Hot-summer humid continental
New Britain, Connecticut
Hartford County, Connecticut · Population 73k · 180 ft elevation
Living in New Britain
New Britain has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 84°F) and cold winters (January lows around 20°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 43″ a year, and it is a snowy place (77″ a season).
Skies are sunny (60% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 31 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 42, with about 8 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
New Britain at a glance
- Population
- 73k
- Elevation
- 180 ft
- Average daily high
- 61°F24th percentile
- Average daily low
- 42°F30th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 43″49th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 77″96th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,709 hrs41th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4252th percentile
- Median home value
- $207k36th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,187/mo50th percentile
- Median household income
- $57k25th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 2.80%98th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 7.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.3%
- Unemployment rate
- 8.1%
- Homes with broadband
- 82%12th percentile
- Walkability index
- 12.481th percentile
- Average commute
- 22 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 11%3th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 21%
- Violent crime rate
- 424 per 100k83th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,703 per 100k
- Outdoor access
- 3636th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,148 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 36°F | 20°F | 2.9″ | 17.2″ | 167 hrs |
| Feb | 39°F | 22°F | 2.6″ | 15.0″ | 170 hrs |
| Mar | 47°F | 29°F | 3.5″ | 16.5″ | 205 hrs |
| Apr | 60°F | 40°F | 3.8″ | 0.4″ | 232 hrs |
| May | 70°F | 50°F | 3.4″ | — | 260 hrs |
| Jun | 79°F | 59°F | 3.9″ | — | 284 hrs |
| Jul | 84°F | 65°F | 3.9″ | — | 321 hrs |
| Aug | 83°F | 64°F | 3.5″ | — | 297 hrs |
| Sep | 75°F | 56°F | 4.0″ | — | 254 hrs |
| Oct | 63°F | 44°F | 4.2″ | — | 197 hrs |
| Nov | 52°F | 34°F | 3.4″ | 6.2″ | 174 hrs |
| Dec | 41°F | 25°F | 3.8″ | 21.3″ | 150 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