Hot-summer humid continental
Lake Pocotopaug, Connecticut
Middlesex County, Connecticut · Population 4.7k · 463 ft elevation
Living in Lake Pocotopaug
Lake Pocotopaug has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 83°F) and cold winters (January lows around 19°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 43″ a year, and it is a snowy place (87″ a season).
Skies are sunny (60% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 28 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 42, with about 10 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Lake Pocotopaug at a glance
- Population
- 4.7k
- Elevation
- 463 ft
- Average daily high
- 60°F18th percentile
- Average daily low
- 41°F25th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 43″49th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 87″97th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,709 hrs41th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4252th percentile
- Median home value
- $305k58th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,403/mo63th percentile
- Median household income
- $108k79th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.96%88th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 7.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.3%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.4%
- Homes with broadband
- 95%76th percentile
- Walkability index
- 6.214th percentile
- Average commute
- 29 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 57%66th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 62%
- Violent crime rate
- 15 per 100k4th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 348 per 100k
- Outdoor access
- 2827th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 0%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 722 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 35°F | 19°F | 2.9″ | 19.0″ | 167 hrs |
| Feb | 38°F | 21°F | 2.6″ | 16.2″ | 170 hrs |
| Mar | 46°F | 28°F | 3.5″ | 19.4″ | 205 hrs |
| Apr | 59°F | 39°F | 3.8″ | 0.7″ | 232 hrs |
| May | 69°F | 49°F | 3.4″ | — | 259 hrs |
| Jun | 78°F | 58°F | 3.9″ | — | 284 hrs |
| Jul | 83°F | 64°F | 3.9″ | — | 321 hrs |
| Aug | 82°F | 63°F | 3.5″ | — | 297 hrs |
| Sep | 74°F | 55°F | 4.0″ | — | 254 hrs |
| Oct | 62°F | 43°F | 4.2″ | — | 197 hrs |
| Nov | 51°F | 33°F | 3.4″ | 8.7″ | 174 hrs |
| Dec | 40°F | 24°F | 3.8″ | 23.4″ | 151 hrs |
Near Lake Pocotopaug
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology