Warm-summer humid continental
Northwest Harwinton, Connecticut
Litchfield County, Connecticut · Population 3.1k · 968 ft elevation
Living in Northwest Harwinton
Northwest Harwinton has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 81°F) and cold winters (January lows around 14°F).
Precipitation is very wet at about 54″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (59″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (54% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (13 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 39, with about 9 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Northwest Harwinton at a glance
- Population
- 3.1k
- Elevation
- 968 ft
- Average daily high
- 58°F10th percentile
- Average daily low
- 35°F5th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 54″87th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 59″91th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,456 hrs11th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3930th percentile
- Median home value
- $324k61th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,474/mo67th percentile
- Median household income
- $98k72th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.59%77th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 7.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.3%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.7%
- Homes with broadband
- 94%69th percentile
- Walkability index
- 5.58th percentile
- Average commute
- 33 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 25%16th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 48%
- Outdoor access
- 6059th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 3%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,378 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 33°F | 14°F | 3.9″ | 13.1″ | 129 hrs |
| Feb | 36°F | 15°F | 3.5″ | 15.8″ | 144 hrs |
| Mar | 45°F | 22°F | 4.6″ | 12.7″ | 189 hrs |
| Apr | 58°F | 32°F | 4.3″ | 2.6″ | 212 hrs |
| May | 69°F | 43°F | 4.1″ | — | 245 hrs |
| Jun | 76°F | 52°F | 4.9″ | — | 268 hrs |
| Jul | 81°F | 57°F | 4.3″ | — | 311 hrs |
| Aug | 79°F | 56°F | 4.8″ | — | 287 hrs |
| Sep | 71°F | 48°F | 5.0″ | — | 246 hrs |
| Oct | 59°F | 37°F | 5.4″ | 0.3″ | 172 hrs |
| Nov | 48°F | 28°F | 4.2″ | 2.6″ | 145 hrs |
| Dec | 37°F | 20°F | 5.0″ | 12.0″ | 110 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