Hot-summer humid continental
New Canaan, Connecticut
Fairfield County, Connecticut · Population 7k · 318 ft elevation
Living in New Canaan
New Canaan has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 84°F) and cold winters (January lows around 22°F).
Precipitation is very wet at about 52″ 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 38 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 44, with about 21 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
New Canaan at a glance
- Population
- 7k
- Elevation
- 318 ft
- Average daily high
- 62°F30th percentile
- Average daily low
- 43°F36th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 52″83th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 34″74th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,645 hrs30th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4462th percentile
- Median home value
- $1.1M98th percentile
- Median rent
- $3,501/mo99th percentile
- Median household income
- $163k95th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.90%45th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 7.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.3%
- Unemployment rate
- 10.3%
- Homes with broadband
- 97%89th percentile
- Walkability index
- 11.676th percentile
- Average commute
- 38 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 86%96th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 88%
- Violent crime rate
- 9 per 100k3th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 483 per 100k
- Outdoor access
- 4847th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 4%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 755 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 38°F | 22°F | 4.3″ | 9.1″ | 159 hrs |
| Feb | 41°F | 23°F | 3.1″ | 11.9″ | 167 hrs |
| Mar | 49°F | 30°F | 4.7″ | 5.9″ | 201 hrs |
| Apr | 62°F | 40°F | 4.4″ | 0.5″ | 224 hrs |
| May | 72°F | 50°F | 4.1″ | — | 252 hrs |
| Jun | 79°F | 58°F | 4.9″ | — | 281 hrs |
| Jul | 84°F | 64°F | 3.8″ | — | 319 hrs |
| Aug | 83°F | 63°F | 3.8″ | — | 291 hrs |
| Sep | 75°F | 56°F | 5.2″ | — | 247 hrs |
| Oct | 64°F | 44°F | 4.6″ | — | 192 hrs |
| Nov | 53°F | 35°F | 4.2″ | 0.8″ | 170 hrs |
| Dec | 42°F | 27°F | 4.4″ | 5.8″ | 142 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