Hot-summer humid continental
Northford, Connecticut
New Haven County, Connecticut · Population 6.2k · 56 ft elevation
Living in Northford
Northford has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 85°F) and cold winters (January lows around 21°F).
Precipitation is very wet at about 50″ a year, and it is a snowy place (84″ a season).
Skies are sunny (60% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 34 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 43, with about 13 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Northford at a glance
- Population
- 6.2k
- Elevation
- 56 ft
- Average daily high
- 62°F30th percentile
- Average daily low
- 42°F30th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 50″75th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 84″97th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,708 hrs41th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4356th percentile
- Median home value
- $372k69th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,541/mo69th percentile
- Median household income
- $105k77th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.91%87th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 7.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.3%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.3%
- Homes with broadband
- 97%89th percentile
- Walkability index
- 5.810th percentile
- Average commute
- 27 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 52%60th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 57%
- Outdoor access
- 2827th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 0%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 787 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 38°F | 21°F | 3.6″ | 18.6″ | 167 hrs |
| Feb | 41°F | 22°F | 3.5″ | 17.9″ | 170 hrs |
| Mar | 49°F | 29°F | 4.4″ | 19.3″ | 205 hrs |
| Apr | 61°F | 39°F | 4.7″ | 0.4″ | 232 hrs |
| May | 71°F | 49°F | 3.7″ | — | 259 hrs |
| Jun | 80°F | 58°F | 4.9″ | — | 283 hrs |
| Jul | 85°F | 64°F | 3.8″ | — | 320 hrs |
| Aug | 84°F | 63°F | 3.8″ | — | 297 hrs |
| Sep | 77°F | 55°F | 4.3″ | — | 254 hrs |
| Oct | 65°F | 44°F | 4.9″ | — | 197 hrs |
| Nov | 53°F | 34°F | 4.3″ | 5.8″ | 174 hrs |
| Dec | 43°F | 27°F | 4.5″ | 22.3″ | 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