Aug | 83°F | 61°F | 3.5″ | — | 297 hrs |
| Sep | 76°F | 54°F | 4.3″ | — | 254 hrs |
| Oct | 64°F | 42°F | 4.5″ | 0.1″ | 197 hrs |
| Nov | 52°F | 32°F | 3.4″ | 9.6″ | 174 hrs |
| Dec | 42°F | 25°F | 4.1″ | 23.9″ | 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